Fruits are an important part of our diet and provide our bodies with essential nutrients. They are among the best sources of vitamins and minerals and many health experts believe that regular consumption of fruits is important in order to avoid disease. Even better? Aim for three servings of fruit a day. While it seems impossible to eat three or four kinds of fruits each day, it's actually pretty easy. You can even eat more than that if you want to. The solution? Making smoothies every day! This way, you are able to consume the daily requirement of fruits quickly and easily.

Making smoothies out of fruits is a lot better than turning them into fruit juices, desserts with pastries, adding them in ice creams, creams or chocolate, or mixing them into anything that contains a lot of fat or cholesterol. Aside from the fact that you get to eat the whole fruit, except the seeds, you are also able eliminate fatty ingredients that can turn the very healthy fruits into a totally unhealthy dish. Smoothies are made with fresh fruits, which means it doesn't have any preservatives and the nutrients of the fruits aren't at all lessened due to cooking, baking or juicing.

Another reason why smoothies are better than any kind of fruit recipe is because it offers more than enough health benefits. The health benefits that we get from drinking smoothies regularly are very useful in both short term and in the long run. Drinking smoothies give our body a lot of nutrients that will help our body function better. Allow me to introduce to you some of the health benefits that we get from drinking smoothies everyday.

Drinking smoothies in the morning is a must because it hydrates our body, keeping us feeling refreshed during the morning. It also gives us energy, something we need to kick-start our day right. Both these benefits help keep our brain focused and active, so we are ready to face the day.

Drinking smoothies help relieve stress. It gets rid of mood swings as well, helping us keep a positive outlook during the course of the day. If we drink smoothies regularly, we can lower the risk of experiencing depression.

Smoothies are known to help in weight loss. That's because smoothies are very rich in fiber, which helps keep our metabolism normal. It maintains our digestive system, working like a broom that sweeps away unwanted fat and toxins by flushing it out our system regularly. Since we have a much better digestion, thanks to smoothies, we also get healthier skin. If we don't flush toxins away the proper way, which is through digestion, it leeks out from our skin, causing acne and other skin problems. But with a healthier digestive system, we are able to prevent these skin problems and we also have a more radiant skin.

Aside from dietary fiber, we also get antioxidants from drinking smoothies. These antioxidants help reduce the risk of certain cancers and other chronic diseases. It also lowers blood sugar levels. Antioxidants are known to get rid of disease-causing substances.

Since smoothies are made from fruits, you'd think that it's not a very good source of protein, but that really depends on the ingredients you add to your smoothie. To make your smoothie protein-rich, you can add dairy products, like yogurt or milk. You can also add whole grains which are rich in protein, like quinoa!