Tag: smoothie
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Banana Mango Orange Smoothie
This smoothie has kind of a long name but it sounds good, doesn’t it? I found this recipe in a cookbook called Eating Clean in Costa Rica. The instructions for the recipe included amounts measured in grams, milliliters, etc., so I converted the amounts and adjusted some amounts slightly.
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Chocolate PB Oat Smoothie
I’m a big fan of peanut butter and have been since I was a kid. It’s just one of those classic foods that people of all ages love. If you’re a peanut butter lover too, you’ve probably seen PBfit® Peanut Butter Powder on the shelves at your grocery store. I received some complimentary samples of both the Chocolate…
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Mango-Orange Smoothie
It looks like this may turn out to be a really hot summer! It will actually be getting up in the 90’s where I live in the next few days—yikes! When the weather gets that hot, I crave something cool and refreshing…like this Mango-Orange Smoothie!
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Shamrock Smoothie
If you want to start your St. Patrick’s Day out with something on the healthy side, give this Shamrock Smoothie a try! It also makes a delicious cool and creamy treat in the afternoon! This smoothie gets it’s creaminess from the tasty blend of frozen kiwifruit, banana, and key lime yogurt. You can substitute vanilla yogurt,…
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Orange Reboot Detox Smoothie
When I heard about the book Whole Body Reboot by Manuel Villacorta, M.S., R.D., the thing that got my attention was the 5-day smoothie detox plan, because I love smoothies. But this book is about much more than smoothies—it’s about Peruvian Superfoods and, as the cover mentions, includes a healthy eating diet plan and recipes to detoxify, energize,…
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Raspberry Banana Coconut Milk Smoothie
I think this is the creamiest smoothie I’ve ever had! This is the first smoothie I’ve made with coconut milk, and I love how super creamy and smooth it turned out! I modified a recipe from Del’s Cooking Twist by adding some banana and sweetening it with honey. Yum! I made this smoothie on a very warm day and…
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Blueberry-Honeydew Smoothie
It’s really been warm lately, so I’ve been making lots of smoothies—they just taste so good on a hot day! One fruit that I really love but haven’t used that much in smoothies is honeydew melon, so I made sure to add that in this recipe!
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Tropical Spinach Smoothie
In my last post, I shared a recipe I had made with OrganicGirl Super Greens, the Super Greens Fiesta Salad, and now I’ll be sharing a another recipe I made with OrganicGirl Baby Spinach, the Tropical Spinach Smoothie. This is a wonderful smoothie—it’s thick but not too thick. It’s sweet but not too sweet. It…
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Rejuvenating Beet Smoothie (Non-Dairy)
There sure are a lot of big food-related holidays and events during the winter…Christmas, New Year’s Eve and Day, Super Bowl Sunday, Valentine’s Day, and St. Patrick’s Day—no wonder it’s so hard to diet this time of year! If you feel like you’re needing a little dose of something healthy, this is just the thing. I…
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Pineapple Mango Green Smoothie
Yesterday was just too hot to cook! So I thought I’d make a smoothie. I’ve seen lots of healthy green smoothie recipes on the web and decided to try making my own. I was particularly inspired by some of the recipes I found at Green Smoothies Rule. The recipes I looked at had spinach in them—I’ve never…
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Beet Smoothie and Why Beets Are Good For You
I realize that this is a recipe many of you may not be too excited about…but you should be. Because beets are really good for you, and this is a great-tasting way to have them! I’m not super-crazy about beets myself, but I liked this smoothie. Not only does it taste good, but you also reap…
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Sweet and Smooth Citrus Smoothie from What Color is Your Smoothie?
If you like smoothies, you’ll have to check out a new book, What Color is Your Smoothie? It’s filled with 300 recipes that can help you get the recommended daily five servings of fruits and vegetables in your diet, in addition to important vitamins and minerals your body needs. As I was reviewing the book, I learned that…
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