Chunky Berry Medley Smoothie
January 12, 2012 in Desserts, Food Photography, Recipes
When I was younger I would easily lie in the sun next to the pool for hours to acquire that golden brown 80′s tan. It was the ‘in thing’ then. As I got older my tolerance for the heat and lack of time made it very difficult to just lie in the sun. I still enjoy maybe an hour or so by the pool, but I prefer to catch a good swim and watch the kids splash around rather than just tanning. I don’t have that patience anymore and my mind starts running with all the things I have to do.
Time seems to be a luxury today! There’s something about getting older that distorts your perception of time. I just can’t seem to do as much today as I did ten years ago or maybe there is just so much more I want to do all at once, if that makes sense.
Anyway, it has been so hot here that most of the holiday season was spent next to the water. Even my dog Chocolate who always runs away from getting dunked into the pool, didn’t seem to mind the occasional dip.
Chocolate trying to dodge a dunking!
So while enjoying the invigorating sunshine and refreshing sparkling water the ideas were going in my head…
Smoothies, water, camera, berries, ice, glass and eventually I came up with this inviting berry smoothie. I was also inspired by one of the TASTE magazine issues recently and have been dying to try the whole blue and pink combination.
Hopefully the photos say “I want to it now!”
Berries are one of my favourite fruits and they are super healthy too. As we are all watching our health at this time of the year, I thought this would be the perfect inspiration. Did you know the smoothie was invented way back in the 60′s? ‘The Story of Smoothie King‘ tells all about how the smoothie came about.
Here are some nutritional facts about berries:
- Low in Cholesterol, Saturated Fat and Sodium
- Good source of Vitamin K and C
- Source of the minerals Magnesium and manganese
- High on Dietary Fibre
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