Muskmelon(Cantaloupe) and Papaya Smoothie- An Ultimate Low Calorie Smoothie

                            Trying new combinations is always exciting, the result may be thumbs up or sometimes thumbs down too. My try with this muskmelon and papaya smoothie made my day eventual. Instead of going for canned and tinned juice, we can make these smoothies. As they are less time consuming when compared to other fruit smoothies. Peeling, removing seeds and cutting will only take few minutes of your time.

                       These types of smoothies would act as your whole body refresher, nourishing from your hair to toe. Both the ingredients are one among the best fruits. Give a try and make your day.

Prep time 10 mins

Cooking time Nil

Ingredients

1 cup Muskmelon/Cantaloupe (Peeled, Deseeded and Chopped) 

1 cup Papaya (Peeled, Deseeded and Chopped)

1/2 glass Water (optional)

1 tbsp Honey (optional)

Procedure

1.  Leave off skin(yellow color). Deseed the muskmelon and chop it.

2. Peel the skin of papaya, deseed and chop it.

3. Then in a blender put the chopped muskmelon and papaya, blend it.

3. Add the water, if needed and just blend for a second (if mixer grinder, just inch it). 

4. Transfer it to a container. Now the refreshing Muskmelon and Papaya smoothie is ready to be served.If necessary add ice cubes.

                   Note:

• Water can be added as per required, depending on the consistency of the juice you prefer. 
• Adding honey or sugar is optional.
• I won't add any ingredient other than fruit when making smoothies.

Apple, Ginger and Mint Juice - A cleansing juice.....

                            Running behind my kid with a little ginger juice is like running a marathon for me. I remember my amma(mother) giving me ginger juice at least once in a month, when I was a kid. I will just run out from my glass of ginger juice. But my sister will have this juice without any hesitation. When small, my sister was fond of all sour, bitter, astringent, pungent tasting food.

                          I gave a try of including ginger in apple juice. And my try didn't go waste. On the day of my trial I had some mint leaves. So included them also for the juice. The juice was more than the previous one.

                                 The ginger is a great cleanser/detox agent, with many anti-oxidants in it. Mint is another source of antioxidant, which also aids in digestion. Both ginger and mint, have much more benefits.

Prep time 15 mins

Cooking time Nil

Ingredients

1 glass Apple Juice

1 inch sized Ginger

1/4 cup Mint Leaves

1 tsp Honey (optional)

Procedure

1. Wash the ginger deskin and chop it. Wash the mint leaves.

2. Then in a blender, put the ginger and mint, blend it by adding a very little amount of water (so to extract juice).

3. Now strain the extracted juice and add with the apple juice. Add honey if needed.

4. You can top with ice cubes if needed.

                     Note:

• Instead of apple juice, you can use apple as a whole also. But should not strain. It becomes a smoothie.

                                       A healthy detox/ cleansing juice is ready. It will surely more than your normal apple juice.