Healthy Fruits Smoothies for Grilled Chicken Recipe

After you've finished grilling that chicken breast to succulent perfection you need a delicious drink to accompany it. You have a lot of choices of course. I generally love a cold beer with my grilled steak, but if you are grilling chicken then you are probably trying to be healthy. One of the healthiest drinks you can have is a fruit smoothie.

Smoothies have become tremendously popular over the last few years, with many stores and restaurants dedicated to making delicious and healthy smoothies. You don't have to pay the big bucks for a smoothie at a restaurant though you can easily make one that tastes just as good in your own home.

2 Healthy Fruits That Compliment Grilled Chicken

There are a couple of fruits that seem to work really well with grilled chicken that you can include in your fruit smoothie recipes. Hawaiian chicken is very popular and adding slices of pineapple to your chicken while it's grilling is certainly an option. Pineapple also makes a fantastic base fruit for a healthy smoothie.

Pineapples are an excellent source of Vitamin C, with over 94% of the RDA (recommended daily allowance). They also have a significant amount of Vitamin B1 and manganese. Pineapple helps with protein digestion because it contains the enzyme bromelain. Pineapple can even be used as a natural meat tenderizer and it makes a really good marinade. Healthy-wise, it's really good to eat pineapple, or drink it in a smoothie, after a high protein meal because it helps so well with digestion.

A nice fruit to compliment pineapple is banana. Bananas have high levels of tryptophan which studies have shown can help to relieve depression. The tryptophan in bananas is converted into serotonin which regulates mood level and relaxes and calms you. Of course grilling outdoors on a nice sunny day will add to that effect as well!

Hawaiian Tropical Smoothie Recipe

Along with the pineapple and banana you can add 2 cups of low fat vanilla yogurt, 3 tablespoons of honey and a cup of ice. Preparation is a snap; all you need is a good quality blender. You can find blender reviews of the best blenders at GoBlendIt.com. Here are the steps you need to take to ensure that your Pineapple Banana Smoothie is silky smooth.

Preparation

1.Pour the two cups of low-fat vanilla yogurt into the blender container.

2.Next add the cup of ice.

3.Peel 1 whole banana and add that to the mix.

4.Chop the fresh pineapple into cubes and add about 2 cup-fulls of the cubes into the blender.

5.Finally, pour in the 3 tablespoons of honey. Honey is a natural way to sweeten this smoothie up.

6.Start your blender out on a slow setting. Gradually increase the speed as the mixture gets blended. It should only take about 30 seconds to a minute or so to get all of the ingredients smooth.

7.Pour it out and serve it up!

So the next time you're out grilling some healthy, low-fat chicken, why not make the entire meal healthy? Blend up a fruit smoothie instead of just drinking a soda, and why not even prepare a salad or some tasty grilled vegetables, instead of just having some chips? Eating healthy can taste really good and your body will look and feel better. Plus you'll have much more energy. Enjoy!

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