Smoothie Cubes™ Hints & Tips

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To make one Smoothie.....

Simply blend 2-3 Smoothie Cubes™ and 200ml of milk or juice.

Helpful tips for making smoothies with Smoothie Cubes.....

You don’t need to defrost the Smoothie Cubes™, simply pop them into the blender straight from your freezer.

For a thicker Smoothie, use 150ml milk or juice and add;

• 1/3 cup yoghurt. Thick natural, Greek-style, honey, tropical or berry flavoured yoghurts go well.
• 1-2 scoops frozen yoghurt, fruit sorbet or ice-cream.

Breakfast Smoothie Cubes™ and Berry Antioxidant Smoothie Cubes™ team particularly well with thick natural and Greek-style yoghurt. Add a squeeze of honey if desired.

For icy cool Smoothies, add about 1/3 – ½ cup ice cubes or crushed ice.

The Berry Antioxidant, Tropical and Strawberry Smoothie Cubes™ taste great when blended with juice and 1-2 fresh mint leaves.

If you don’t have a powerful blender, add the milk or juice first then add the frozen Smoothie Cubes™ and blend for as long as required until smooth.

To make Non-Dairy Smoothies with Creative Gourmet Smoothie Cubes™

Blend 2-3 Smoothie Cubes™ with 200ml of;

• Rice milk or,
• Soy milk or,
• Fruit juice
• And add 1-2 scoops fruit sorbet (non-dairy) if desired.

Berry Antioxidant Smoothie Cubes™ team well with;

• Unsweetened Pineapple, Apple, Pear or Cranberry juice
• If using cranberry juice, you may like to add a squeeze of honey or maple syrup to reduce the ‘tanginess’.

Tropical Smoothie Cubes™ team best with;

• Unsweetened pineapple or Mango, or Mango & Apple juice.

Strawberry Smoothie Cubes™ team best with

• Apple or Pear juice

Breakfast Smoothie Cubes team well with;

• Apple, Pear or freshly squeezed Orange juice

Smoothie ideas for Kids

Whip up a healthy ‘Before-School’ Smoothie by combining 1 Breakfast Smoothie Cube™ and 1 Tropical or Strawberry Smoothie Cube™ with 150ml reduced fat milk and 1/3 cup reduced fat tropical or berry yoghurt.

Use Smoothie Cubes™ to quickly make ‘popsicles’. Simply make the Smoothie as desired using milk, juice and/or yoghurt. Pour the Smoothie mixture into ice-block moulds and freeze until firm. Remove from the moulds to serve.

If using the Berry Antioxidant Smoothie Cubes™ (which are less sweet than the Tropical, Strawberry or Breakfast Smoothie Cubes), use 150ml milk and ½ cup reduced fat strawberry yoghurt or berry-flavoured yoghurt.

Smoothies for sportspeople and athletes…

Make a smoothie using Smoothie Cubes™ as directed and add 2 tablespoons skim milk powder for a creamy high protein pre- or post-training snack.

For serious athletes, add 2 scoops of chocolate flavoured protein powder, 500ml skim milk and 3 Breakfast Smoothie Cubes™ as a high protein post-training recovery meal.

For added recovery benefits add 2 scoops of vanilla flavoured protein powder 500ml skim milk and 3 Berry Antioxidant Smoothie Cubes™ for a high protein, carbohydrate recovery snack packed full of antioxidants.

Smoothie Cubes™ Cocktails

Tropical and Strawberry Smoothie Cubes™ are perfect to use to make icy cocktails like Daiquiris. Experiment with a range of cubes to create your ‘own’ special cocktail.

Top Smoothie Cubes™ Smoothies to blend in a flash….

Tropical Sensation Smoothie

Blend 2 Tropical Smoothie Cubes™ with 200ml mango juice and 2 scoops mango sorbet.

Breakfast Yoghurt Smoothie

Blend 2 Breakfast Smoothie Cubes™ with 150ml reduced fat milk and 1/2 cup Greek-style yoghurt.

Strawberry Blast Smoothie

Blend 3 Strawberry Smoothie Cubes™ with 150ml milk, 50g (that’s half a small 100g tub) strawberry frozen yoghurt or 2 scoops berry sorbet.

Uplifting Antioxidant Smoothie

Blend 3 Berry Antioxidant Smoothie Cubes™ with 200ml ruby red grapefruit juice and 1/3 cup ice-cubes or crushed ice.