Here’s a virgin version of a Margarita.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup pineapple tidbits, drained (canned or fresh)
1 package lime Jello
1/2 cup boiling water
1 cup milk
2 cups vanilla ice cream
crushed ice

Directions:

In a Vita-Mix blender pour boiling water and add lime Jello mix to it. Cover and blend for few seconds.

Add ice cream, milk, pineapple and some crushed ice (few handfuls).

Make sure blender cover is on and tightly in place.

Blend on high until smooth.

Pour into glass(es) and serve immediately.

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Ingredients:

1 TBSP peanut butter
1 banana (frozen)
1 cup milk
1/2 cup vanilla yogurt (frozen)

Directions:

Take 1 banana and cut into chunks. Place on waxed paper and put in freezer until frozen.

Place all ingredients (including frozen banana) in a Vita-Mix Blender.

Replace lid and make sure it’s on tightly.

Blend on high until smooth.

Pour into glass and serve immediately.

Note: You can do a variation of this recipe to make it lower in calories and fat simply by using reduced fat peanut butter and skim milk. You can also use fat-free ice cream in place of the yogurt for something different.

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There are many different nutrition benefits to eating berries and different berries will have different benefits but most of them all contain vitamin C, potassium and calcium, just to name a few. Berries are also ‘known’ to boost your brain power.

But did you know that blueberries, raspberries and strawberries may help reduce your risk of several types of cancers? That reason alone is worth eating them.

Just one more fun fact about a few of the berries found in this recipe. Raspberries and blueberries contain something called lutein (A carotenoid that is found in yellow and orange fruits and vegetables, green leafy vegetables and egg yolks), which is important for healthy vision.

Of course drinking just one of these smoothies isn’t enough. You should make sure that your diet is rich in fruits and vegetables and while frozen berries are still good for you – fresh is best!

Ingredients:

1/2 cup frozen blueberries
1/2 cup frozen raspberries
1/2 cup frozen strawberries
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
1/2 cup nonfat frozen yogurt
1/2 cup apple juice
1/2 cup ice

Directions:

Place all ingredients in a Vita-Mix blender and blend on high until desired consistency is reached.

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If you like coffee this recipe is for you. However, I’ve tried this one and I didn’t think it had that much of a coffee flavor to it. I think the other ingredients kind of ‘outweigh’ the instant coffee taking away from the ‘burst’ of coffee flavor I was expecting.

Ingredients:

3 tablespoons instant coffee
1 cup milk
6 ice cubes
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup heavy cream

Directions:

Place all ingredients in a Vita-Mix blender.

Cover and blend on high until desired consistency is reached.

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This sounds like a pretty interesting recipe. I have not tried it so let me know what you think of it if you try it!

Ingredients:

1/2 package mango dessert tofu
1 banana (medium sized)
1/4 cup pineapple chunks from canned pineapple (plus a bit of juice – 3 to 4 tablespoons)
1/4 to 1/2 cup soymilk
1 to 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa

Directions:

Place all ingredients into a Vita-Mix blender. Blend on high until smooth.

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Here’s another great ‘holiday’ smoothie recipe. It’s got that ‘punch’ of pumpkin flavor that will get your taste buds going.

Ingredients:

1 can (15 ounces) 100% Pure Pumpkin
1 can (12 ounces) Evaporated Milk
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 tablespoons honey
ground nutmeg
1 pint vanilla ice cream

Directions:

Place the pumpkin, evaporated milk, honey and cinnamon into a Vita-Mix blender.

Blend on high until smooth.

Add ice cream and blend again until smooth.

Pour into glass(es) and serve. Garnish with nutmeg.

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Ingredients:

2 bananas (medium sized)
8 ounces yogurt (plain)
4 ounces blueberries (frozen or fresh)

Directions:

Slice bananas (peel first) and place on a cookie sheet. Put in freezer and freeze until solid.

Once bananas are frozen solid remove from freezer and put in a Vita-Mix blender.

Slice berries and add to blender.

Add yogurt.

Blend on high until desired consistency is reached.

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Ingredients:

1 avocado (large sized)
2 teaspoons milk (condensed milk)
8 ounces ice

Directions:

Scoop out the avocado into a Vita-Mix blender.

Add the condensed milk.

Now add the ice.

On high blend until it’s a semi-creamy texture.

Note: If you want it sweeter add more condensed milk.

If you want to make this a ‘healthier’ smoothie you can add very small amounts of echinacea, ginseng, etc).

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This recipe is full of vitamins and very nutritious. It’s a great way to start your day during this hectic time of year. Often times people skip breakfast because they are in a rush but we all know that breakfast truly is the most important meal of the day! It doesn’t take long to whip this smoothie together and it’s a yummy one too.

Ingredients:

1 banana
1/4 cup cranberries
1 apple (red delicious)
1 container vanilla yogurt
1 beet (only a very small piece of it is needed)
Ice cubes (6 or 7)
Mint (to use as a garnish)

Directions:

Wedge (cut into wedges) the apple and remove seeds.

Juice apple wedges with cranberries and the beet.

In a Vita-Mix blender pour the above combined juices.

Add yougurt, banana and ice cubes.

Blend on high until desired consistency is reached.

Pour smoothie into a glass(es) and garnish with mint.

Note: Adding more beet to this recipe will give you a darker red color.

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It’s hard to believe that the Holidays are upon us already! This year has flown by in what seems like a blink of the eye. One of the things that many people like about this time of year is eggnog! So here’s a recipe just for those of you that need a little eggnog fix. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

1 banana
2 cups eggnog
1/3 cup milk
1 cup vanilla yogurt
Pinch of nutmeg
Pinch of cinnamon
2 cups ice cubes

Directions:

Place all ingredients in a Vita-Mix blender and blend on high until smooth.

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