Combining Greek yoghurt & orange juice will make a lovely smoothie, especially when adding other fruits..

It’s easy to make and ideal when:

• Blended with Blueberries & banana
• Or strawberries or other fruits.

Orange juice is great for making smoothies.The recipe below shows how to use it to make a yoghurt & orange juice smoothie – but there are lots of other fruits you can use to make your own preferred flavour. Such as blackberries, gooseberries, raspberries, etc.

How to make an Yoghurt & Orange juice smoothie

Ingredients:

• 225 ml Fresh Orange Juice
• 3 tbsp 0% Greek yoghurt
• 50 g Frozen Blueberries
• 21/2 Fresh banana

Equipment

• Blender

Instructions

• Pour the orange juice into the blender.
• Add the Greek Yoghurt.
• Also add the Blueberries and Banana.
• Blend until smooth.
• Pour and enjoy

Why did we use these extra smoothie ingredients?

Our article on the best fruits for a shake compares the different types of fruit you can add.

For example according to research both blueberry & cranberry are fruits with some of the highest antioxidant properties. Orange juice is well known for the benefits of vitamin C.

The Greek yoghurt has 0 % fat but contains protein and other nutrients. Similarly a banana also contains nutrients.

This is a great meal replacement smoothie. One option is to add some protein powder, which will prevent hunger between meals as well as your muscles.