Strawberry Blueberry and Apple Vitamin Smoothie

Vitamin-packed Smoothie Recipe

Made with the Sage by Heston, Nutri Juicer. Strawberries, blueberries and apples are a great combination and make a thirst-quenching vitamin-packed healthy juice drink.

The Nutri Juicer from Sage by Heston Blumenthal makes juicing easy, and I'm so pleased to have been sent one!

Since my mission to lose 9lb in 9 weeks my eating habits have changed and, as an update, I have actually managed to lose 4lb in 4 weeks not too amazing but at least I'm on track!

Fresh fruit is packed with nutrients, so my juicer was out of the box, all parts cleaned, instructions read and then after a quick trip to the shop to pick up some fruit I was ready to make juice.

I won't go into a full-scale review of the Nutri Juicer simply because all I can say is I absolutely love it and haven't found even the tiniest of thing to fault.

It's fast, powerful and really easy to clean. It's a bit on the large size as juicers tend to be, but I have re-jiggled my tiny kitchen around as this definitely not going back in its box!

Sage by Heston - Nutri Juicer

• To keep vitamins and nutrients intact, you need to juice quickly and evenly so you don’t push heat and air into the cells.

• The Nutri Juicer works really quickly, extracting an average of 70% of nutrients from fruit. With a centred feed chute and less than 2 degrees of heat transfer, this juicer maximises nutrition.

• The extra-wide feed chute means you can juice bigger fruit and vegetables, so whole apples can fit down the chute without having to cut them first.

• The included Nutri Disc™ has titanium reinforced cutting blades, which ensure they stay sharp, for longer.

Nutritional daily values of different fruits

Based on a 2,000 a day calorie diet and are raw with skin on

Blueberries; have one of the highest antioxidant capacities among all fruits and vegetables.

100g of blueberries contains 57 calories
16% vitamin C
2% iron
24% vitamin K
0% saturated fat
10% dietary fibre

Strawberries; are a good source of Folic acid and Potassium and are a very good source of dietary fibre, vitamin C and manganese.

100g of strawberries contains 32 calories
98% vitamin C
2% iron
2% calcium
0% saturated fat
8% dietary fibre

Apples; are a good source of dietary fibre and vitamin C

1 medium-sized apple contains 95 calories
14% vitamin C
1% iron
1% calcium
0% saturated fat
17% dietary fibre

So simple there's no need for a recipe card!

Vitamin Packed Smoothie

500g Strawberries - hulled
260g Blueberries
2 apples

There's no need to peel the apple or even remove the core; just put it straight into the extra-wide feed chute and the skin and seeds will all be taken care of by the Nutri Juicer and you will be left with pure apple juice.

Follow by adding the strawberries and blueberries; makes about 500ml of juice.