SmoothieCast | Fairtrade Smoothie Recipes - Think Smoothies, Think Fairtrade

Enter our new competition

mail@smoothiecast.co.uk (Ian Egner and Jake Mahal) — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 05:50:57 -0800

We are currently running a competition for everyone who buys one of our books online.

Just buy one of our books online (eg 200 Smoothie Recipes or Smoothies for Athletes ) and you will automatically be entered into a competition to win a copy of 'Superfoods, Superjuices, Superhealth' the book we reviewed early this year.

Sharon: The Post Workout Rub-Down

mail@smoothiecast.co.uk (Ian Egner and Jake Mahal) — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 00:49:53 -0800

Ingredients

4 small or 2 large Sharon (AKA Kaki) Fruit
1 sweet potato
1 large mango
25 grams oats
40 grams protein powder (preferably whey or soy)
8 pinches cinnamon
4 pinches cayenne pepper

The Recipe

Skin and Juice the sweet potato
Peel and slice the mango
Place chopped Sharon fruits and oats in a pan, cover with water and cook until the oats are nice and plump but not stodgy! (Like King Henry VIII… ok so he was just plump and probably stodgy)

Superfoods, Superjuices, Superhealth

mail@smoothiecast.co.uk (Ian Egner and Jake Mahal) — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 02:10:38 -0800

When it comes to food and drink, 'healthy' and 'tasty' have far too long been seen as oxymorons. Not any more!

Michael Van Straten's new book Super Food, Super Juice, Super Health combines healthy super foods with culinary expertise to bring you the very best book on enjoying eating whilst doing yourself a huge favour and treating your body like a temple!

Super Food, Super Juice, Super Health contains over 250 recipes which aid health generally and can even help with specific ailments ranging from acne and back pain to varicose veins and herpes!

Long time no. . . anything

mail@smoothiecast.co.uk (Ian Egner and Jake Mahal) — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 06:26:18 -0800

Wow, it seems like a lifetime ago I updated anything on the site. I have been so busy over the last year that SmoothieCast has been slipping down the priority list day by day!

But this is not good enough! Smoothies deserve attention! And you deserve Smoothie recipes! And Fruit Files! And all the other goodness of Smoothiecast.co.uk!

Smoothiecast present Fruto Del Espiritu

mail@smoothiecast.co.uk (Ian Egner and Jake Mahal) — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 08:37:41 -0700

Next Tuesday (10th July) Smoothiecast host our partner Fruto Del Espiritu for an evening showcasing the great work Fruto is doing around the world. Sourcing brilliant liquid fruit from Columbia. If you are interested in Fruto then why not email me (jake.mahal@smoothiecast.co.uk) to ask for an official invitiation to the event at Rising Brook Baptist Church, Stafford at 7pm for 715pm start.

Hope to see you there!

Jake

Episode 14 - BBC Radio Interview

mail@smoothiecast.co.uk (Ian Egner and Jake Mahal) — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 08:32:09 -0700

A quick update from Ian including our radio interview with the BBC

What happens to you fruit if you don't eat it?

mail@smoothiecast.co.uk (Ian Egner and Jake Mahal) — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 08:08:14 -0700

This could happen to your fruit if you leave it out on the side. The fruit in this video was left out for about 2 months!

Jake's Morning Power Smoothie

mail@smoothiecast.co.uk (Ian Egner and Jake Mahal) — Wed, 09 May 2007 00:37:20 -0700

This smoothie is brilliant first thing and also can be made to be eaten/drank later, packed full of complex carbs, fibre, protien, some good simple sugars and healthy vits'n'mins!

1 Fairtrade Mango
1 Fairtrade Banana
40g Cooked Oats
1 Scoop Unflavored Protien Powder

Chop fruit and throw into smoothie maker (you can place them if your aim is a little shabby!) followed by your cooked oats and then the protien powder!

This will keep you full up for a good 3 hours when your next meal is due! A winner every time!

