smoothie of champions

for a few years now, thanks to my old room mate sandra, i picked up the habit of making fruit smoothies for breakfast when i have the right ingredients around. a great smoothie for me includes kefir because it has calcium, active cultures and it's easier to control sugar intake with kefir rather than fruit juice. in my case, i prefer plain kefir because i like to limit my sugar intake but i don't always stick to plain when there are so many wonderful kefir flavours like blueberry, peach, strawberry, raspberry, vanilla, açai and pomegranate.

this morning, i made the best, most amazing smoothie of my life:

strawberry mango smoothie (for two)
one mango (i prefer the philippine mango variety)
8-10 small strawberries; or, 5-6 jumbo strawberries (just remember, the smaller, the more flavour)
2 bananas
4-5 ice cubes
1.5 cups of kefir. (i used blueberry!)

place everything in a blender and alternate between chop ice and puree. when everything's blended, pour into a glass and enjoy. it's a great way to get your calcium, fiber, tons of vitamin C and potassium. it takes less than five minutes to make. plus it's a great breakfast to tide you over until lunch.