Eating healthy is great, but let’s face it, it’s also a big task. Planning and cooking every meal from scratch is exhausting. Add the soaring summer temperatures to the mix and you’ll find that your appetite reduces in the heat, too. That’s why smoothies are always a summer favourite! The perfect mix of health and taste, there’s nothing more hydrating, refreshing, or delicious on a hot summer afternoon.
As easy as smoothies look, making them is a whole other story. Other than the problem of finding the right ingredients, the actual blending of the smoothie is also a major issue - random fruit chunks, bumpy blends, and overmixed nutrients are just some problems that smoothie lovers face when all they want is a refreshing drink. That’s where the Häfele’s Cuatro 1000 vacuum mixer-grinder comes to the rescue.
The Cuatro 1000 is equipped with a Vacuo Technology which, at the push of a button, helps remove the air responsible for the oxidation of food and the subsequent depletion of micronutrients in blended food. This technology allows you to maintain the food’s nutrient levels (and increases the shelf life of all the smoothies you make) and makes the Cuatro 1000 one of the best juicer mixers out there.
So let’s get blending!
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1) Peach blueberry smoothie
Great for a post workout low calorie snack, this smoothie is filled with antioxidants, fiber and Vitamin C, this drink is as refreshing as it is bright. And don't worry, all of these remain safely incorporated in your smoothie because of the Cuatro 1000’s Vacuo Technology!
What you need:
1 cup of the Milk of your choice
½ cup of fresh peach slices
½ cup of fresh blueberries
2 tablespoons of honey
What you do:
Mix all the ingredients in the juicer mixer and blend till smooth. Enjoy over ice or simply as it is for a healthy start to the day!
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2) Pineapple Passion Smoothie
Pineapples are one the most susceptible fruits to over blending, given its fibrous nature. So, should you never make it into a smoothie? Wrong! All you need is the right mixer blender juicer with Victus- stainless steel cross blades that help break down the fruit in a single go – aka the Cuatro 1000!
What you need:
250 gms of fresh pineapples
1 passionfruit
1 orange
2 bananas
1 cup (250 ml) of the milk of your choice
What you do:
Mix all the ingredients in the juicer mixer and blend till smooth. Best served over ice and great for your Vitamin C needs!
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3) Red Banana Smoothie
Who doesn't like adding the goodness of nuts and dates to their smoothies? But more often than not, blenders are ineffective when it comes to mixing multiple textures in the same jar. That's why you need a mixer blender juicer that intuitively understands what's going on in the jar and how much the ingredients need to pulse. Luckily, the Cuatro 1000 knows how to do just that.
What you need:
1 red banana
5 almonds
3 seedless dates
2 tablespoons of honey
1 cup (250 ml) chilled milk of your choice
Ice as required
What you do:
Peel and chop the red banana roughly. Mix all the ingredients (except the honey) and blend till smooth. Add the honey and serve chilled.
4) Tropical Papaya Smoothie
Smoothies are a great way to eat fruits that you don’t like (yes, we mean papayas). But miss the timing on turning off the blender, and you end up getting a thin juice rather than a thick, nutritious smoothie. That’s why the Cuatro 1000 is here to help. With a One Touch Function and display screen that helps control the speed and time of the blending, this juicer mixer gives you the perfect smoothies, every time!
What you need:
1 medium sized papaya cut in cubes
1 cup (250 ml) oat milk
2 tablespoons honey
½ cup plain yoghourt (curd)
What you do:
Mix all the ingredients in the juicer mixer and blend till smooth. Best served over ice and great for when you want to detox.
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5) Alphonso Mango Smoothie
Ask anyone and they’ll tell you that as delicious as alphonso mango smoothies are, they are also impossible to make without a sieve because of all the pulp. The good news is, because of the Cuatro 1000’s Ninja series Victus-stainless steel blades and a display that allows you to control the speed and time of blending, you can say goodbye to the sieve and get the perfect smoothie consistency with your alphonso mangoes!
What you need:
1 ½ Alphonso mangoes cubed
½ cup milk of your choice
2 tablespoons jaggery
1 teaspoon honey
½ cup curd
½ cup water
1 inch piece of ginger - grated
What you do:
Mix all the ingredients in the juicer mixer and blend till smooth. Best served over ice on a hot summer’s day!
Hit refresh on summer and health with some perfectly delicious smoothies and Häfele!