Tender Coconut and Rose Milk shake

Ingredients ( 1 glass)

-1 table spoon tender coconut chunks ( choose the one with thin white coconut flesh)

- 150 ml low fat or skimmed milk

- 1 spoon sugar (or as desired)

- 1 tsp good quality rose water

- 2-3 Ice cubes (optional)

Steps
- Blend all the ingredients in blender for few minutes until smooth
- Pour the shake in a tall glass

- Serve immediately

Enjoy this refreshing drink on a hot summer day!

Mango Oats Breakfast smoothie

Ingredients
1 cup ripe mangoes chopped
2 scoops pre-cooked oats
2 tsp honey ( add sugar or sugar substitute if you prefer)
200 ml cold water

Steps
Add all the ingredients in a blender and blend it for few mins. Pour it out in a tall glass and enjoy your breakfast!

http://www.honey-health.com/honey-8.shtml

Mixed Berry Oats Smoothie

Anti-oxidant and fibre rich breakfast!

Ingredients
1 table spoon dried mixed berry soaked in warm water for 15 mins
2 scoops pre-cooked breakfast oats
1/2 banana
1 tsp honey (sugar or substitute)
200 ml cold water

Steps
Put all the ingredients together in the blender and give it a nice spin for couple of minutes. Pour it out in a tall glass and enjoy this nice breakfast.
For this recipe, I use dried cranberries, raisins and blueberries. I got this mixed berries pack from costco.  

Apple Rose Chiller

Try this simple light chiller on a hot summer day. This recipe is exotic yet super simple. The sweet smooth smell of rose in this recipe takes me back to my childhood summers. I grew up drinking rose sharbat on every Indian summer day - white rose sharbat, pink rose sharbat, rose milk, rose falooda ... yumm ..

Oh well, back to my recipe which is nothing less than exotic

Ingredients: 1 Glass
1/2 peeled medium sized sweet and crunchy apple ( like Fiji apple)
1 tsp Rose Water ( you can find it in any Indian grocery store)
1 spoon honey ( add more if u prefer, add sugar or sugar substitute if u prefer)
200 ml water
Ice Cubes
* If you have ruh-afza or any other rose sharbat then you can substitute it for rose water and honey / sugar.


Steps 
Put all ingredients in the blender and blend it at high speed for few minutes. Make sure apples are very nicely blended and smooth.
Fill the glass with ice cubes and pour the drink over ice.
Sprinkle some rose petals if you have and savor the drink while you enjoy the sweet smell of rose.


What is Rose Water?
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-rose-water.htm

Sesame Oats Smoothie

This recipe uses a very Asian ingredient - black sesame powder with our traditional good old oats. Black sesame seeds are packed with nutrients and it can only be good for you.
Sesame seeds should be available in any Asian store or grocery store these days. You also get an organic variety here in Taiwan which I usually prefer. If you do not find it in the powder form then I suggest that you get the seeds roasted on low temperature at home and powder it ( coffee grinder should work just fine) and store it in the fridge for later use for few months. Sesame seed taste is an acquired taste so its OK to start with very little in the recipe below and go up to 1 spoon as you enjoy the taste.

Ingredients
1 tsp black sesame seed powder
2 small scoops pre-ccoked oats
1/2 banana
1 spoon honey ( add sugar or sugar substitute if u prefer)
200 ml water
Ice Cubes as preferred
* Add protein mix if you are on high protein diet ( adjust sugar accordingly)

Steps
Put all the ingredients in the blender and give it a nice mix until oats are as smooth as possible. Add the protein powder now if you wish. Throw in ice cubes if you prefer. Give it one last long blend for a smooth healthy breakfast.

Pour it out in a tall glass or your to go cup for a healthy Asian twist breakfast.

 Look up health benefits on google for sesame, here's one link that I like

: http://www.ehow.com/about_5112135_health-benefits-black-sesame-seeds.html

Papaya Milk

This is a local Taiwan favourite. You can find it in night markets, fruit juice stalls or our very reliable 7-11 ( or other convenience store). I have had papaya all my life but just never in a milk shake form. I enjoyed this refreshing drink a lot and here's a very simple local recipe.

Ingredients
1 cup ripe papaya cubes (seeded and peeled obviously)
200 ml cold milk ( Use skimmed, low fat or full fat as you wish)
1.5 tsp sugar or honey ( adjust as needed)
Ice Cubes

Steps
Put all the ingredients together in the blender and mix it till its nicely smooth and frothy. Pour it out in a long glass and enjoy this cold tropical drink on a hot summer day!

Note: Do not let it stand, consume immediately.

Health Benefits of Papaya: http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=47

Kiwi Splash

This is a simple and quick recipe for healthy breakfast in a jiffy. Perfect for having it on the breakfast table or carry it with you to drink on your way to work or save it for a light lunch. The recipe below makes one tall ~400 ml of glass.

Ingredients
1/2 peeled and roughly chopped medium sized Kiwi
2 small scoop of cooked oats
1 tsp Honey ( Sugar or substitute as you prefer it) or more as u prefer
1/3 banana
250 ml water
Ice cubes as preferred

Steps
Put all ingredients in the blender. Give it a nice mix a few times till you see consistency. Throw in some ice cubes if you prefer. Blend at high speed for couple of minutes till it looks like smooth smoothie :). 

Pour it out in a tall glass and enjoy this healthy fruity smoothie!