Ingredients:
1 large banana
2 tablespoons peanut butter
1 cup milk
1 cup ice (optional)
Directions:
In a Vita-Mix blender, add all ingredients and blend on high until smooth. You blend ingredients together in blender with ice if you like. It makes a very filling breakfast smoothie that keeps me full well until lunch. I don’t get that with cereal.
Avocados are full of nutrients including fiber and potassium just to name a few. Adding them to a smoothie are a great way to add them to your diet.
Ingredients:
2 cups orange juice
2 bananas
1 avocado
1 cup strawberries
1 cup strawberry sherbet
1 cup ice
Directions:
Place all ingredients in a Vita-Mix blender and blend on high for up to one minute or until desired consistency is reached.
Ingredients:
(makes 1 serving)
1 1/2 cups frozen cherries, pitted
1/2 cup orange peach mango juice
8 mint leaves
Directions:
In a Vita-Mix blender, place all ingredients and blend on high until smooth.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup cranberry juice
1/2 cup orange juice
1 banana
Directions:
In a Vita-Mix blender combine all ingredients; blend on high until smooth.
Serve immediately.
Technically this smoothie isn’t really for the ‘new year’ – it’s for whenever but seems how in January a lot of people are starting on healthier eating journey’s, this green smoothie is perfect for the ‘new year’.
Ingredients:
(this recipe makes approximately 4 glasses)
1 cup chopped kale
3 celery stalks (chopped)
1 cup fresh pineapple
1 cup mango (frozen)
1 banana, frozen
1 cup romaine lettuce leaves
1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
Directions:
In a Vita-Mix blender, add all ingredients and blend on high until smooth.
Start your morning off with this healthy pear and celery smoothie recipe.
Ingredients:
1 grapefruit
4 celery sticks
2 apples
2 pears
chopped mint
Directions:
In a Vita-Mix blender, blend all ingredients together until smooth.
Garnish with chopped mint and serve immediately.
Ingredients:
6 ounces frozen apple juice concentrate
8 ounces peach yogurt
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
5 ice cubes
Directions:
In a Vita-Mix blender, add all ingredients except ice cubes. Blend on high for 30 seconds to one minute. Then add ice cubes and blend on high until smooth.
Serve immediately.
This recipe will make about 2 servings.
Ingredients:
2 cups (10 ounces) frozen blueberries
1 cup pineapple-orange juice
8 ounces container vanilla yogurt
2 teaspoons sugar
Directions:
In a Vita-Mix blender, add the blueberries, yogurt, juice and sugar. Blend on high for approximately one minute or until desired consistency is reached.
Here is another great smoothie recipe you can enjoy the Holidays with.
Ingredients:
3/4 cup vanilla yogurt
1/4 cup frozen raspberries
1 large banana, peeled, placed in a resealable bag, and frozen
4 frozen peach slices
3/4 cup orange juice
Directions:
In a Vita-Mix blender, add all the ingredients. Blend on low until desired consistency is reached. You may need to add more orange juice to help make it not be so thick.
If you are looking for a smoothie recipe that will make enough to serve 6-8 people give this recipe a try. Not only will it serve more than 1-2 people, it’s always delicious and healthy.
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups fresh fruit (cut up)
3 cups low-fat yogurt
1 1/2 cups low-fat milk (can substitute with fruit juice if you prefer)
Directions:
Add all ingredients to a Vita-Mix blender and blend on high until smooth.
