{"id":2855,"date":"2010-02-02T17:29:13","date_gmt":"2010-02-02T22:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/?p=2855"},"modified":"2016-06-24T21:14:40","modified_gmt":"2016-06-25T01:14:40","slug":"vgyo-smoothies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/vgyo-smoothies\/","title":{"rendered":"Pomegranate, Kiwi-Apple, Mango Lassi, Cantaloupe Smoothies – VGYO Smoothies"},"content":{"rendered":"

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VGYO smoothies represent Violet, Green, Yellow and Orange colored healthy smoothies…<\/p>\n

The truth: I was hoping to make VIBGYOR smoothies and ended up with VGYO. The idea of making VIBGYOR smoothies had been tuning in my mind for a while. This was not an effect of seeing a rainbow. The last time I had encountered a rainbow was during my camping trip at Starved rock, IL in the summer of 2008. Since then, I haven’t seen one. Is it because it’s banned in my place? or does this mean that I don’t look at the sky these days?<\/p>\n

When I decided to go with this VIBGYOR idea, I never thought that I would end up making VGYO smoothies instead. My whole idea was to make healthy fruit smoothies. However, while attempting to make these, I found that it was nearly hard to achieve indigo and blue colored smoothies with the fresh fruits. I tried a few of the blue and close to blue colored fruits like blueberries, purple grapes and plums, when they were blended I didn’t get a blue color, but got more of a violet color. Hence, I dropped the indigo and blue colored smoothies. Now, you must be thinking what happened to the red color. I knew it was quite easy to make red colored fruit \u00a0smoothies with watermelon or strawberries. Without much reasons, I skipped this too.<\/p>\n

If I had added color I could have gotten the blue and indigo color. My goal wasn’t to make artificial colored smoothies, but to make healthy and refreshing smoothies.<\/p>\n

VGYO Smoothies<\/strong>: for Violet color: Pomegranate; for Green color: Kiwi and Apple; for Yellow: Mango Lassi; for Orange: Cantaloupe.<\/p>\n

Yes, I do have a favorite among these smoothies<\/strong>, hands down my favorite smoothie is Mango Lassi. I doubt if there is any Indian restaurant without this. Believe me, making this in your own kitchen is easy and fast.<\/p>\n

Fruits Used:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Pomegranate Smoothie<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • Pomegranate seeds- seeds from half of the pomegranate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    • Milk- 1 1\/2 cups<\/li>\n
    • Sugar- 3 tbsp or as required<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Instruction:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      • In a blender, combine all the above ingredients.<\/li>\n
      • Strain the milkshake to discard the seeds.<\/li>\n
      • Serve the drink by topping with some pomegranate seeds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Kiwi and Apple Smoothie<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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        Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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        • Kiwi, ripe- 2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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          • Apple, cored, seeds removed and cut in wedges-2<\/li>\n
          • Sugar- 3 tbsp<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            Instruction:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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            • Place these ingredients in a blender and puree to a smoothie constituency which will be thick and fibre rich.<\/li>\n
            • You could also make this in a power juicer to remove the fibre and for just the juice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              Mango Lassi (My Favorite)<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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              Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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              • Fresh ripe Mango or canned mango pulp- 1 ripe mango \u00a0diced or 1\/2 cup canned mango pulp<\/li>\n
              • Yogurt- 1\/4 cup<\/li>\n
              • Milk- 1 cup<\/li>\n
              • Sugar- 2 to 3 tbsp<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                Instruction:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                • In a blender, blend all the above mentioned ingredients till smooth.<\/li>\n
                • If you are using sweetened mango pulp, avoid adding sugar. Taste the lassi and add sugar accordingly.<\/li>\n
                • Pour into glasses and enjoy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                  Cantaloupe Smoothie<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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                  Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                  • Cantaloupe, rind removed, seeded and cubed- 4 cups<\/li>\n
                  • Lemon juice (optional)- 1 tbsp<\/li>\n
                  • Sugar- according to your needs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                    Instruction:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                    • Into a blender, add\u00a0the cubed cantaloupes, lemon juice if using and sugar.<\/li>\n
                    • Blend until smooth, you will get thick and fibre rich smoothie.<\/li>\n
                    • You could make this in a power juicer as well, to discard the fibre and for getting just the juice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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                      Tips:<\/strong><\/p>\n

