Wheatgrass Smoothie

April 29, 2011 · Filed Under Healthy Smoothies, Low Fat Smoothies, Non-Dairy Smoothies · 7 Comments 

I have never had a wheatgrass smoothie so I’m can’t really write anything about it other than to ask you to tell me if a wheatgrass smoothie is good. Is it? Should I try it? Will I like it? Are there any similar tastes? Leave your responses in the comments below. I am really curious if I should start drinking them. I found this recipe in my Vitamix Blender Recipe book.

  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 medium orange, peeled and halved
  • 1 medium apple, quartered
  • 4 strawberries, fresh or frozen
  • 1/2 cup of wheatgrass
  • 1 cup ice cubes

Place all the ingredients in your blender and blend for about 1 minute. Then come back to this website and tell us how it was. Be honest, my taste buds are at stake.

Perfect Purple Detox Smoothie

March 19, 2011 · Filed Under Healthy Smoothies · 1 Comment 

I haven’t tried this detox smoothie with the exact ingredients yet. The smoothie detoxing ingredients are extensive and may be hard to find, so feel free to substitute where you need to.  The original recipe writer write, “the cayenne powder gives it a spicy punch that intensifies the rest of the flavors, such as sweet-tart raspberries, antioxidant-rich wild blueberries, tangy apple cider vinegar, smooth almond milk, sweet acai juice, nutty flax seed meal and the coconut water ice cubes.”

With a healthy description like that you know its got to be worth trying. Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods stores will have the ingredients, but I put links to some of them on Amazon if you need to buy from there.

Ingredients:

  • 12 ounces Acai Juice
  • 6 ounces almond or soy milk (I prefer almond milk)
  • 1 Tbsp soy creamer
  • 1 cup frozen wild blueberries
  • 1 banana (frozen)
  • 1/2 cup frozen raspberries
  • 1 Tbsp Whole Ground Flaxseed Meal (blueberry if you can find it, try Trader Joe’s)
  • 1 cup ice cubes (coconut water ice cubes pref’d)
  • 1 Tbsp Macro Greens powder
  • 1/2 tsp apple cider vinegar
  • 1-3 dashes cayenne powder

Serves 2 healthy people in need of detox.

source: Lunch Box Bunch

Banana Raspberry Yogurt Smoothie Recipe

February 5, 2011 · Filed Under Raspberry Smoothies, Yogurt Smoothies · 1 Comment 

raspberry-banana-yogurt-smoothieI don’t care for raspberries and putting them in a smoothie isn’t something I usually do. Mixing them with other fruits certainly helps and once blended their velvet texture, which I don’t care for either, isn’t an issue, but I still don’t try to fit them in my smoothie mixes. But my wife and kids like them so I keep a few bags in case they ask for them. I’m also sure that many of the readers like them too, so here is another raspberry smoothie for everyone else. ;-)

I love soymilk and almond milk so feel free to use either for this recipe. I also leave it to you to choose sweetened and/or vanilla flavoring. I personally would choose unsweetened vanilla almond milk, but your tastes may be different.

Ingredients:

  • 1 container (6 oz) 99% Fat Free French vanilla yogurt
  • 1 1/2 cups soymilk or almond milk
  • 1 cup unsweetened frozen or fresh raspberries
  • 1 medium banana
  • add a few ice cubes if you don’t use frozen raspberries

You know the drill…

Place ingredients in blender or food processor. Cover; blend on high speed about 30 seconds or until smooth. Serves 2.

Strawberry Lemon Zing Smoothie Recipe

January 15, 2011 · Filed Under Strawberry Smoothies · 7 Comments 

Okay, this smoothie may not be for everyone, but I was craving a taste of summer. It is 33 degrees today in the good old city of Richmond, VA and I’m feeling the strong desire for warmer weather. Lemonade stirs memories of warmer times so I felt strawberry smoothie with the zing of lemon was a good choice. Let me know if this smoothie made your day, cold or not.

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups lemonade
  • 2 cups frozen strawberries
  • 1 cup strawberry yogurt

Pour all liquid ingredients into the blender. Add all frozen ingredients. Blend at MIX setting for 30 seconds then blend at SMOOTH setting until smooth. While the machine is running, move the stir stick around counter-clockwise to aid mixing. Serve immediately. Each recipe serves 2, in my opinion, your serving sizes may vary. ;-)

Ginger Winter Green Smoothie

December 28, 2010 · Filed Under Green Smoothies · 1 Comment 

We are all trying to eat better, especially as we get older. And we are all getting older, some a little faster than others. ;-)

With my own age creeping ever higher I have been exploring more green smoothies and found one from Victoria Boutenko from Raw Family and wish to share it with you. The key ingredient here is fresh ginger or ginger-root.

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup organic frozen berries (any kinds, but I prefer a good mix with blueberries)
  • 2 cups fresh spinach
  • 2 cups water
  • 1/4 inch ginger-root, or to taste (I will usually grate mine into the blender first.)

Some more reasons you may wish to increase your ginger consumption.

* Enhances natural resistance for cold and flu.
* Reduces inflammation.
* Contains at least 12 anti-aging constituents that inactivate free radicals.
* Supports blood platelet health and cardiovascular function.
* Twenty-two known constituents inhibit inflammatory 5-lipoxygenase, supports prostate health.

Ginger is a good source of Dietary Fiber, Vitamin E, Vitamin B6, Iron, Magnesium, Potassium and Selenium, and Manganese. Find out more about ginger at The University of Maryland Medical Center.

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