Green Mung-Oats Smoothie

This is a very Taiwanese ( or Asian flavour). I had never had sweet Green Mung ever in my life as we would load it with spices in vegetables back in India and eat it for breakfast or lunch. But out here green mung is mixed with sugar and various recipes like soups and desserts are made. It took me a while to adopt the sweet mung flavour but now I love it.

This smoothie is healthy and plenty for my breakfast or light lunch. Mung is fat free and low in carbs but packed with proteins so its all good news.

Nutriona value of Green Mung: http://www.ehow.com/about_5448254_nutritional-values-green-mung-beans.html

Ingredients ( Makes 1 400 ml glass)

- 1 tablespoon boiled green mung ( I like to soak it for 6-8 hours and then pressure cooker it)

- 1 tablespoon cooked breakfast oats 

- 1/2 peeled and chopped medium sized apple ( optional)

-  1.5 tsp honey ( sugar or substitute if thats your preference)

- 1 tsp skimmed milk powder ( optional - makes smoothie creamy)

- 200 ml cold water 

Steps:

Put all thee ingredients in the blender and blend it till smooth. Pour it out in a glass and enjoy.

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.  

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

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!