Looking for an easy way to incorporate more papaya in your diet? I have an amazingly delicious and healthy smoothie for you to start the day!
Papaya or pawpaw has become a popular fruit simply because I can easily find it in many large and small markets. Papayas are affordable, nutritious, and versatile. They make great snacks, appetizers, salads, stews, and smoothies.
The best papaya smoothies have a great tropical flavor and perfect for breakfast or a quick snack. We use cold papaya chunks, cold fresh orange juice, cold apple, and frozen blueberries. A refreshing and delicious way to consume wholesome and healthy goodies into our bodies.
Want to feel like you are on a Caribbean island? Whip up a Papaya, Oranges, Blueberries, and Apple Smoothie with fresh ginger. And please hold the sugar or any type of sweeteners. Let yourself transport to a healthy lifestyle without guilt!
Smoothies for breakfast
Many people have been drinking smoothies for breakfast for convenience, as part of a meal plan and for dieting purposes. Fruits smoothies such as strawberries and bananas, strawberries and blueberries, or banana smoothies are more popular than a smoothie with papaya, Why? The answer is simple. Many people just don’t know or are not aware that they can make a papaya smoothie.
The benefits of Papaya
Papaya is a fruit that is used in many ways in cooking and baking. Papaya frappe, meatless papaya stew, beef and papaya stew are just a few delicious recipes for you to try. You will fall in love with these recipes as they are very easy to follow.
The possible health benefits of papaya are very important to know. Medical News Today claimed that the possible health benefits of consuming papaya include a reduced risk of heart disease, diabetes, cancer, aiding in digestion, improving blood glucose control in people with diabetes, lowering blood pressure, and improving wound healing.
Tips for buying and preparing papaya
The first thing to do when buying papaya is to know when and how you will eat it. Depending on the intention you will either choose a reddish-orange skin or greenish skin and very few yellow patches.
Papaya takes a few days to ripen and the spots do not affect the taste. But make sure you eat it right away when the skin is completely reddish-yellow or yellow.
Preparing papaya is not difficult at all. Wash it first, remove the skin, remove the black seeds if you don’t want to eat them as they are bitter. Slice, juice and enjoy.
The recipe
Prepare all the ingredients. Wash and slice the fruits that are needed to be cut. Juice the oranges. Add all the ingredients in a high-powered blender. Blend until smooth and enjoy immediately.
Blender Recommendations
I am in love with my Nutri Personal Ninja Blender. It is fast, easy to clean and worth the price in my opinion. If you need a smoothie every day, this is a good investment as a regular blender may not give you the same result. Unless you have a high power full-size professional blender, then you can make smoothies for the whole family.
More recipes with Papaya
Papaya, Oranges, Blueberries and Apple Smoothie
Ingredients
- ½ cup papaya chunks or cubes
- ½ cup frozen blueberries
- 3 oranges cold and juiced
- 1 apple cut into cubes or slices
- 1- inch fresh ginger peeled and cut into small pieces
Instructions
- Place all of the ingredients in a high-powered blender: papaya, blueberries, orange juice, apple, and ginger.
- Blend until smooth. Enjoy immediately.
Notes
- Place leftover smoothie in an airtight jar (the less air, the better) and refrigerate for up to 1 day.
- No need to add any sweetener. It is healthier with the fruits’ natural sugars.
- If you do not have a high-powered blender, I recommend blending the fruits one at a time with the orange juice.
Nutrition
Nutrition info is automatically generated and provided as a courtesy and as an estimate only.
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