Give your immune system a boost with foods that are naturally high in Vitamin C! This Vitamin C Fruit Smoothie is healthy and delicious.
Heads up! This recipe was originally published in March 2011. I am republishing it June 2020.
Today is the last day of March. It’s opening day, with the first pitch of the season being thrown in ball parks across America. All signs point to spring, right?
Wrong.
Yesterday I didn’t believe it when I heard that snow was forecasted, but it happened. This morning (veeeery early this morning) when I went to boot camp there was frost on my windshield. I refused to scrape it off in protest of the late-March frost.
And guess who has a very wintery cold? Meghan. At her check up on Tuesday, the doctor said, “Looks like she’s getting a runny nose.” I didn’t think too much of it, but by Tuesday evening she was coughing and yesterday it was clear that she’s definitely got a cold.
As if I needed something else to remind me that spring has not made it’s way to southern Ohio just yet.
There is conflicting research as to whether loading up on Vitamin C at the onset of a cold actually helps or not, but I figure it sure can’t hurt.
So I decided to make her breakfast smoothie loaded with fruits high in Vitamin C; I call it the Vitamin C Fruit Smoothie. This makes two smoothies and covers 100% of an adults’ vitamin C needs for the day!
Ingredients Needed for a Vitamin C Fruit Smoothie
- 1/2 cup plain yogurt, dairy or nondairy
- 1/3 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk, or milk of choice
- 1 cup strawberry chunks
- 1 cup cantaloupe chunks
- 1 orange
- 2 tablespoons raw honey
- handful of ice cubes
Even if it doesn’t help to shorten her cold, these fruits make one delicious smoothie.
Even if it doesn’t help to shorten her cold, these fruits make one delicious smoothie.How to Make a Vitamin C Fruit Smoothie
Creamy and smooth smoothies are SO easy to make if you have the right blender. You can check out my video blender review here. Spoiler alert: my recommendation is the Vitamix.
All you have to do is put all of the ingredients into the blender and blend until smooth. The vitamix has NO problem pulverizing fruits and vegetables and making a super smooth, non-gritty smoothie.
You should definitely check out all of my healthy smoothie recipes here. Try this Anti-inflammatory Turmeric Smoothie, this Pineapple Smoothie, or this Peach Kiwi Green Smoothie.
PrintVitamin C Fruit Smoothie
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 2 smoothies 1x
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup plain yogurt, dairy or nondairy
- 1/3 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk, or milk of choice
- 1 cup strawberry chunks
- 1 cup cantaloupe chunks
- 1 orange
- 2 tablespoons raw honey
- handful of ice cubes
Instructions
Put all ingredients in blender and blend until smooth. Enjoy!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 smoothie
- Calories: 183
- Sugar: 8.3 grams
- Fat: 6.7 grams
- Carbohydrates: 24.6 grams
- Protein: 9.8 grams
In between her sneezing and coughing,
this smoothie made Meghan smile.
And she had no problem finishing it.
She also had a piece of peanut butter toast for some added protein. Now let’s just hope that vitamin C works its magic and this cold doesn’t overstay its welcome like winter has.
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Hi Mayrea,
I loved your Vitamin C healthy smoothie recipe so much that I featured it on my best of post, ’27 HEALTHY Smoothie Recipes’.
I have not shared the exact recipe, only one image from here, a small quote and all credits given to you and linked back to this page.
I would love it if you came and checked it out.
Have a fantastic day!
Katherine from GreenThickies.com
Thank you!
Hi Mayrea,
I loved this recipe so much that I featured it on my best of post, 27 HEALTHY Smoothie Recipes’.
I have not shared the exact recipe, only one image from here, a small quote and all credits given to you and linked back to this page.
I would love it if you came and checked it out.
Have a fantastic day!
Katherine from GreenThickies.com
Looks yummy – my DD24 who still lives at home really enjoys smoothies – Making note of this recipe for her. Hope your kiddo feels better soon! Thanks for visiting from the UBP!
i hope she feels better soon! (and you don’t catch it either!)
def going to be making a vitamin c rich smoothie…eva has another runny nose too!
i sure feel for you with your crazy weather! i can’t imagine living with that much snow! hang in there,,,spring is around the corner!
best, lisa
I’m a total believer in Vitamin C! I think it makes such a difference. Looks like she enjoyed it 🙂
i think it does work, to a point.
your recipe and your baby girl…are both adorable 🙂
It can’t hurt, so I always up my intake when I feel something coming on too. Same for the kids. Luckily Vit C is in so many tasty fruits, it isn’t that hard to get the kids to increase their dosage.
Wishing you all good health!
I definitely think it works! My son gets colds from time to time (yay daycare). I need to start feeding him smoothies.
I need to make this ASAP! I’ve been guzzling orange juice like it’s nobodies business trying to fight this cold!
She doesn’t look like she’s feeling too bad with that smoothie in front of her. So cute.
I’m all for pumping the C as soon as I feel a cold or anything coming on – at least 1000 mg 3 times a day. Wives’ tale or not, I figure might as well. Better than downing Nyquil…although I’ve been known to do that too. 😉
Smoothie time is her favorite time of day whether she’s sick or not. 🙂
I believe that Vitamin C is very helpful to take, especially at the onset of a cold. If used diligently daily, it is good for preventative measures.
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Well I’ve been feeding her Vitamin C rich foods the last two days, so hopefully her cold won’t be around long! 🙂
awwww I hope she feels better super soon! The smoothie sounds like a fabulous way to get in some extra vitamin C! =)
I am not sure if it helps but it can’t hurt. I pile on the vitamin c during cold season. I am sorry she is sick, my little one is visiting the ENT tomorrow. We have had an ear infection for a couple of days and now we have blood with the drainage! This crazy weather needs to stop 🙁
Oh, no! That doesn’t sound fun! I hope the ENT visit goes well.
I think I need one of those smoothies. I have a sore throat. Hope Meghan feels better soon.
It can’t hurt, right? We might try this smoothie tomorrow with some papaya. Trying papaya for the first time. Well, that’s not entirely true. I’ve tried it before and hated it. So, I’m hoping that my tastes are more grown up now. Plus, I hate to deny my kids something that they may end up loving.
I don’t recall ever trying papaya, but maybe I have. Let me know how the smoothie is with it! I totally agree that we should try not to pass our taste preferences on to our kids. That’s a tough one though.
Yummy looking smoothie! 🙂 I have no idea if it helps or not, but I try to load up on the vitamin C when I’m sick. My husband swears it helps but I’m not sure. I figure it’s not going to hurt you though 😀 Hope your little one feels better soon!
We swear by it! Everytime one of ours starts to even appear sick we fill them up with Vitamin C. We feel like it works! Her smile makes me smile! It’s Natalie’s birthday today and I always want to plan a Spring party but each year I’m reminded why it’s still the time of year to plan an indoor one.
Glad to hear you think it works. I sure hope so because I hate listening to her cough, especially when she’s trying to sleep. 🙁 Happy Birthday to Natalie! 🙂
I think it’s helped me when I have a cold or when I’m sick. It seems to lessen the amount of time I’m sick. Could be all in my head though…It’s just what I do.
I feel like it works, too, so I am going to keep trying it! 🙂