This Week, It’s Time To Drink Your Nutrition, Here’s How

Get your day off to the best start with these nourishing smoothies.  We've teamed up with Centra and dietician Sarah Keogh to bring you four tasty smoothies to try out this week. Did you know that the average Irish daily consumption of fruit and veg is only  3.2 of the recommended 5 servings? Give that number a boost this week by treating yourself to these nutritious drinks. Check them out below. 1. Mango & Vanilla Smoothie Vegetarian, Gluten-free You'll need:

• 1 cup frozen mango chunks
• 1/4 cup vanilla soymilk
• 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup plain Greek yoghurt

2. Spinach And Banana Smoothie You'll need: 

• 1 banana
• 1/2 cup spinach
• 1 tbsp peanut
• 1 1/4 cup unsweetened soy milk

3. Spinach, Peach And Ginger Smoothie You'll need:

•  2 handfuls baby spinach
• 1 tsp grated, peeled fresh ginger
• 2 cups frozen sliced peaches
• 2 teaspoons honey
• 1 1/4 cups water

4. Strawberries, Almonds, Banana and Yoghurt Smoothie You'll need: 

• 1 cup quartered strawberries
• 1 sliced banana
• 1/4 cup raw almonds
• 1 cup low-fat vanilla yoghurt
• 1 tsp maple syrup

  This article is brought to you by Centra. For lots more healthy recipes visit Centra.ie