{"id":127,"date":"2017-03-15T19:02:11","date_gmt":"2017-03-15T19:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/frugalfood\/?p=127"},"modified":"2017-03-15T19:02:11","modified_gmt":"2017-03-15T19:02:11","slug":"building-an-amazing-smoothie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/frugalfood\/2017\/03\/15\/building-an-amazing-smoothie\/","title":{"rendered":"Building An Amazing Smoothie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In between classes, I bought a smoothie from the University Center and let me tell you..it was not good. \u00a0My Bangin&#8217; Berry was watery, lacked in flavor and was not worth the $3.50. \u00a0After throwing it out, I got to thinking about what makes a really good smoothie and how I could easily make my own at home. \u00a0So, I decided this post would be a crash course to making an exceptional smoothie because some of us have probably never used a blender before. \u00a0Let&#8217;s talk ingredients.<\/p>\n<p>1. FRUITS<\/p>\n<p>There are two options: fresh or frozen. \u00a0I would recommend frozen because not only are they cheaper, but they make better smoothies. \u00a0The freezer section is endless with berry combos, citrus mixtures, etc. \u00a0Choose to your hearts desire. \u00a0Assuming this is a single serving deal, measure out 1 cup or 1 1\/2 cups of your chosen fruits.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/frugalfood\/files\/2017\/03\/ColleenHolland.FrozenBerries.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-131\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/frugalfood\/files\/2017\/03\/ColleenHolland.FrozenBerries-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"ColleenHolland.FrozenBerries\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/frugalfood\/files\/2017\/03\/ColleenHolland.FrozenBerries-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/frugalfood\/files\/2017\/03\/ColleenHolland.FrozenBerries-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/frugalfood\/files\/2017\/03\/ColleenHolland.FrozenBerries.jpg 675w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2. VEGGIES<\/p>\n<p>Yes, it is wise to add veggies to this smoothie. \u00a0Why? \u00a0Because they add double nutritional value with vitamins that include fiber, etc. \u00a0Depending how leafy green you want to get choose anywhere from kale to spinach and carrots to avocado. \u00a01 cup of any of these options is advised. \u00a0It will still taste good, I promise.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/frugalfood\/files\/2017\/03\/Fruit-and-veg-for-smoothies.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-130\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/frugalfood\/files\/2017\/03\/Fruit-and-veg-for-smoothies.jpg\" alt=\"Ingredients\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/frugalfood\/files\/2017\/03\/Fruit-and-veg-for-smoothies.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/frugalfood\/files\/2017\/03\/Fruit-and-veg-for-smoothies-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>3. LIQUID BASE<\/p>\n<p>A liquid base is needed to make this smoothie smoother and easy to drink. \u00a0Obviously. \u00a0There are an array of options like juice, water, milk, coffee, iced tea, etc. \u00a0Any of these options are guaranteed to make a good drink. \u00a0If you don&#8217;t want it too watery, beware of how much you add. \u00a0Anywhere from 1\/2 cup to 1 cup is advised.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/frugalfood\/files\/2017\/03\/Unknown1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-132\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/frugalfood\/files\/2017\/03\/Unknown1.jpeg\" alt=\"Unknown\" width=\"183\" height=\"275\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re wanting to make it a little creamier, adding a couple tablespoons of yogurt, cottage cheese or ice goes a long way.<\/p>\n<p>4. A LITTLE EXTRA<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/frugalfood\/files\/2017\/03\/nuts4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-133\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/frugalfood\/files\/2017\/03\/nuts4-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"nuts4\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/frugalfood\/files\/2017\/03\/nuts4-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/frugalfood\/files\/2017\/03\/nuts4-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/frugalfood\/files\/2017\/03\/nuts4-448x300.jpg 448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For a little extra flavor, some good ingredients to add are honey, vanilla extract, almonds or even maple syrup. \u00a0They will add a little sweetness and who doesn&#8217;t like that?<\/p>\n<p>Hopefully, breaking down a smoothie helped figure the best way to make one!<\/p>\n<p>Happy Spring Break!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In between classes, I bought a smoothie from the University Center and let me tell you..it was not good. \u00a0My Bangin&#8217; Berry was watery, lacked in flavor and was not worth the $3.50. \u00a0After throwing it out, I got to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/frugalfood\/2017\/03\/15\/building-an-amazing-smoothie\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7227,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[52319],"tags":[55605,428352],"class_list":["post-127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-snacks","tag-healthy","tag-smoothie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/frugalfood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/frugalfood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/frugalfood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/frugalfood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7227"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/frugalfood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=127"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/frugalfood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":134,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/frugalfood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127\/revisions\/134"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/frugalfood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=127"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/frugalfood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=127"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/frugalfood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}