Grapefruit gives strawberry, peach, and banana a sharp, slightly bitter background. Banana softens texture without removing the grapefruit character. The fruit-only recipe includes optional water and suits someone who enjoys grapefruit on its own rather than expecting its bitterness to disappear.
Healthy Smoothie Recipes
Grapefruit Peach Strawberry Smoothie
Grapefruit gives strawberry, peach, and banana a sharp, slightly bitter background.
Prep: 5 minutesServings: 1
Base recipe: 1 serving; the full base batch
Vegan
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Measured ingredient amounts adjust with servings. “To taste” amounts and directions stay as written.
Ingredients
- 1 pink grapefruit peeled
- 0.5 cup frozen strawberries
- 0.5 cup frozen peach slices
- 0.5 banana, peeled
- 0.25 cup water optional
Directions
- Pour the measured liquid into the blender. Add the softer prepared ingredients first, keeping the frozen pieces separated so they can move toward the blades instead of forming a solid block above them.
- Add the remaining edible ingredients, including the measured fruit, nuts, seeds, or spices listed for this recipe. Blend until evenly combined. Use the machine instructions to choose a suitable speed, and stop before checking texture or scraping the jug.
- Taste a small spoonful after blending. If the mixture is too thick to pour, add cold water one tablespoon at a time and blend briefly again. Divide the base batch into 1 serving and enjoy promptly.
Notes
Prepared ingredients are required; additional cooking, cooling, freezing, brewing, or soaking time is excluded from the active prep estimate. Serving volume and nutrition totals are not measured.
Adapted from Jen Hansard at Simple Green Smoothies.
Tips and ingredient notes
Peel grapefruit and remove seeds and thick membranes. Check medicine compatibility because grapefruit interacts with some products. A sweeter pink variety can give a gentler result without automatically adding extra sweetener.
Wash fresh strawberries before removing their tops, then measure the usable fruit. Plain frozen strawberries are convenient when fresh fruit is inconsistent. Avoid sweetened dessert berries, which change the balance and make it harder to compare one batch with another.
Check fresh peaches for stones before measuring the flesh. Frozen slices offer convenience, but should be separated before blending. Skin may remain visible in the finished drink; that is different from finding hard pieces of fruit that still need processing.
Ingredient health benefits
- Peach adds dietary fiber, which supports normal bowel function.
- Strawberry provides vitamin C, used in normal collagen formation.
Nutrition references: NHS: Dietary fiber; NHS: Vitamin C; FDA: Grapefruit and medicines. These are ingredient contributions; nutrition per serving has not been calculated.
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Recipe adapted from Jen Hansard at Simple Green Smoothies. Article text and directions written for Healthy Smoothie Recipes. Supplement omissions and preparation changes mean source nutrition totals do not apply.
