Healthy Smoothie

I'm feeling feverish & having a very bad headache + flu + sore throat... since yesterday :(

Trying to fight these off, I pushed myself to cycle this morning and made 34km on the Shah Alam loop, which means the route is quite hilly here and there. I got so fed-up with my flu, I even tried Bukit Sewel (read = more than 180 degrees hill) and I only managed half way. Nik went up for so many times and I think he tried all the Bukit Sewel there were in Sect 7... pffttt!!

Anyway, I still feel lousy today after sweating it off and then I thought why not make these wonderful smoothie, exceptionally rich in vitamins & fiber and definitely refreshing for the aching body.

So let's see how I put the ingredients together...

Orange & Mango Smoothie

You will need:

1 mango (peel off skin & remove seed) + half orange (peel off skin)

1/2 cup vanilla flavored plain yogurt (I used Yoplait)

1/2 - 1 cup low fat milk (depends on how you like it, ticker or just nice)

1 - 2 tbsp vanilla ice cream

Vanilla ice cream

Plain vanilla flavored yogurt & low fat milk

Dunk' em all in your blender, blend for a minute or two, until smooth. You can add 1-2 ice cubes if you like (but make sure your blender can be used to blend ice). I omit this step. I like mine creamier and thicker, just like shakes.

Mango, orange & yogurt, ready to be blended

Finished product

Pour mixture in a glass and enjoy......

Comments

John said…

Nice

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