Hey ladies! There was a brief smoothie post when
@CRivera07 posted one of her faves, but it didn't go too far and I'm looking for more recipes! I am trying to get lots of good, natural, from the source nutrients, but there aren't a lot of fruits that I really want to just "grab and go" with. I got a new blender last Thursday for my birthday and I'm looking or yummy smoothies to blend up and have as breakfast, snacks, whatever! Full disclosure, I'm not huge on bananas, and unfortunately I tried the "green smoothie" wagon and it just wasn't for me, but feel free to post recipes with those for modification and for others of course!
Re: Got smoothies? Post your faves!
Kiwi
Spinach and Kale for the Iron
Cucumber
Apple
Frozen Cranberries (covers up the green taste)
Pineapple juice (iron absorbs best with vit c)
I promise it tastes delicious I found for me just throwing in all your favorites you can't go wrong.
I juice a lot. My favorite is beet, orange and carrot. I'm not sure if that computes to smoothies though.
So good!
Frozen fruits of choice. Fresh berries taste better but are seasonal. If I use fresh I use ice. I don't use ice with frozen berries.
Milk or juice (I skip the sweetener, below, if I use something like real OJ).
Sweetener - honey, sugar.
Veggies (I usually do spinach since the flavor is more mild than kale). You can freeze spinach if you can't get fresh every couple days.
For creamier fruity smoothie, I do Greek yogurt, almond milk, half banana, fresh berries or half ripe peach. I top with raw sliced almonds, goji berries and organic granola and eat with a spoon.
Since u don't like bananas, use honey for sweetener and another natural thickener like avocado or mango.
Thanks for the tips everybody! They all look like some good things to try. I should probably just suck it up and try green smoothies again haha. And thanks for the tip on pineapple @bpv101283! I'll have to see if that makes them tolerable for me!
I use big bags of frozen fruit from the grocery store, like right now I'm using the "vitamin c mix" with strawberries, mangoes, pineapple, and peaches. I then just add some orange juice and almond milk, and lately I've been adding in half a dose of miralax. Simple, tasty, and I don't have any problems getting it down and keeping it down.