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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