                      Difference between Blender and Juicer:<\/strong><\/p>\n

                      Blenders do not separate the juice from the fibre, while Juicers do so.<\/p>\n

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                      Pomegranate, Kiwi-Apple, Mango Lassi, Cantaloupe Smoothies – VGYO Smoothies<\/div>\n
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                      [b]Pomegranate Smoothie[\/b]<\/div>\n
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                      Ingredients<\/div>\n
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                      • Pomegranate seeds- seeds from half of the pomegranate<\/li>\n
                      • Milk- 1 1\/2 cups<\/li>\n
                      • Sugar- 3 tbsp or as required<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
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                        Instructions<\/div>\n
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                        1. In a blender, combine all the above ingredients.<\/li>\n
                        2. Strain the milkshake to discard the seeds.<\/li>\n
                        3. Serve the drink by topping with some pomegranate seeds.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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                          Pomegranate, Kiwi-Apple, Mango Lassi, Cantaloupe Smoothies – VGYO Smoothies<\/div>\n
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                          [b]Kiwi and Apple Smoothie[\/b]<\/div>\n
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                          Ingredients<\/div>\n
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                          • Kiwi, ripe- 2<\/li>\n
                          • Apple, cored, seeds removed and cut in wedges-2<\/li>\n
                          • Sugar- 3 tbsp<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
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                            Instructions<\/div>\n
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                            1. Place these ingredients in a blender and puree to a smoothie constituency which will be thick and fibre rich.<\/li>\n
                            2. You could also make this in a power juicer to remove the fibre and for just the juice.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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                              3.2.1682<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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                              Pomegranate, Kiwi-Apple, Mango Lassi, Cantaloupe Smoothies – VGYO Smoothies<\/div>\n
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                              [b]Mango Lassi (My Favorite)[\/b]<\/div>\n
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                              Ingredients<\/div>\n
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                              • Fresh ripe Mango or canned mango pulp- 1 ripe mango diced or 1\/2 cup canned mango pulp<\/li>\n
                              • Yogurt- 1\/4 cup<\/li>\n
                              • Milk- 1 cup<\/li>\n
                              • Sugar- 2 to 3 tbsp<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
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                                Instructions<\/div>\n
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                                1. In a blender, blend all the above mentioned ingredients till smooth.<\/li>\n
                                2. if you are using sweetened mango pulp, avoid adding sugar. Taste the lassi and add sugar accordingly.<\/li>\n
                                3. Pour into glasses and enjoy.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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                                  [b]Cantaloupe Smoothie[\/b]<\/div>\n
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                                  Ingredients<\/div>\n
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                                  • Cantaloupe, rind removed, seeded and cubed- 4 cups<\/li>\n
                                  • Lemon juice (optional)- 1 tbsp<\/li>\n
                                  • Sugar- according to your needs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
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                                    Instructions<\/div>\n
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                                    1. Put the cubed cantaloupes, lemon juice if using and sugar if needed into a blender.<\/li>\n
                                    2. Blend until smooth and you will get thick and fibre rich smoothie.<\/li>\n
                                    3. You could make this in a power juicer as well, to discard the fibre and for getting just the juice.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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                                      Notes<\/div>\n
                                      [b]Difference between Blender and Juicer:[\/b] [br] [br] Blenders do not separate the juice from the fibre, while Juicers do so.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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                                      VGYO smoothies represent Violet, Green, Yellow and Orange colored healthy smoothies… The truth: I was hoping to make VIBGYOR smoothies and ended up with VGYO. The idea of making VIBGYOR smoothies had been tuning in my mind for a while. This was not an effect of seeing a rainbow. The last time I had encountered … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2856,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[116,379,341,717,541],"tags":[156,122,162,163,120,161],"class_list":["post-2855","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-milkshake","category-mango-by-ingredient","category-pomegranate-by-ingredient","category-smoothie-by-category","category-summer-drinks-by-category","tag-cantaloupe","tag-drinks","tag-kiwi","tag-lassi","tag-mango","tag-pomegranate"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2855","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2855"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2855\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2856"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2855"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2855"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2855"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}