SmoothieCast | Fairtrade Smoothie Recipes

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.

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.

A mix of Pomelo and Tangerine, the sweet orange (not to be confused with bitter orange, not overly nice in a smoothie) is a huge player in the world fruit market.

Oranges and orange juice are consumed by nearly everyone worldwide, being produced by many warm countries in the Mediterranean, Asia, Far and Near East, America and The Orient.

This lovely fruit comes in yellow and purple varieties. They come from ye olde south hemisphere (please note, the south hemisphere is likely to be no older than the rest of the world, but it is old!)

Purple ones tend to have a more intense smell and flavour, contain less acid and are smaller than their yellow fellow!

Spiky dude from the southern hemisphere, likes the warmth! Used to make alcoholic beverages and jams but we all know and love it just as it comes!

The Grape (well… Grapes, one wouldn’t be all that great)

Famous for its use in wine along with jams, pickles, jelly and it’s seeds are also used to make oil. They come in a variety of colours and flavours (Great for mixing and matching). When dried in the sun, these big juicy nuggets turn into the much loved raisin, mmmmmmmmmmm!

Love is in the air when the strawberry is around, well love or Wimbledon! Or are they the same thing?

Strawberry jam, strawberry jelly, strawberry ice cream, strawberry desserts, strawberry crumble (the list isn’t quite as good as the shrimp one from Forest Gump)

Black, Red and Yellow, and I suppose if you painted them you could have pink, orange or even turquoise (sorry. I shall be quiet)

The most popular fruit in England when in season, so a winner all round!

They can be made into jams and jellies or glazed in sugar, put into desserts and the like.

The world’s rarest fruit! Nah not really, we all know and love the apple, whether it’s a Granny, a Golden, or covered in toffee. One of the earliest fruits used and it’ll probably be knocking around till judgement day.

Apples are used in pies, crumbles, dipped in chocolate, toffee, sugar. They can be made into marmalade, spreads and butters, crisps and chips, baked and stewed, wines and cider and of course you can just chomp into one whole.

The smoothest fruit on the market! This handy ingredient is native to Central America and is also referred to as a Crocodile Pear, Scary! (Never been bit by one) or a testicle (not sure I want to eat any more avo’s now)

The avocado makes a pretty houseplant, why not have a go! You probably won’t get any fruit of it though, shame!