Smoothies

Until recently all my smoothies had milk and fruit (no veg) but I looked up how to get more vitamins and for days you've had enough dairy and i've been playing with these over the last couple of weeks. They've been suprisingly good. I use the info below as a guide and play around with ingredients.

Big Blend Smoothie Recipe
1 – I start with 3/4 to 1 cup of water.
2 – Then I choose three vegetables. Typically, I use about 3 cups or large handfuls of spinach, one whole carrot and one or two small vine tomatoes.
3 – Next, I choose three fruits. I start with either mango, pear or apple for the base, then I add one whole orange and either 1 cup blueberries, strawberries or pineapple to flavor.
4 – Sometimes, I will add about 1/4-1/3 avocado which helps give the smoothie a nice creamy texture while boosting the calories and healthy fat content to make the smoothie more satisfying.
5 – Add all the ingredients except for the greens to your blender, and hit the “pulse” button a few times. Next, add the greens and blend on high for 30 seconds or until the smoothie is creamy.


Today I used Water, Spinach, Carrot (only half chopped in small chunks) Mango, Blueberries, Strawberries & added a banana instead of avocado. It was really tasty and low cal/ fat and not too high on sugar.

EDITED To say: I got these recipes from http://www.incrediblesmoothies.com/green-smoothie-recipes/

I've found loads on there - Don't want anyone to think i'd taken the credit for the recipe ; )

I just throw a handful or two of any frozen fruit, a couple tablespoons of yogurt, half of a frozen banana and some almond milk into the blender. You can pretty much put anything in as long as you have something frozen to make it cold.

I am trying to find some that are not full of sugar

I use Herbalife shakes which have lots of vitamins and minerals your body needs everyday! I use 2 scoops of Herbalife, frozen fruits and almond milk and ice. They are delicious and SOOO good for you, it costs 44.00 every 2 weeks but is worth it! I use it for breakfast and lunch and munch on veggies in between the shakes. If you would like to get Herbalife just let me know! Look it up on the internet and it will give you all the info you need to know. Let me know if interested Eva

I agree with the above post about vegetables... it's easy to sneak in some carrots, cucumbers, beets, and spinach in a fruit smoothie. I also like to add soft tofu and some fresh ginger if I want a kick.

In my opinion, dairy makes smoothies gross. Adding yogurt makes my mouth feel all sticky. So I just use orange juice, a fresh banana, and frozen fruit. The banana adds all the sweetness you need and the frozen fruit keeps it cold.

i tried throwing spinach in mine, and i know they say you aren't supposed to taste it, but i just couldn't keep making myself drink it. i use

1 cup blueberries or strawberries
1/2 cup frozen banana slices
1/2 cup or a 3 oz yogurt (plain or whatever greek i can get on sale)
1 cup skim milk

yummy! feels like i'm drinking a milk shake. i do prefer blueberry over strawberry.

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the best thing i found on this site so far has been the spinach smoothy, it gets me a packed 2 cups (plus) fresh spinach, i throw in a tomato, a mini cucumber, handful of mini carrots, a cup of fresh pineapple and a banana and a cup of water, blend it into a smoothy, its a sweet treat and i ate my veggies, i feel like i'm cheating because its like having dessert

dashingdish.com has some great protein shake recipes!

Thanks for the link, what a great website!

If you want to make it ahead of time avoid Yogurt and bananas... Yogurt tend to curd and bananas make it look... eh well, u know how banana looks when u leave it peeled for few hrs.! )

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I buy the frozen fruits from Target. You can get a lot of different types and combinations.

1 cup of fruit
1/2 cup of non fat yogurt
1 cup water
5 pieces of ice
1 table spoon of splenda (i need the sweet flavor and it quenches my need for sweet taste)

about a 140 calories and makes a good size glass

I am a huge ice cream fan so if I have really done well for a week. I plan a frozen yogurt treat maybe once a week.

1 cup of fruit
1 1/2 cup of non fat milk
1 cup of frozen yogurt

about 435 calories and this would equal a large Blizzard from Dairy Queen so cut this in half would probably be perfect size for most people

hope you enjoy

current fav
watermelon chunks
lemon juice
vanila almond milk
optional jalapno pepper