Breakfast: Huevos Rancheros

Huevos Rancheros

Try this new brunch recipe, perfect for weekends and a general crowd-pleaser. It was Fathers day this weekend, so I decided to treat the Dad to this gem! What was great was that this was a spontaneous brunch, as many of the ingredients are cupboard essentials, making it super cheap and easy to throw together.

Things you'll need:

Serves 2

1/3 Chorizo, sliced as you'd like

2 x Eggs

1/2 can Cannelloni Beans

1/2 can Chopped Tomatoes

1/2 Pepper 

Salt & Pepper

Hot sauce (Optional)

Coriander (Optional)

Price overall: £1.65

Per portion: 83p

Cooking instructions:

1. Heat the oven to 200 degrees.
2. Gently fry the sliced Chorizo and Pepper until soft
3. Then add the Chopped Tomatoes and drained Cannelloni Beans and bring to a simmer
4. Then transfer into individual oven-proof dishes and make a gap in the middle of the dish
5. Crack the egg into each dish and put in the oven for 12-15 minutes*

Serve with toast or a toasted tortilla.

*For the perfect runny egg, it's around 12 minutes - but keep your eye on them as times can vary!

The perfect brunch for an student-affordable price. This will keep you going right through until dinner!

Creamy Chicken with Asparagus & Tarragon

One Pan Creamy Chicken with Asparagus & Tarragon

'A light and low calorie chicken casserole with silky herb sauce, greens and baby new potatoes' BBC Good Food.

So I'm really into my 'seasonal food' recently, and decided to churn out some recipes perfect for sunny spring evenings. This is a super light dinner which is suitable to make one evening in and save the leftovers for lunches or if you're in a rush! The longer you cook this one-pan dish, the better it tastes: the chicken gets really tender and yummy, and the sauce thickens, making everything more creamy and delicious.

Note: All of these ingredients are currently in season - this means they are more reasonable in price!

Things you'll need:

Serves 4

• 4 x Chicken Thighs*
• 500g Baby Potatoes (Optional)
• 1 x Onion
• 175g Asparagus
• 3 x tbsp Low fat creme fraiche
• 350 ml Chicken Stock
• 2 x tsp Tarragon

* I used chicken breast, but the cheapest option is to use chicken thighs. Buy from frozen to save even more money! (Here).

Price Overall: £3.20
Per portion: 80p

Cooking Instructions:

1. Season the Chicken Thighs and pan fry along with the sliced Onion until brown. Transfer to a large dish (to fit the rest of your ingredients)
2. Then stir in the Chicken Stock and Creme Fraiche until combined in a creamy sauce
3. Add the sliced Baby Potatoes and simmer for 10 minutes. Then add the Asparagus and continue to cook for at least 10 more minutes.**

** Tip: Serve yourself a portion and keep the dish cooking as you eat - the longer you leave it the better (but don't burn it, obviously.)

 It's Spring! It's cheap! It's tasty! Get cooking and share your creation on Instagram using the hashtag #EasyPeasyStudentCooking

Peanut Butter Banana Bites

Peanut butter banana bites

If you're impartial to a treat every now and again, here is a cheap and (relatively) healthy snack that's a real crowd-pleaser. Slices of banana combined with peanut butter, dipped in melted dark chocolate and left to freeze. A well-known and widely blogged healthy treat which doesn't break the bank.


Why Peanut Butter is secretly great for you: Not only does peanut butter contain high levels of protein which promotes muscle development, but it also contains high amounts of monounsaturated and  polyunsaturated fat which reduces your hunger levels and keeps you going for much longer. Every morning I combine my peanut butter with slices of banana on wholemeal bread and it never fails to comfortably keep me going right up until lunch.

Which one you should buy: Generic brands of Peanut Butter are not particularly good for you. I recommend Whole Earth Organic Peanut Butter (website here) which can be found in all major supermarkets. Whole Earth tastes slightly different to your supermarket brands which you might be used to, but this is because it has no added sugar and has 97% roasted peanut content (good news!) The only down-side to my favourite Peanut Butter is that it can be quite expensive when it isn't on offer. So, if you're really short on pennies this month, I suggest the Sainsbury's 'Be Good To Yourself' peanut butter, which is also tasty and nutritionally apt.

