Monday, June 21, 2010

Triple Berries and Mango Smoothie


As the heat index in going up, it is once in a while necessary to have something to cool down. Ice creams, smoothie, sorbet etc are all good. Yesterday during the usual grocery shopping, I saw that blueberries and blackberries are on sale. Blue berries and black berries are rich in antioxidants and I love forward to a good sale price on these. One box of blueberries cost about 1.50 dollars and black berries cost about 1.00. I was very happy and picked them to put in shopping cart. I had some strawberries in my refrigerator. Strawberries are my weakness, and I always will have a box in my refrigerator during the strawberry season.

So this morning I was lazy and decided to make something that is easy to make: a smoothie for breakfast. As my little one loves to do taste testing from my glass, I added one mango to smoothie. She loves mango, if you give her mango smoothie she is more than happy. Otherwise it is very hard to get her to even have a sip. I wanted to add yogurt instead of ice cream to make it a healthy drink. I know ice-cream make it a rich and sweeter smoothie. Both black berries and blueberries go well with yogurt, ice-cream or whip cream. So I made a smoothie with strawberries, blackberries, blue berries and mango ad also added homemade yogurt and ½ tablespoon of honey for sweetness. If you want more sweetness you can add 1 tablespoon. Here easy healthy colorful smoothie recipe.

What you need
Blue berries: ½ cup (I used fresh one)
Black berries: ½ cup (I used fresh one)
Strawberries: 5 no (I used fresh one)
Mango: 1 no
Yogurt: 1/3 cup
Honey: ½ tablespoon

How I made

Peel the skin of mango and cut into small pieces. Keep aside.

Combine Blackberries, Blueberries, chopped mango and strawberries, Yogurt and honey in a blender; cover and blend until creamy. Serve immediately. Enjoy.



Preparation time: 5 minutes
Yield: 2 serving
Verdict: Yummy
Will you make it again: Yes I will



This delicious gorgeous smoothie going to 

Sizzling summer contest  hosted by Spicy tasty ( Shirya,Nithu and Arthi)


 Also going Srivalli's Coloring your Kid delights



Swathi

39 comments:

  1. A delightful smoothie! So refreshing and delicious!

    Cheers,

    Rosa

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  2. smoothie luks Beautifull!!!!!!!!!!!!!!....very healthy nice presentation too... nice shots

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  3. Wonderful refreshing smoothie.. I love all these kind of smoothies.. so refreshing.. and healthy.

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  4. Smoothie looks beautiful..just loved the color..very refreshing..

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  5. Awesome click..looks so yummy!!!

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  6. Smoothie looks soooooooooo luscious n tasty

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  7. Very gorgeous looking smoothie,would love to have it :):)

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  8. Smoothie Looks yummy and perfect.

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  9. Looks delicious and refreshing!

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  10. You know what is sitting on my draft? A triple berry and orange juice..just waiting to be posted..and looks the same color as urs..but i bet with the addition of mango, this tasted divine. Lovely post. Very cooling indeed.

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  11. Swathi, that is one yummy looking smoothie, very healthy and delicious.

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  12. Very refreshing smoothie to kick start the day:)

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  13. Woww wat a beautiful smoothie, looks fantastic and refreshing..

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  14. looks lovely ..wht a bful color..

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  15. A very delightful and refreshing smoothie :-) Loved the 1st click!

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  16. So refreshing yummy ,delicious and vibrant.

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  17. Hey thats an interesting combi and very apt name for it....very cool and refreshing...

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  18. The color of this smoothy is so beautiful! I love that triple berry combo!

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  19. Swathi,
    Very colorful and refreshing smoothie rich in nutrition.

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  20. Love the new look of your blog.

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  21. wow thats a very beautiful click swathi, loved the colour of the smoothie...

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  22. really refreshing one swathi.. all the berries and mabgo sounds delicious and healthy.. fruits are always good for health and taste really yumm

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  23. Such a colorful and refreshing smoothie

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  24. Swathi, the smoothie looks very colourful and delicious. A healthy, anti-oxidant rich drink :)

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  25. Delightful smoothie, love the idea of mangoes with berries :-)

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  26. such a refreshing smoothie and fantastic click..

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  27. Oh wow, the color of this drink is truly amazing! I want some for lunch! :)

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  28. Swathi,
    looks so inviting and refreshing!!Thanks for sharing :)

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  29. berries add so much colour to watever u make..beat the heat with this smoothie

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  30. Smoothie looks so yummy and fresh..Lovely blog layout/theme..

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  31. What a delicious and refreshing smoothie! Packed with all my favorite fruits!

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  32. Sounds really healthy! Really filling too...

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  33. wow..smoothie looks so tempting..recipe is so simple too

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  34. This is one lovely smoothie...Loved the pic!

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  35. What a colour!..looks great..pls send this for kids delight..

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  36. One glass full for me pleasz :D

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