Purple Smoothie

Blueberries! Pomegranates! Bananas! Oh my!

I do like smoothies. 

Showing up in the 1930s as pureed fruit drinks based on recipes that originated in Brazil, the smoothie (or smoothee, or smoothy) has steadily gained popularity throughout the world. In the 1940s, Waring Blendor began including recipes for smoothies in their cookbooks, including such exotic flavours as banana and pineapple. They enjoyed a significant surge in popularity with the hippies during the 60s, appealing to the healthful, macrobiotic crowd. By the 1970s they were a staple of health food restaurants and even smoothie shops.

They are sweet, fruity and can be very healthy. What's not to like about that?

This is a simple recipe that includes three of my favorite flavours: bananas, blueberries and pomegranates. 

Purple Smoothie

1 cup yogurt

1 banana

1/2 cup blueberries, frozen

1/2 cup pomegranates

1 raw egg
1 Tbs flax seed

If you don't care to use a raw egg, you can choose the protein of your choice, such as whey or soy protein powder.

For a little extra sweetness, you can add 2 tsp of honey or sweetener of your choice.

Put all the ingredients in a blender (I use a Vitamix).

Blend well.

With loads of pterostilbene, anthocyanins, proanthocyanidins, resveratrol, flavonols, and tannins, this is a healthy and tasty snack or addition to a good meal. And it is easy enough to double it up if you want to share this incredible smoothie with someone.