The Melon

mail@smoothiecast.co.uk (Ian Egner and Jake Mahal) — Tue, 08 May 2007 12:48:37 -0700

It would be foolish to think of the melon as one fruit, we all know that there are many melons in the melon family! Water, Cantaloupe and honeydew are the main ones that most of are using on a day to day basis, these can be subcategorised further but I’m not going to bore you with semantics.

Melons grow in nasty weedy looking places which are well watered and have plenty of fresh air.

Vote to make healthy juices and smoothies cheaper!

mail@smoothiecast.co.uk (Ian Egner and Jake Mahal) — Mon, 07 May 2007 11:59:44 -0700

I spent about an hour today on the governments petition website, which I had never known about before. Basically if you want to start a petition you write what it's about, post it, and people can sign up to your petition and make your viewpoint heard.

There's some right strange stuff on there that people are petitioning for but also some good gubbins. One petition is all about reducing tax on healthy juices and smoothies! As you can imagine, this grabbed my attention and I put my name to the petition.

Minted Melon

mail@smoothiecast.co.uk (Ian Egner and Jake Mahal) — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 12:58:58 -0700

Got some upper class dinner guests? this'll go down a treat!!!

Half a honeydew or gala melon
Half a small watermelon, without seeds (can be bought seedless, or you can spend hours getting rid of the seeds- not as boring as it sounds, you can play games with them at the same time! (Just smile and nod!)
250ml guava juice
Juice of half a Fairtrade lemon
2 tablespoons of Fairtrade honey
10ml mint extract (fresh mint or mint extract can be used, fairtrade mint avaliable in some health-food stores)

Grapezilla

mail@smoothiecast.co.uk (Ian Egner and Jake Mahal) — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 12:41:57 -0700

Need a pick up, this will have you buzzing all day long!

2 Handfuls of Fairtrade green grapes
2 Handfuls of Fairtrade red grapes
250ml Grape juice
Juice of half a small Fairtrade lemon
3 Scoops of frozen yoghurt

Add all ingrediants to your smoothiemaker and you've got one ready to drink sugar rush!!!

New Fruit: Bananito

mail@smoothiecast.co.uk (Ian Egner and Jake Mahal) — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 05:00:07 -0700

Every now and then I take a look down the tropical fruit isle at my local supermarket (Tesco) to see if there's any new or interesting fruits. This week my eyes stumbled upon some very small bananas. Upon reading the label I discovered that they were in fact 'Bananitos' grown in Costa Rico. I was quite excited because I remember eating a very sweet tasting mini-banana fruit in Cambodia.

Amazing Grace

mail@smoothiecast.co.uk (Ian Egner and Jake Mahal) — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 16:10:30 -0700

I have just got back from watching the new film 'Amazing Grace' about the abolition of the slave trade throughout the former British empire. I sobbed for much of the film, knowing what happened and the passion of the ones who fought to abolish the slave trade. But I cried even more knowing that the slave trade was still going on today!

Waitrose Fairtrade Sales Boom!

mail@smoothiecast.co.uk (Ian Egner and Jake Mahal) — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 01:00:44 -0800

Sales of Fairtrade products at Waitrose doubled during the first week of Fairtrade Fortnight. The announcement comes just a week after the supermarket pledged to increase sales of the ethical brand by 100 per cent in the coming year.  The surge in sales is partly attributed to the decision to switch to 100 per cent Fairtrade roses and bananas, with the removal of conventional equivalents.

Fairtrade Clothing - M and S lead the way

mail@smoothiecast.co.uk (Ian Egner and Jake Mahal) — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 09:10:52 -0800

We are all familiar with the various Fairtrade Products that are available; fruits, flowers, wine - there really is a good range available.

Also available are clothes that carry the Fairtrade mark - just another of the many areas that Fairtrade is branching into.

Totally Fair: Tropic Beach

mail@smoothiecast.co.uk (Ian Egner and Jake Mahal) — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 01:22:58 -0800

Are you on a nice tropical beach somewhere? Well if not, here's the next best thing!

