A smoothie is a refreshing drink one can opt for any time during the day. Smoothies are an ideal source of fiber and nutrition. For some time now, I have been substituting not-so-healthy snacks with smoothies between meals.

I have also come to realize that the Banana Strawberry Smoothie is a favorite of any age group. It can be made easily, and is a great option for breakfast.

The trick is to use banana as the natural sweetener in your smoothies and add your favorite fruit of the season in it.

Today’s fruit is strawberry. This smoothie is an all-time classic and a personal favorite of mine. It has always managed to taste delicious with or without any additives. Just blend fresh or frozen strawberries with fresh bananas and milk as a base ingredient, and occasionally try blending in new ingredients like ice-cream, flax seeds, flavored milk, nuts or any other fruit or vegetable.

Basically, you can make a smoothie your own by adding an ingredient of your choice.

Ingredients:

  • Strawberry - ½ cup
  • Banana - 1
  • Milk - 1/2 cup
  • Ice - as required
  • Sugar or honey - as required

    Instructions:

    1. Blend strawberries, banana and milk together
    2. If desired consistency is not reached, use more milk
    3. Sip and enjoy a meal in a drink!

    Fatima Ali

    I am trained to be an IT professional. I served National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) for six years after graduating from the same university. As long as I can remember, cooking good food has been my passion and it makes me happy. My cooking lessons were a bit unusual though. Back in the day when digital did not mean much, my father would record cooking shows (knorr ka kitchen, kaukab khuwaja and Zee Khana Khazana – Chef Sanjeev Kapoor) for me to watch endless times later on, before trying the recipes out. I would make brownies and cold cake almost every day while my mother was asleep. This was my way of surprising her every evening. My mother cooks amazing food too and I have tried many of the recipes written in her recipe book. I draw inspiration from a number of chefs from televised cooking shows such as Late Chef Farah, Chef Rahat, Chef Mehboob, BBC Food, Masala TV, Chef Shai, Chef Sharmeen, Master Chef Australia and my ultimate favorite Chef Shireen Anwer. I would not be as good a cook I am now without passive guidance from each one of these.