Zucchini is a great ingredient to add to a smoothie. It’s full of minerals and B vitamins and minerals.
Ingredients:
1 apple (large)
1 zucchini (large)
1 banana (large)
6 ounces water
Directions:
In a Vita-Mix add all the ingredients.
Blend on high for 30 seconds or until smooth.
Ingredients:
2 cups cantaloupe
1 cup watermelon
1 cucumber
2 cups baby spinach
1 teaspoon lime juice
1/2 cup water
Directions:
Place all ingredients in a Vita-Mix blender.
Replace lid and make sure it’s securely in place.
Blend on high for one minute or until desired consistency is reached.
Ingredients:
2 cups cantaloupe or honeydew melon
1 cucumber
2 tablespoons fresh mint
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/2 cup water
Directions:
Place all ingredients in a Vita-Mix blender.
Replace lid and make sure it’s securely in place.
Blend on high for one minute or until desired consistency is reached.
Ingredients:
2 pears
2 cups baby spinach
1 cucumber
1/2 cup of water
Directions:
Place all ingredients in a Vita-Mix blender.
Replace lid and make sure it’s securely in place.
Blend on high for one minute or until desired consistency is reached.
Ingredients:
2 cups chopped kale
1 banana
1 teaspoon maple syrup
1 tablespoon flax seeds
1/2 cup soy milk
Directions:
Place all ingredients in a Vita-Mix blender.
Blend on high until smooth.
You can serve this over ice if you wish.
Ingredients:
1 cup yogurt (plain)
1 tomato (small)
1 celery stalk (chopped)
a few spinach leaves
1 cucumber, peeled, seeded and chopped
salt and pepper (to taste)
6 ice cubes
Directions:
Place all ingredients in a Vita-Mix blender.
Blend on high until smooth.
You might want to play around with this recipe. Add some other ingredients like ginger or cilantro or some seasoning. It’s on the bland side with just these three ingredients.
Ingredients:
1 carrot
1 piece of celery stalk
5-10 ice cubes
Directions:
In a Vita-Mix blender add all the ingredients and blend on high until smooth.
Note: If the smoothie is too thick you can add some sort of liquid – a flavored juice or some water to think it out a litte.
I’m sure you’re probably familiar with Dr. Oz. He’s always on the Oprah show and everyone knows Oprah. This green drink recipe is something that Dr. Oz says he drinks almost every morning.
Ingredients:
2 apples (cored, but leave the skin on them)
2 BIG handfuls of spinach
1 medium cucumber
3 ribs/sticks of chopped celery (if you’re using Vita-mix, you only need to cut the celery rubs into thirds)
1/2 inch or teaspoon ginger root, peeled
1 bunch parsley
Juice of 1 lime
Juice of 1/2 lemon
Directions:
Place all ingredients into a Vita-Mix blender and blend on high until smooth.
This recipe makes about three to four servings.
Recipe Source: A Healthy Kitchen
This recipe has several ingredients that a lot of people aren’t fond of – grapefruit, beets and plums – so be aware if you’re not a fan of these ingredients!
Ingredients:
1 grapefruit
1 red beet
3 plums
1 lemon (juiced)
3 stalks of greens (broccoli, spinach, etc)
2 tablespoons hemp seeds
2 cups water
Directions:
In a Vita-Mix blender add all ingredients.
Replace lid and make sure it’s securely in place.
Blend on high for one minute or until smooth.
Ingredients:
1 lemon (juiced)
1 plum
1 apple
1 carrot
2 cups leafy green (baby spinach works well)
1/2 cup water
Instructions:
In a Vita-Mix blender, add all ingredients and blend on high until smooth.
Note: You may only want to use 1/2 of the lemon. It just depends on how much lemon you like.