1 Fairtrade Banana
1 Fairtrade Coconut
1 Fairtrade Vanila Pod
Half a pot of Fairtrade Greek Style Yoghurt (availiable in Co-Op stores)
2 Handfuls of ice

Peel the banana, carve the flesh of the coconut out (keep the milk). Slit vanilla pod lengthways and scrape out the seeds. Put all ingredients into smoothie maker (including flesh and milk of coconut), put ice in last- and guess what, your on a lovely torpical beach- nice!

Fair Fashion Show, Non-Stick Fit Event Report

mail@smoothiecast.co.uk (Ian Egner and Jake Mahal) — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 17:34:38 -0800

University of Hertfordshire, 27th February 2007

Report by Sarah Graham, Creative Director of Non-Stick Fit

As part of Fair Trade fortnight, the University of Hertfordshire’s Environmental team organised the Fair Fashion Show. As Non-Stick Fit is a clothing company who print only on ethically traded garments, we were desperate to be involved! I only heard about this event a week and a half beforehand, but the lovely organisers kindly agreed to Non-Stick Fit having a stall for the evening, and even featured our web address on the back of their programme.

Totally Fair: Port Ahoy

mail@smoothiecast.co.uk (Ian Egner and Jake Mahal) — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 08:25:33 -0800

One for the adults, don't have too many or you won't be able to see the port clearly, arrrgh!

A whole jar of Co-Op's Cranberry Sauce with port
4 peeled, cored, stewed and then frozen Fairtrade Pears

Add all ingredients to smoothie maker, hit go and your halfway to being a Fair-Pirate (if such a thing can exist). If you are of legal age and want to become a fully fledged pirate you can add a shot of Fairtrade white rum!!!

Totally Fair: Ginger Rhupple Dip

mail@smoothiecast.co.uk (Ian Egner and Jake Mahal) — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 13:17:34 -0800

A 'smoothie' with a nice kick, and its all fair!

1 Jar of M&S Fairtrade Rhubarb and Ginger Conserve
250ml Fairtrade Apple Juice

You can add ice to make this into a true smoothie, but I like to use it as a dip for Fairtrade Organic Brazil Nut Cookies, give it a go, you may discover your taste buds leaping for joy!!!

Totally Fair: Feeling Hedgey?

mail@smoothiecast.co.uk (Ian Egner and Jake Mahal) — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 13:06:38 -0800

If your feeling a little uneasy, this good ol' english hedgerow smoothie will calm you nicely!

A whole jar of M&S Fairtrade Hedgerow Conserve
500ml of Fairtrade Apple Juice
2 handfuls of ice

All ingredients in head first (unless they are scared, go easy) Ice last! Hit smooth and sit back with a lovely calming and de-hedging smoothie!

Fairtrade fortnight at Newman

mail@smoothiecast.co.uk (Ian Egner and Jake Mahal) — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:48:30 -0800

Today I (Jake) helped out at a Fairtrade stall in the Sanctuary (canteen) at Uni. We were selling loads of fairly traded food and giving out fairtrade fortune cookies (not really fortune cookies but had web address's on for fairtrade stuff, so better than any fortune cookie!). I didn't let people leave without taking a leaflet, there was quite literally a leaflet between them and the door! So much of newman has been dosed up on fairtrade, get in! and I got some nice fairtrade buntin to brighten my room and spread the fairtrade goodness!!!!

Episode 13 - Fairtrade Fortnight

mail@smoothiecast.co.uk (Ian Egner and Jake Mahal) — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 15:27:37 -0800

A special episode for Fairtrade Fortnight. Ian teams up with guest presenters Jono, Tim and Pete.

Totally Fair: Banana and Vanilla Yogshake

mail@smoothiecast.co.uk (Ian Egner and Jake Mahal) — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 13:47:46 -0800

An ace smoothie which is a fairtrade equivalent to your average milkshake!