Things you'll need:
(Serves 2)

• 2 x Fresh Bananas
• 2 x Tbsp Peanut Butter
• 1 x Dark Chocolate pack*

* You will only need 3-4 squares of dark chocolate per banana bite, so depending on the amount your making, you probably won't need all of this.

Total cost: Max £1.44
Per serving: Max 72p each

Instructions:

1. Thickly slice the banana and spread on the peanut butter, then add another banana slice to sandwich it all together.
2. Meanwhile, melt the dark chocolate.
3. Dip each individual banana bite into the melted dark chocolate and put on baking paper. Once all have been covered, transfer the bites to the freezer. Within 20 minutes they'll be ready to eat!

Keeping these in the freezer will allow the banana to stay fresh for longer - keeping them in the fridge doesn't always work! At under a pound per serving, this is a well-known healthier way to indulge in those post-meal sugar cravings as well as being well within a student budget.

Thai Chicken with Cashew Nuts

Thai style Chicken with Cashew Nuts

So the reason why my blog has been abandoned for a short while is because I've been in Thailand! However, I've come back armed with new inspiration for great tasting food, whilst keeping my money-saving student head screwed on. Here's a brand new Thai style dish which is light on the stomach and wallet and really tasty!

Things you'll need:

Serves 2

•  2 x Chicken Breast
• 1 x Small Onion
• 4 x Spring Onions
• A handful of Cashew Nuts
• 1/2 Chilli
• 1 tbsp Soy Sauce
• 1 tbsp Fish Sauce
• 100g Brown Rice*

*Brown rice is the healthiest option, but, if you're happy to spend slightly more, my version was made with some Thai style Lemon and Herb infused rice (see here). My pricing will be based on brown rice costs.

Price Overall: £1.92

Per Serving: 96p

Cooking Instructions:

1. Fry the Cashew Nuts gently in oil until toasted brown. Remove from pan.
2. Fry the chopped Onion and thinly sliced Chicken in the wok until brown.
3. Add the Soy and Fish sauce and stir fry
4. Immediately add the chopped Spring Onions, chopped Chilli and browned Cashew Nuts and stir fry for 1 minute. Serve with rice.

At under £1 a portion, this Thai delicacy is well worth a try! This 15 minute meal is also perfect if you're tight on time. Bored of the same old stir fry? Definitely give this one a go. 

Re-fried Bean Quesadillas

A quick lunch: re-fried Bean Quesadillas

This super cheap recipe doubles as a lunch or dinner, and can easily be made for one or many people! The absence of meat makes it cheap and quicker to make. And the spices mean it packs that Mexican punch to excite your average mealtime.

Things you'll need:

Serves 3

• 6 x Wholemeal Tortilla Wraps* (two per person)
• 1 x Can kidney beans/mixed beans
• 1 x Small Onion
• 1 x Clove Garlic
• Tsp Cumin
• Tsp Paprika
• Grated Cheddar (Optional)

* If this is for lunch, one tortilla per person is fine. If you're hungry or this is a main meal then use two per person. Remember to go wholemeal!

Price overall: £1.44

Per Portion: 48p

Cooking Instructions:

1. Chop and gently fry the Onion and Garlic until soft
2. Add the Beans and heat through. Then crush them with a fork into a paste
3. Season with the Cumin and Paprika, and salt and pepper if you fancy. Stir altogether
4. Tip the mixture into the middle of a Wholemeal Tortilla Wrap and then either fold in half or, if using two, place the other one on top.
5. Then place the Quesadilla in the same frying pan and cooking either side for 2 minutes each until crispy and golden brown. Serve on its on or with a salad.

Fed up of the same old sandwiches? At a fraction of the price, you have to give this one a go! If you want to go all out, add jalapenos/chillis, sour cream and/or salsa as well. A super tasty casual meal for any lunch or dinner time.

This recipe was taken from BBC Good Food

Smoky Beans with Basil & Bacon

Posh beans on toast, in other words.

Popped home for lunch? Feeling lethargic and need to conjure up some energy to get to a lecture or meeting? This 'posh beans on toast' lunch idea is high in fibre, which means energy is slowly released over the hours following lunchtime. You'll be feeling energetic in no time! Why not just grab a can of heinz baked beans, I hear you ask? Beans are low fat, that's for sure. But Heinz baked beans contain 10g of sugar which is 11% of your daily amount (see here), whereas this recipe contains 0g of sugar (see here). Plus with this, you get to add a whole variety of other flavours which are fresh and delicious. Easy choice, if you ask me!

