Don't like Guyabano alone as a fruit? Try Guyabano-Mango smoothie. Check the recipe below....

 

GUYABANO-MANGO SHAKE RECIPE

I’ve always had this question asked; what’s the difference between a milk shake and a smoothie? Well, the differences are majorly in the ingredients and their consistencies. A milk shake as the name suggests is majorly made with milk, ice cream or yoghurt and is light in consistency as it contains less fruit or vegetables. A smoothie on the other hand has a thicker consistency and the major ingredients are fruits or vegetables, ice cubes and a little milk, yoghurt or ice cubes. Smoothie and milk shakes are very easy to make, can be made with very little time and make very healthy snacks.

Guyabano Shake Ingredients:

 

• 1 ½ cup Guyabano, peeled and seeded
• 1  cup diced  Mango
• 1 cup ultra heated milk
• ½  cup ice cubes
• ¼ cup natural organic honey
• 1 slice sweet melon

Guyabano Shake Procedure:

Clean ripe Guyabano and cut in half, with clean hands pull the fleshy part out and take off the seeds. Place the contents in a clean bowl. Wash and peel ripe mango then dice it. Place all the prepared ingredients apart from the sweet melon in a blender (depending on capacity) and pulse until smooth. Taste so you can add honey if need be. Cut the melon slice into any shape of your choice. Pour the shake into a long glass, garnish with the melon slice and serve. In case you’re allergic to honey, you can replace it with sugar or an artificial sweetener as needed but go easy on the sugar due to its high calorie content.

Nutritional Information:

Guyabano is loaded with Vitamin C, B1, B2 among others, the milk is loaded with calcium which is a protagonist for Vitamin C (they work well together), honey has anti-inflammatory properties, supports Bifido bacteria in the gastro intestinal tract which is important for efficient digestion, contains antioxidants among other benefits and mangoes have vitamin A, C, folate, potassium and copper among others.

This in one snack everyone can take and actually enjoy; even the kids, it’s cheaper and healthier when made from fresh fruits at home and is free from chemicals. The honey is more preferable as a sweetener as it’s a great energy booster. You can pack the shake for yourself as an office snack or for the kids.

NB: In case of any allergies please adjust the ingredients accordingly to best suit your situation, but always research as some ingredients could be antagonistic to each other. Honey can cause botulism hence it shouldn’t be fed to babies/infants.

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