What finally catalyse the buying of the blender was when I found out that I had a week to use my Robinsons voucher before they expire! So I made it my mission to get something from Robinsons real quick. It didn't take me long to decide on a blender since it's been on my mind. The model I finally got was the Philips Avance Collection Blender (HR2095/31). I must say that the blender is one of the best investment I've ever made! I can finally make those healthy and yummy treats I drooled over on Pinterest.
But what really bowled me over was how the blender "healed" me in ONE day. Four days ago I brought Princess and The Rock to the Asian Civilisation Museum and I suddenly had a really bad runny nose; it was leaking non-stop and I must have used at least five packs of tissue paper. I don't usually medicate but it was so bad I just wanted to stop the runny nose, so I took a pill for it but it didn't seem to help and I went to sleep all sedated and drowsy.
The next day I was so low on energy that I could not eat anything so I thought to myself, "Why not have a smoothie meal? It takes only a few minutes to prepare and it's easier to drink than to chew." Hence I made myself green smoothies for breakfast and lunch and had a fruit-based one for dinner. I was still feeling slightly weak but I managed to fetch Princess to her Chinese class. When I went to bed I was still feeling slightly feverish, but yesterday, my muscus and phlegm were cleared totally when I woke up.
I suspect it's the "magic" of the smoothies and I did include ingredients in my smoothies that are supposed good for you. All the liquid did help flush my system too as I was making more trips to the loo definitely! The smoothies I had aren't cure-all but they tasted yummy for sure!
Here are the recipes:
1. Avo-Bananas Green Smoothie
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Keywords: blender vegan avocado banana mesclun mix flax seeds
Ingredients
- 2 handfuls of mesclun mix (If you are not used to green smoothie, you can use less and increase the amount gradually.)
- 1 medium banana
- 1 small avocado
- 3 dates (Use less if your dates are bigger.)
- 1 teaspoon ground flax seeds
- 5 - 6 cubes ice
- Water to thin down to preferred consistency.
Instructions
1. Put everything into the blender and blend till smooth.
2. Drink up!
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2. Tropical Smoothie
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Keywords: blender banana jackfruit coconut pineapple
Ingredients (about 850ml)
- Flesh from 2 coconuts
- Juice from 1.5 coconuts
- 7-8 bulbs of jackfruit, deseeded
- 1/3 honey pineapple, chopped into chunks
- 1 medium banana
- 10 ice cubes
Instructions
1. Put everything into the blender and blend till smooth. Add more ice-cubes or water if you find it too sweet.
2. Enjoy as a smoothie or freeze them into ice pops!
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I'm loving my smoothies and I have at least one everyday, so I'm excited to try new recipes! What is your favourite smoothie recipe or blender recipe? Do share it with me in the comments!
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