Things you'll need:

1 portion

• 1-2 x Wholemeal Bread (depending on how hungry you are!)
• 1/2 can Cannelloni Beans
• 1 x Rasher of Bacon (Cut using scissors)
• 1 x Large Tomato
• 1/2 small Onion (Chopped)
• Handful of Basil (Optional)*

* The Basil I used was fresh, but this isn't always convenient for students as it goes off very quickly. It tastes great in this dish, and goes well with any tomato-based recipe (such as Somerset Stew or Spicy Meatball Ratatouille). So if you plan your weekly meals out, you'll use up your fresh basil without it going off.

Price per portion: 86p

*with Basil: 96p

Cooking Instructions:

1. Toast 1-2 slices of Wholemeal Bread
2. Meanwhile, heat a splash of oil in a frying pan and gently fry the Onion and Bacon until golden brown.
3. Then drain the Cannelloni Beans and add to the pan with the Tomato, roughly chopped. Mix together for approx 2 minutes.
4. If using Basil, tear bits of the leaves into the pan and stir with the other ingredients. Serve immediately on your toast.

Heinz baked beans are known as a staple student cupboard ingredient, but give this one a go - lower in sugar, more flavours, and another great cheap eat at under a pound a portion! 

Healthy Hot Dog

Half-fat Sausage Hot Dogs

A great summer lunch option with any of that leftover BBQ meat in the fridge! There is nothing special about this recipe, anyone can make it, but people tend to fall down by simply picking the wrong things off the shelves. Sausages are not the best meat for you: ground meat wrapped in intestine doesn't exactly scream healthy. But no one can deny that they're delicious, and recently the UK supermarkets have decided to help us out by producing sausages with 50% less fat content - only 3.2g of saturated fat per 2 sausages. Great news. I jumped on this and found there was no compromise on taste whatsoever, and at 89p a portion, this recipe has made me some delicious, easy peasy lunches!

Ingredients:

Serves 1

• 1 x Wholemeal Baguette*
• 2 x Half-fat Sausages
• Handful of salad 
• 1/5 Red Onion (Optional)

Price per Hot Dog: 89p

* Sainsbury's 'Bake at Home' baguettes (here) are cheap and only take ten minutes in the oven. You only need to use 1/3 of one baguette for this recipe. Just make sure you pick the 'wholemeal' option rather than 'White'!

Cooking Instructions:

1. Pierce Sausages and place under a hot grill, turning occasionally until golden brown all over.
2. Meanwhile, place 1/3 of your Baguette in a pre-heated oven of 200 Degrees for 10 minutes.
3. Serve your grilled Sausages in your crispy Baguette with a Side Salad. (If using Red Onion, gently fry in a saucepan until crispy and top your Hot Dog.)

If you're a big Hot Dog fan, this recipe lends itself to be personalised whichever way you'd like with toppings. However, be wary of smothering anything with cheese, as your fat count will soar without you realising! Enjoy your hot dog as a lunch or light dinner option!

Normandy Pork with Cider

Normandy Pork with Apples, Potatoes in a Creamy Cider sauce

Excusing the poor quality picture, I can promise this creamy yet low fat dish is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser! I took this recipe from a Cook Yourself Thin book, available on Amazon.co.uk here. With this dish you can enjoy pork outside the sausage/bacon family, saving yourself any additional saturated fats or grease!

Things you'll need:

Serves 2

• 2 x Pork Fillet
• 1 x Onion
• 1/2 Apple
• 125 ml Cider
• 2 x tbsp Half Fat Creme Fraiche
• 1 x Potato (Optional)

Price Overall: £1.89/£2.14

Per Serving: 95p/£1.07

Approx, based on Sainsburys prices

Cooking Instructions:

1. Fry the Pork Fillets in a deep frying pan until golden.
2. Once the Pork is cooked, set aside. Add the Onion and Apple and cook until golden. Then add the Cider and bubble hard for 2/3.
3. Then turn down the heat and add the Creme Fraiche, Pork and chopped Potatoes (Optional) and simmer for 3 minutes (or longer until potatoes are cooked through.) 

