Smoothies are a quick and healthy way to start your day and can be ready nearly as quickly as cereal. A few key ingredients to hand mean you can create variety of smoothies to suit your mood – greek yogurt, bananas, frozen berries, lime, apples orange juice and oats can all be mixed in different proportions to create some beautiful smoothies which are some much fresher than shop-bought versions.

Smoothies can be made using bleeder attachments on food processors and free standing mixers, or dedicated machines such as the Magimix Blender.

So why not begin the New Year with the resolution of a smoothie to kick start that health campaign!

Melon, mint & lime smoothie

a refreshing taste to wake your tastebuds in the morning

3 tbsp Greek yogurt

half cantaloupe melon

half lime, juice only

about 10 leaves fresh mint

Simply throw all of your ingredients into your blender and whizz until you get to the desired consistency. If you like a thicker smoothie, add half a banana.