Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Fruity Smoothie Recipes


Blueberry Pomegranate

3/4 cup frozen, unsweetened blueberries
1/2 cup 100 percent pomegranate juice
1/4 cup nonfat vanilla yogurt
1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
3 to 5 ice cubes
In a blender, combine the blueberries, pomegranate juice, yogurt, and lemon zest and juice, and blend until smooth. Add the ice cubes and blend until the ice is crushed.

Rainbow smoothie

1/2 cup blueberries
1 banana
1 orange
1/2 cup seedless red grapes
1/2 papaya
1 carrot
Place all ingredients in a blender, blend, and enjoy!

Greek Mix smoothie

1/2 cup nonfat vanilla Greek yogurt
1/2 cup skim milk
1/2 ripe banana
1/2 cup frozen raspberries
1 teaspoon sweetened, dark cocoa powder or CocoaVia
1 tablespoon almond butter
3 ice cubes
Combine the above ingredients in a VitaMix or blender and mix for one minute.

Green lemonade

2 green apples
1/2 lemon, peeled if not organic
1 handful or several large leaves of your favorite greens such as spinach, kale, collards, or chard
Juice all ingredients, stir and serve as soon as possible.

Purple Snurples smoothie

4 tablespoons hemp protein powder like SoCal Cleanse Organic Protein +Detox
1 cup almond milk
1 banana
1 handful spinach
1/2 cup blueberries
Place all ingredients in blender and blend for 2 minutes to ensure ingredients are properly mixed.

Ay Carramba! Smoothie

1 cup frozen blueberries
1/4 avocado
1 cup coconut water
juice of 1/2 lime
1 serving vanilla whey protein powder or non-dairy protein powder
1 serving greens powder (optional)
sweeten to taste with raw honey, stevia or xylitol
4 ice cubes
Blend until smooth and creamy

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