{"id":2792,"date":"2012-05-13T08:43:24","date_gmt":"2012-05-12T22:43:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thenutritionguruandthechef.wordpress.com\/?p=199"},"modified":"2019-06-03T11:26:55","modified_gmt":"2019-06-03T01:26:55","slug":"healthy-and-delicious-dragonfruit-smoothie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thenutritionguruandthechef.com\/2012\/05\/13\/healthy-and-delicious-dragonfruit-smoothie\/","title":{"rendered":"Healthy and Delicious Dragonfruit Smoothie"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bright and cheerfull and packed full of antioxidants. Photo’s by nutrition guru<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Smoothies are such a fabulous snack. The most perfect way to get your 2 serves of fruit in per day, as well as fibre, vitamins and minerals.<\/p>\n

In Australia, Dragonfruit\u00a0are in season, lucky us! They are an asian fruit, although it is great to see they are now being grown locally.\u00a0 A couple of weeks ago I was lucky enough to visit a dragonfruit farm on the mid-north coast of NSW. There are two varieties available, white flesh and a red flesh, the red dragonfruit being much sweeter and our personal favourite.<\/p>\n

Dragonfruit\u00a0is packed full of fibre\u00a0to keep our digestive system healthy, help lower cholesterol\u00a0and prevent bowel cancer. It also contains the immune boosting antioxidant Vitamin C as\u00a0 well as Vitamin A, also an anti oxidant essential for good eyesight and glowing skin.<\/p>\n

To prepare the fruit, simply cut in half and scoop out the soft flesh with\u00a0a spoon. For this smoothie, you will see I have also added chia seeds which are packed full of fibre, omega 3 oils, protein, and iron. Milk is high in calcium for healthy bones and teeth, protein for growth and repair as well as micronutrients such as magnesium, vitamin A, zinc and B vitamins. If you are dairy intolerant, simply replace with your choice of rice\/almond\/soy milk.<\/p>\n

Recipe<\/h1>\n

Soak 1tbsp Chia seeds in 3tbsp water for 15 minutes<\/p>\n

Blend the following until smooth:<\/strong><\/p>\n