The Potatoes aren't essential to the dish, but if you do use them you may prefer to parboil them before adding them to the pan to reduce your overall cooking time. But students - I know the idea of cooking with alcohol instead of drinking it seems mad, but the Cider makes the dish loads tastier (and because it's only a bit, it gives you an excuse to drink the rest with your meal) !

Healthy Fish & Chips

Healthy Fish & Chips

Not many people can resist a greasy Fish & Chips every now and again. With this recipe, ditch the grease and enjoy more regularly without the guilt. I've substituted the deep fried batter for a crispy herb and breadcrumb topping, and the fatty chips have been replaced by roasted Sweet Potato wedges!

Things you'll need:
Serves 2

• 2 x White Fish Fillet*
• 1 x Sweet Potato
• Tsp Breadcrumbs
• Tsp Tarragon (Optional)
• 200g Frozen Mixed Vegetables

* I used Cod, but any white fish will work. The cheapest option is to buy them frozen (see here)
I also highly recommend Frozen Mixed Vegetables: they're a lot cheaper than fresh vegetables and still have all the goodness locked in the pack. (see here)

Price overall: £1.55
Per serving: 78p

Cooking Instructions:

1. Wash and slice the Sweet Potato into wedges. Put in a roasting dish with a splash of oil + salt and pepper (Optional). Put in the oven on 180 degrees. These will need 10 minutes cooking ahead of the fish.
2. Meanwhile, mix together the Breadcrumbs and Tarragon. Lightly oil the fish and then cover with the breadcrumb mixture. Put in the oven with the wedges for 15-18 minutes until cooked.*
3. For the last 3 minutes of cooking, put Mixed Vegetables in small amount of water in a microwavable bowl and microwave for 3 minutes on high. Then drain and serve with your Fish & Chips.

Enjoy fish & chips without all the extra calories and save yourself a stack of money! A really quick and easy alternative to satisfy your fast-food temptations.

Creamy Salmon Spaghetti

Smoked Salmon, Courgette and Pea Spaghetti

This meal is super quick to put together and under a £1 per portion! It's creamy and packed full of veggies, accompanied by wholewheat spaghetti, a complex carbohydrate which doesn't leave you with that bloated feeling. Wholewheat means it's packed full of fibre so you stay fuller for longer.

Things you'll need:

Serves 2

• 150g Wholewheat Spaghetti (75g per person)
• Half a Courgette
• 25g Frozen Peas
• 1 x Spring Onion
• 80g Smoked Salmon
• Tbsp Low Fat Creme Fraiche

Total price: £1.46

Per serving: 73p

Approx, based on Tesco pricing.

Cooking instructions:

1. Cook the Wholewheat Spaghetti according to package instructions
2. Meanwhile, heat oil in a small frying pan and gently fry the chopped Spring Onion and sliced Courgette until tender.
3. Add the tbsp of Low Fat Creme Fraiche and stir in the Peas and Smoked Salmon. Simmer gently for 5 minutes. Do not boil.
4. Drain the cooked Spaghetti, stir through the sauce and serve.

My cheapest dinner option to date, and it only takes 10 minutes to put together. This beats any processed creamy sauce you might pick up in supermarkets and is tons better for you! You can also experiment with more vegetables such as Asparagus and Leeks - the more veggies the better.

Creamy Tarragon Chicken

Tarragon Chicken, Brown Rice and Vegetables

Tarragon is a herb which isn't used often, especially by students, but tastes great with Chicken! Combined with a low fat creamy sauce, this recipe can easily be put together quickly and any leftovers can be frozen for another day. This recipe goes well with any sort of rice, potatoes or crispy bread*, as well as lots of vegetables - as many as you want!

*This recipe is based on the above meal combination: brown rice and vegetables.

Things you'll need:

Serves 2

• 2 x Chicken Breast
• 100 ml Chicken Stock
• 200 ml Low-Fat Creme Fraiche
• 1 tbsp Dijon Mustard 
• 1 tbsp Tarragon (Dried)*
• 50g Brown Rice
• Mixed Vegetable Selection (see here)

*You can use fresh Tarragon (in which case it's 2tbsp!) But dried works just as well and it more cost-efficient!
I suggest you buy the cheaper Chicken breasts which have been frozen from fresh (see here)

Price Overall: £1.30

Per Serving: £67p

Approx, based on Tesco prices.

