Smoothie 2 Go! - quick, easy, healthy and REALLY yummy!

I've just got myself a Kenwood 'Smoothie2Go' and absolutely love it! I could never really see the point of juicers or smoothie makers; why not just eat the apple and the banana, save the hassle and the washing up? However, when a friend of mine was sipping an enormous smoothie from handy mug I just had to get one. For £29.99 it has to be one of my best investments in a long time - 2 minutes to make a smoothie that keeps me going for hours!

This handy little gadget does exactly what it says on the tin. Simply put your ingredients into the plastic mug container, screw on the 'blending lid', click it onto the machine, blitz it for about a minute, take the blending lid off and screw on the leak proof lid (complete with flip top). Minimal fuss, minimal mess - and all the bits can just be bunged in the dishwasher. What's more, it comes with two mugs so you can make one for a friend.

It comes with a few recipe suggestions, but I've just messed about with different combinations. This is my favourite so far:

• 2 handfuls mixed berries (frozen ones are great - cheap from most supermarkets).
• 2 tablespoons live natural yoghurt
• 1 banana
• 2 tablespoons porridge oats
• 2 ice-cubes
• 1 teaspoon honey (to taste)
• 1 teaspoon mixed seeds/flaked almonds
• about 2 cups fruit juice/water/milk
  

This mixture is really yummy, and keeps me going from breakfast until lunch or even longer. Not only that, but it's full of antioxidants, fibre, nutrients and vitamins. And it's pretty colour.

Let me know if you have any other recipe suggestions...

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