This summer, forget about sodas and fruit juices loaded with sugar and additives! Not only are they genuinely bad for your health, but these drinks are often calorie bombs that will only make your cellulite worse. That said, you don’t have to stick to plain water all day, ladies! To mix things up, enjoy a refreshing drink or swap out your usual snack — smoothies are a fantastic healthy, figure-friendly alternative.
The benefits of smoothies
We’re talking about homemade smoothies here! Store-bought versions very often contain added sugars and ingredients beyond just fruit. If you do buy a smoothie at the supermarket, always take a moment to read the label.
Homemade, 100% fruit smoothies are a great way to boost your daily fruit and vegetable intake. To get the most out of your fruit, choose organic whenever possible and leave the skin on where you can. Smoothies shouldn’t replace all of your daily fruit intake either — alternate them with whole fruit.
Smoothies are a brilliant way to load up on fibre, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants — all essential nutrients for staying trim and tackling cellulite! To make the most of these nutrients, drink your smoothie as soon as it’s made.
My summer smoothies: watermelon, melon & strawberry
Ingredients
- 1 slice of watermelon (about 1/8 of the fruit)
- 1 slice of melon (about 1/8 of the fruit)
- 10 strawberries
Method
- Wash the strawberries, remove the stems and place the fruit in the blender.
- Cut the flesh from the watermelon and melon and add to the strawberries.
- Blend until you reach the perfect consistency!
My summer smoothies: apricot, peach & plum
Ingredients
- 2 apricots
- 2 small peaches
- 2 small plums
Method
- Wash the fruit and peel the peaches.
- Halve all the fruit, remove the stones and place in the blender.
- Blend until smooth.
My summer smoothies: avocado, lemon & banana
Ingredients
- ½ avocado
- 1 lemon
- 1 banana
- 1 tbsp honey
Method
- Squeeze the juice from the lemon.
- Peel and chop the avocado and banana, then place them in the blender.
- Pour in the lemon juice and add the honey. Blend!
My summer smoothies: mixed berries
Ingredients
- 5 strawberries
- 10 raspberries
- 10 redcurrants
- 10 blackberries
- 10 blueberries
- 1 tbsp honey
Method
- Wash all the fruit and remove the stems.
- Place in the blender with the honey and blend until you reach the ideal texture.
My summer smoothies: coconut, strawberry & banana
Ingredients
- A small handful of coconut flakes
- 10 strawberries
- 1 banana
Method
- Peel the banana, slice it and place it in the blender.
- Wash the strawberries, remove the stems and add them to the banana.
- Add the coconut flakes and blend until smooth.
My summer smoothies: lemon, tomato & celery
Ingredients
- 1 small carrot
- ¼ celery stalk
- 1 tomato
- 1 lemon
Method
- Peel the carrot and slice it into rounds.
- Clean the celery and chop it into small pieces.
- Carefully peel the tomato, remove the stem and roughly chop it.
- Squeeze the lemon.
- Pour all the ingredients into the blender and blend until you reach a smooth, drinkable texture.
So ladies, which of these 6 summer anti-cellulite smoothies are you going to try first?
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