3 Ways To Make Vegan Smoothies

Vegan smoothies are not just mixtures of ‘green’ ingredients that we pick at random. To make them taste really good, we must know how they are prepared and what ingredients combine best with each other.

Vegan smoothies are also known as shakes, smoothies, juices, juices, and meringues. It is a word to designate, in a general way, the mixture of various ingredients and presented in liquid form for consumption as a drink.

Now, in the vegan diet, it must be remembered that the composition is always of plant origin. This means that they do not include milk, cream or other dairy derivatives.

When we are going to prepare these drinks, it is not enough to take a handful of vegetables and mix them in a blender. This is the mistake most people make when trying to eat a more nutritious diet, and it often ends in a bad taste in their mouths. And it is logical, not all vegetables or fruits can taste good when combined. For this reason, we must learn to choose the ingredients for our drinks well.

1. Prepare your vegan smoothies by colors

One of the easiest ways to prepare your vegan smoothies is to mix ingredients that have the same colors. For example: red apples, watermelon, and strawberries. The trick is also to play with the amounts to get the thickness that we want, since it is not the same to combine a couple of ingredients and half a liter of water to obtain a natural juice, than to increase the amount of these ingredients to get a smoothie thick enough.

What are the most common colors of smoothies? In principle, red, yellow and green. Once we master these three groups, we can begin to vary some ingredients to obtain, for example, a pink, purple, blue, brown smoothie, etc. You must take into account the following:

• Green. They usually contain more vegetables than fruits, hence their color.
• Reds. They usually contain more fruits than vegetables.
• Yellow They have a more marked balance between the amount of fruits and vegetables.

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2. Prepare your vegan smoothies by flavors

Another way to prepare vegan smoothies is to decide what flavor we want to achieve. Are we sure we want a citrus drink or maybe we want a sweet one more? Based on this we can look for the ingredients that suit us best. For example, a citrus smoothie can be made from orange, lemon, and grapefruit, or also from oranges and strawberries.

• Citrus smoothies: its most popular ingredients are orange and lemon. Other ingredients can be: passion fruit, pineapple, tangerines and grapefruit.
• Sweet smoothies: they usually have a banana or plantain as a base and include: apples, mango and pears.
• Mixed smoothies: they can take the banana as a base and include, for example: avocado, cocoa powder, peanuts, or simply strawberries and apples.

We recommend that you avoid mixing sour fruits with sweets because they are not usually palatable. Another important issue when preparing any type of smoothie is to opt for seasonal ingredients, since they are not only usually fresher but also have a better price.

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3. Prepare your vegan smoothies by textures

Vegan smoothies can also be prepared based on the density and textures that are most palatable to you. So, if you want a liquid drink, without lumps, you can choose to include fewer fruits and vegetables and more liquid (coconut drink, almonds, oatmeal, etc.). On the other hand, if you want a thicker drink, for those moments when you are very hungry, you can choose the opposite, that is, add less liquid and more solid ingredients.

Keep in mind that smoothies can have different bases. Some can be made of water, tea, infusions and others of vegetable drinks (oatmeal, coconut, almond or soy). These bases will enhance a specific flavor, so it is important to know how to use them. For example, plant-based drinks tend to highlight the sweet flavors of ingredients like banana or papaya.

All vegan smoothies can be really delicious if we pay a little attention to the combination of their ingredients. To do this, we can fix some recipes for juices and smoothies, and over time, introduce some variations until we can make our own creations with ease.

Remember, it is much easier than it seems, so be sure to try and supplement your diet with these delicious drinks.

To consider

From a nutritional point of view, the best way to take advantage of the benefits of fruits will always be to eat them natural, with everything and its peel. Therefore, the different liquid preparations (such as juices and smoothies) should be considered as alternatives or complements to a balanced diet. Never as a substitute for meals or as the main forms of consuming fruit.