-The quickest way to make a smoothie for breakfast or a snack, is with a Ba-mix (or hand-held blender). It is a gadget worth having because it is easy to clean and can also be used for other recipes including soups, pancake mixture.
-Includes fruit. Half a banana and a couple of tablespoons of berries is one serve of fruit (out of the two serves of fruit recommended per day). Frozen fruit makes the smoothie thicker and frothier.
-Contains legumes, in the form or soy milk. Soy milk tastes better when chilled. A recurring theme in all these recipes, is to add legumes because of their good quality protein which is also more environmentally sustainable to produce than animal protein, their high fibre content and other associated health benefits.
-High satiety due to fibre and water content. Foods that are more "filling" help with weight maintenance