Sweet Veggie Smoothie
Winter is here and the cold season comes along for the ride. Help your immune system with this veggie smoothie. Fruits and vegetables help you stay healthy and this smoothie has both. An apple a day…
Ingredients:
- 1 cup apple juice
- 1 cup of sliced apple (sweet tasting apples are better)
- 1/4 cup applesauce
- 1/2 cup sliced carrots
- 1/2 cup of cucumber (peeled and sliced)
- 2 cups of ice
- a dash of nutmeg or cinnamon (optional)
Blend this vegetable smoothie until smooth. Adding the nutmeg and cinnamon will give it great fragrance.
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Eggnog Smoothie
Christmas is coming and with it comes a few treats you only get this time of year. And one of those treats is eggnog, so why not combine that delicious eggnog flavor with a smoothie and with that you have a great tasting eggnog smoothie.
Ingredients:
- 2 cups eggnog
- 1 banana
- 1 cup nonfat vanilla yogurt
- 1/3 cup of 2% milk
- 2 cups of ice
- Pinch of nutmeg
- Pinch of cinnamon
Blend until the banana is part of creamy texture. Trust me, this is eggnog smoothie is delicious!
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Pumpkin Smoothie
Photo Credit: msconnections
While this is a great smoothie for the Fall or over Thanksgiving, it is also a great smoothie any time of the year. I won’t lie though it makes a great Thanksgiving Day treat either before or after your large turkey dinner, plus it will most likely be the healthiest thing you put in your body that day.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup of canned pumpkin
- 1 cup fresh cut apricot or frozen.
- 1 tbs sugar
- 1 cup 2% milk
- 1 pinch of cinnamon
- 1 pinch of nutmeg
- 1 cup of ice
Blend until creamy. Depending on your sweet tooth you may wish to add another tablespoon of sugar.
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Peachy Keen Smoothie
As I’ve written before I am not a big fan of peaches. I just don’t care for the flavor of a peach. But I’ve been told I’m weird so I try to give the peach its due and include peach smoothie recipes. Here is a healthy recipe for a peach smoothie that I might even try one day.
Ingredients:
- 2 cups of sliced peaches
- 1/2 cup of fat free milk (or 1/4 fat free milk and 1/4 soy milk)
- 1 cup lowfat peach yogurt
- 2 cups of ice
- Dash of nutmeg