1 Fairtrade Vanilla Pod
3 Fairtrade Bananas
2 or 3 handfuls of ice
2 pots of Fairtrade greek style yoghurt, from co-op
4 teaspoons of fairtrade sugar dissolved in a small amount of water

Totally Fair: Apple and Blackcurrant

mail@smoothiecast.co.uk (Ian Egner and Jake Mahal) — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 13:36:42 -0800

This is a very traditional flavoured smoothie, but with the ace twist that all the ingrediants used are giving people a fair price for their fruit!

200ml Fruit passion apple juice from Co-Op
Half a jar of blackcurrant conserve from M&S
6 Fairtrade Grapes
Handful of ice cubes

Dead simple, all ingredients into the smoothiemaker, hit start and you've got yourself a totally fair Apple and Blackcurrant smoothie. Good thought old chap!

Sainsbury's Fairtrade Pledge

mail@smoothiecast.co.uk (Ian Egner and Jake Mahal) — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 16:02:37 -0800

Earlier on we reported some of Sainsbury's new plans for their Fairtrade range. Only one day into Fairtrade fortnight and they've already made a massive pledge to further their support of Fairtrade.

Increased Fairtrade sales

1. Pledge to grow Fairtrade sales 145% to £130 million in 2007 and to increase to £200 million by 2008

Fairtrade ambassadors

2. Sainsbury's creates Fairtrade ambassadors in Africa

Financial support for community projects

3. Social premium of £4 million to be generated in bananas alone as move to 100% Fairtrade completed

Fairtrade drinks in restaurants

4. Conversion of all tea, coffee and hot chocolate to Fairtrade in Sainsbury's in-store restaurants

More countries, more products

5. Increased support in 49 Fairtrade countries, 13 years of selling Fairtrade food, now 120 lines

Fairtrade Fortnight Bargains

6. Customers to receive 20% off selected Fairtrade items in-store during Fairtrade Fortnight

Totally Fair: The Zinger

mail@smoothiecast.co.uk (Ian Egner and Jake Mahal) — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:09:54 -0800

Love a little zing in your life? Check this out!!!

1/2 Fairtrade Pineapple
1 Fairtrade Lemon
2 Fairtrade Clementines
Handful of Fairtrade grapes
150ml Fair Trade tropical juice
Handful of ice cubes

Peel lemon, clementines and remove the outer nasty bits of pineapple, chop big fruits into peices and add all content to the smoothie maker (ice last)

This recipe is totally fairtrade (apart from the ice), Wohoooo!!!

New products for Fairtrade Fortnight

mail@smoothiecast.co.uk (Ian Egner and Jake Mahal) — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 01:58:37 -0800

Today is the first day of Fairtrade Fortnight 2007. At SmoothieCast we're celebrating by inventing as many 100% Fairtrade Smoothie recipes as we can, and on Saturday we'll just be eating Fairtrade Food and bringing you a special podcast episode.

Several supermarkets are competing for the ethical consumer market and Sainsbury's, Co-op and M&S have all got a new range of Fairtrade products.

Co-op

Cranberry

mail@smoothiecast.co.uk (Ian Egner and Jake Mahal) — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 18:14:13 -0800

These zingy berries live in bogs (wet fields not toilets!) and can be found in cool northern hemisphere climates. Cranberries are used in juices, as dried fruits and of course as cranberry sauce!

There are 3 types to my knowledge with the American Cranberry being the one I use, and to be honest I’ve never tried the others, so if you do; let us know what you think.

Fairtrade Man!

mail@smoothiecast.co.uk (Ian Egner and Jake Mahal) — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 07:44:33 -0800

Whilst browsing the blogosphere a couple of days ago I heard about Fairtrade Man. He's going to be eating just Fairtrade food for the whole of Fairtrade Fortnight (26th Feb - 11 Mar). It's a pretty cool challenge so I decided to get in touch with him. Here's his press release:

'Want to join me for dinner?' asks 'Fairtrade Man'

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