Cooking Instructions:

1. Fry the chopped Chicken in oil until brown.
2. Meanwhile, put your Brown Rice on to boil (or potatoes)
3. Turn down the heat and add the Chicken Stock. When it bubbles, add the Low Fat Creme Fraiche, Herbs, Dijon Mustard. Stir in the mixture and simmer until the sauce has reduced.
4. Meanwhile, boil/steam your Vegetables. Then serve!

You need to think about your timings depending on what you're eating your Tarragon Chicken with! For example, Brown Rice tends to take a lot longer than normal rice, or if you're mashing potatoes you'll need to put those on earlier too. Read your timings on the packages and everything will work out fine.

This recipe is taken from the 'Eat Yourself Thin' cook book! You can view some of their other recipes online here.

Easy Peasy Red Thai Curry

Red Thai Curry

I've always been a huge fan of curry, but it's not always the healthiest of options. This is mainly due to the Coconut Milk you use - I ensure to use Half fat Coconut Cream to cut down on the unnecessary saturated fat! If, like my local supermarket, you can't purchase it, just order online through Amazon (here). It honestly tastes exactly the same and means you can enjoy a guilt-free curry. I also use brown rice instead of the refined white rice. Complex carbohydrates are your friends, get to know them and replace your white alternative!!

Things you'll need:

Serves 2

• 2 x Chicken Breast
• Half pack of Green Beans 
• 1 x Onion
• 1 x Garlic Clove
• 150g Brown Rice
• 1 x tbsp Red Thai Curry Paste
• 1 x Half Fat Coconut Milk Can
• 150ml Chicken Stock
• 1 x Red Chilli (Optional)
• Half a Lime (Optional)

Total Price: £1.50/£1.80

Per Serving: 75p/90p

Approx, based on Tesco prices

Cooking Instructions:

1. Heat oil in a large frying pan and fry the sliced Onion, Garlic and Chicken breast until golden brown.
2. Add the Curry Paste, Chilli, Chicken Stock and Coconut Milk and bring to the boil. Then simmer for 20-25mins until chicken is cooked through and sauce has reduced.
3. Add the Green Beans and cook for a further 5 minutes. Serve with rice and lime!

Based on a Tesco recipe here with a few healthier twists and student cut backs - this recipe means anyone can enjoy the classic Red Thai Curry!

Pepper and Red Onion Melt

Lunch Option: Pepper and Red Onion Melt

Another lunch option which is vegetarian as well as low on calories and saturated fat! Most things that are smothered with cheese are high in saturated fat, but lighter choices like Mozzarella thinly sliced is much better than melting cheddar. Plus you're adding some tasty vegetables and accompanying it with a side salad - who knew cheese toasties could be healthy! I took this recipe from a new app by the NHS called 'Be Food Smart' (more info here) - I'd really recommend it!

Things you'll need:
This amount will get you 3 lunches worth.

• 3 x Slices of wholemeal bread
• 1 x Mozzarella Ball
• 1 x Pepper
• 1/2 Red Onion
• 1 x Mixed Salad Bag

Price overall: £2.29 (Approx)

Per Lunch: 76p

Cooking Instructions:

1. Slice the Pepper and Red Onion and put in a baking tray with a splash of Olive Oil. Place under a hot grill for 3/4 minutes until it's just starting to brown.
2. Meanwhile, toast your slice of Wholemeal Bread in a toaster. Then thinly slice your Mozzarella and place on top of the toasted Bread.
3. Remove the grilled Pepper and Red Onion from the grill and spread on top of the Mozzarella, then place under the grill for a further 3 minutes until the cheese has melted over the Bread. Serve with side salad.

My cheapest meal option to date! If you're feeling particularly hungry then toast two piece of Bread instead of one and make it a proper sandwich! But if you want a light lunch, this is perfect!

Sticky Lemon Chilli Chicken

Similar to a stir-fry, this is another easy, throw-together meal. The only differences are that the chicken is crispier and the sauce is homemade from some simple fridge ingredients. Really tasty, and easy to keep back any bits you don't eat for a light lunch the next day.

