Peachy Keen Smoothie
Summer peaches, is there anything sweeter? Probably, but still…a peach smoothie in July is a good thing. You may wish to leave in the syrup if you use can sweetened peaches.
Ingredients:
- 2 cups peaches (its up to you if you used sweetened or not, I do)
- 1 cup 2% milk
- 2 scoops of vanilla ice cream or 2 cups of vanilla yogurt
- pinch of nutmeg
- 1 cup of orange juice
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
The almond adds a nice flavor, but try it without if you don’t have any, you’ll still find it delicious. Adding the ice cream really sweetens it up, so yogurt can take some sugar out. Blend this sucker up and enjoy!
Mondo Mango Smoothie
I love a good, ripe mango and adding it to a smoothie with sherbet ice cream is delicious. Forget about the the nutrients in mango as well as the fiber, you’ll want this for the great taste. One of my favorite smoothie recipes with mango.
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup pineapple juice
- 1 cup orange sherbet
- 1 banana
- 2 cups mango, sliced
- 2 cups ice
- 1 teaspoon lime juice
Vitamin C Smoothie
This is the flu season and we all know one of the best things to do is to drink liquid and take vitamin C. Smoothies are the perfect solution to help avoid the flu and help you get better if you have the flu. So lets stock up on Vitamn C without using orange juice.
Ingredients:
- 3 cups of watermelon
- 1 cup cataloupe
- 1/2 cup strawberries
- 1 cup low-fat plain yogurt
- 2 cups of ice
Blend and feel better soon.
Breakfast Replacement Smoothie
Trying to get out the door in the morning and eat a good breakfast is a tough combination, so finding a good smoothie combination to help me is a good idea. Well, I like Grape Nuts cereal and I like to mix it in yogurt and eat it with lunch or for a snack. So why not blend it into a breakfast smoothie? So I did.
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup Grape Nuts cereal
- 1/2 cup vanilla yogurt (low-fat)
- 1 cup ice
- 1 banana
- 2 cups juice (orange, apple or whatever you like. I wouldn’t mind trying pineapple in this)
Blend and feel the energy!
Green Envy Avocado Smoothie
I absolutely love avocadoes and adding them to a smoothie is something I never thought of before. But I’m all about trying something new and how bad could it be? Well, it was excellent and the avocado adds a creamy texture you don’t find in smoothies usually. Try this avocado smoothie and surprise it on your friends. They’ll be amazed it was made from avocado.
Ingredients:
- 2 bananas
- 2 cups orange juice
- 1 cup of strawberries (preferably fresh, but frozen will do)
- 1 cup of orange or strawberry sherbet
- 1 cup ice
- 1 avocado, peeled and pitted
