7 Summer Drinks You Can Make with Fruit

Do your kids avoid eating fruit? Take advantage of the summer heat to add juice and smoothies to your kids' diets... and the whole family's diet!

Summer is the ideal time to add more fruits and vegetables into your diet. And what better way than with cold summer drinks? At the end of the day, they are delicious, full of nutrients, and very refreshing!

In this article, we’ll give you several fruit-based summer drink recipes to surprise your kids, and the whole family!

Summer drinks: Step-by-step recipes

The advantage of making natural juice, smoothies, and shakes is that they won’t just quench your thirst. In addition, you’ll also get a lot of vitamins and minerals. So what are you waiting for?

Try these delicious summer drinks!

1. Orange, strawberry, and plantain smoothie

First off, we have a drink that’s very abundant in Vitamin C.

In fact, 0ranges are a great natural source of vitamin C, magnesium, and potassium, among other nutrients. Meanwhile, plantains provide potassium, beta carotene, and vitamins, with a small number of calories and almost no fat.

Finally, strawberries add few fats and calories to the body, in addition to a large amount of vitamin C, fiber, antioxidants, folic acid, and potassium, which makes them the perfect food to eat during pregnancy.

Ingredients

• 1 cup of cut strawberries
• 1 ripe plantain cut into small pieces
• 2 medium oranges, peeled and sliced

Preparation

1. First, put all the ingredients in the blender.
2. Then, blend until the drink is homogeneous.
3. Enjoy!

2. Apple, cantaloupe, and lemon smoothie

Next up, this smoothie makes for a very refreshing beverage.

Generally, you should eat one apple a day because it contains pectin, a fiber that helps control cholesterol, and keratin, an antioxidant. Additionally, apples provide potassium and flavonoids.

Meanwhile, lemons provide potassium and vitamin C, while cantaloupes add vitamin A and E, among other important nutrients that are essential for your body.

Ingredients

• 1 peeled apple, without seeds and cut into pieces
• 1/4 cantaloupe, cut into pieces
• juice from 1/2 of a lemon

Preparation

1. Put all the ingredients in the blender.
2. Then, blend until the mixture is smooth, without lumps.

3. Orange, apple, lemon, and ginger smoothie

Ginger is a plant that has been used for centuries as a natural remedy because of its anti-inflammatory properties. Additionally, it helps fight digestive and respiratory problems, as well as osteoarthritis and diabetes.

Enjoy it with some delicious fruits in this recipe!

Ingredients

• juice from 2 oranges
• 1 peeled apple, without seeds and cut into quarters
• juice from 1/4 of a lemon
• a pinch of freshly grated ginger

Preparation

1. First, put all the ingredients in the blender.
2. Then, blend until you reach the desired consistency.

4. Strawberry and blueberry smoothie

Blueberries are part of a group called “superfoods” because of the large number of vitamins and antioxidants they provide. Additionally, this combination is completely irresistible.

Add that to the other ingredients in this smoothie, and you’ve got a real winner!

Ingredients

• 1 cup of cut strawberries
• 1 cup of blueberries
• water
• mint

Preparation

1. First, blend all the ingredients in a blender.
2. Serve with a mint leaf on top for decoration.

5. Summer drinks: Apple, orange, and pomegranate smoothie

Pomegranates are an important source of potassium and also provide vitamin C, polyphenols, and folic acid, among other nutrients. Plus, do you remember all of the benefits we’ve mentioned so far about apples and oranges?

Have we convinced you yet that this smoothie is one of the best summer drinks you could make?

Ingredients

• 1 apple cut into pieces
• 1/2 pomegranate
• 1 orange, peeled and cut into pieces

Preparation

1. Blend all the ingredients and enjoy!

6. Papaya, orange, and pineapple smoothie

Pineapples and papayas are rich in antioxidants, while oranges provide vitamin C, magnesium, and potassium. That’s why this is one of the best summer drinks to help digestion.

It’s a great choice of drink after a large meal!

Ingredients

• 1 orange
• 2 slices of pineapple
• 1 papaya, peeled and without seeds

Preparation

1. First, blend all the ingredients in a blender until it reaches the desired consistency.
2. If you need to, you can add a bit of water to lighten the drink.
3. Enjoy!

7. Summer drinks: Blackberry and watermelon smoothie

Blackberries contain a large number of vitamins, mainly from the C and E groups. They also provide potassium, phosphorous, magnesium, and calcium. Meanwhile, watermelon adds vitamins A and B, folic acid, and healthy carbohydrates to the mix.

It’s a great combination!

Ingredients

• 1/4 watermelon, chopped, without rind or seeds
• 1 cup of blackberries

Preparation

1. In the blender, blend all the ingredients until you get a violet-colored drink without lumps.
2. Enjoy!

We recommend you make these drinks right before you want to drink them. Remember: With time, fruits oxidize and lose some of their nutrients. They’re better fresh!