Things you'll need:

Serves 1-2

• 2 x Chicken Breast
• 4 x Spring Onion
• 1 Pepper
• Fine Thread Egg Noodles (1-2 Portions)
• Tbsp Honey
• 1 x Lemon (Juiced)
• Tbsp Sweet Chilli Sauce
• 2 x Tbsp Cornflour

Price Overall: £1.70 (Approx)

Per Serving: 85p

Cooking Instructions:

1. Dice the Chicken Breast into bite-size pieces and coat in the Cornflour with some seasoning (Optional) Heat oil in a frying pan and fry the Chicken until crispy.
2. Then add the sliced Pepper and Spring Onions (Keep some Spring Onion back raw as a finishing touch at the end). Stir Fry the vegetables until tender (or your preferred crunchiness). 
3. Cook the noodles according to package instructions.
4. Mix together the Honey, Sweet Chilli Sauce and Lemon Juice as your sauce. Add to the pan with the Noodles. Stir Fry together for 1 minute and then serve.

The fine thread egg noodles make the dish really light and easy to digest, meaning you aren't left with that bloated feeling. A really quick supper using staple cupboard ingredients, producing enough to double as a lunch for the next day!

Somerset Stew and Mash (Veggie Option too!)

I have literally just put my empty bowl in the dishwasher and immediately felt the need to blog this recipe. A recipe I found on BBC Good Food (here) with my own studenty spin on it. This recipe cooks for 3-4 people so it's great to save and freeze for a day when you're in a rush! This is actually a Vegetarian dish, but as I have a bit of a soft spot for meat, I did add Chorizo to this one - although it would still be delicious without.

Things you'll need:

(Serves 4)

• 1 Onion Chopped Finely
• 1 Garlic Clove (Optional)
• 1 Leek Chopped
• 1 Carrot Chopped
• 1 Can of Butter beans
• 1 Can of Cannelloni Beans
• 1 x Tinned Chopped Tomatoes
• 1 x Vegetable Stock Cube dissolved in 250ml Boiling Water
• Splash of Oil
• 30g Chorizo Chopped (Optional)

(1 x Potato per person for Mash, also Optional)

Price per serving: 64p

Including Chorizo and Mash: £1.05

Cooking Instructions:

1. Fry the Onion, Garlic, Leek and Carrot in Oil in a Frying Pan on a low heat until tender but not coloured. 
2. Add all the other ingredients and simmer for 20-25 minutes until sauce has thickened.
3. (Optional) Boil potato(es) under tender, then add butter and mash with a splash of milk.

A super quick, easy, winter warming and my cheapest recipe I've blogged to date!! Totally student friendly and delicious.

A New Breakfast Option

Fruity Smoothies

This combination of Strawberries, Kiwi Fruit, Passion Fruit and Mango all blended together produces a delicious fruit smoothie as an alternative Breakfast option for those health-conscious students. And don't be put off by the colour, as a wise person once told me a healthy meal is one which is as colourful as possible!

There are a lot of false presumptions about fruit smoothies. I did my research before putting together one myself, and it seems that yes, the manufactured Smoothie companies pack high amounts of additives and sugars into them to make them 'tastier', but it is far healthier to make your own from scratch as you know exactly what you're putting into them. So that's just what I did!

The second presumption about fruit smoothies is that they are horrendously expensive (and therefore way out of us students's reach!) This is true to a certain extent, but it was when I saw how a friend of mine made her morning smoothies that I changed my mind. If I were to blend whole apples, mangoes, passion fruit, etc, then Yes, this would eventually cost me an arm and a leg. And fruit doesn't exactly have the largest use-by date either. So, this is how I did it: Frozen Fresh Fruit. Nothing added and nothing taken away, they are used for lots of different things such as home made deserts and decoration on food. But they also make delicious smoothies without any worry of going out of date! 

Each Pack of Frozen Fruit costs £2 in Tesco (See Here). I normally buy two different ones and I get around 8 smoothies out of them - that's 50p a smoothie and a weeks breakfasts sorted! Not as bad as you thought?

I personally like to mix and match: I buy a 'Tropical Fruit' selection, for example, and also a 'Smoothie Selection' and have a small handful of each. Unfortunately, you do have to cheat slightly by adding some Juice (any flavour will do) to make it pourable and drinkable! Juice does tend to have added sugar and, unfortunately, I've found this is only really avoided in the more expensive brands. But no more than 90kcal per glass, and you're likely to have less than that in your smoothie. 

Gradually add the juice and blend with the frozen fruit and there you go! You have a delicious, ice cold, low calorie, 1 of your 5 a day fruit smoothie to start your day!

(Optional: I also add granola into mine to keep me going that bit longer! Don't blend it but stir in at the very end. Enjoy!)