http://smoothieblends.com Delicious Smoothie Recipes and Information on the Vita Mix Blender. Fri, 02 Jan 2009 10:06:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If you or your kids have a hard time getting the recommended daily amount of fruit this is a great way to do so. 1 cup orange juice 1 cup papaya, peeled and diced 1/2 cup cantaloupe, peeled and diced 1/2 cup mango, peeled and diced 2 apricots, pitted ... http://smoothieblends.com/fruit-and-nothing-else This is a great smoothie to have on a nice warm day because of the frozen fruits.  It's the middle of winter where I'm at but regardless of that this is still a wonderful smoothie! 1 frozen peach 10 frozen blueberries 1 (6 oz) container frozen low-fat vanilla yogurt 1/2 ... http://smoothieblends.com/89 You can make this recipe without the protein powder and flax seed oil if you wish. Those two ingredients make it healthier.    1/4 cup crushed pineapple, drained 1 apricot, chopped 4 strawberries, trimmed and chopped 1 banana, chopped 1 1/2 cups water 1 TBSP powdered skim milk 1 TBSP ... http://smoothieblends.com/energize-me-smoothie This is a great recipe to experiment with. Replace the almonds with pecans or use pineapple juice instead of orange juice.  1 cup frozen peaches 1 cup orange juice 2 tablespoons toasted slivered almonds 1 frozen banana cut into small chunks Add the juice to a Vita-Mix blender. ... http://smoothieblends.com/almond-and-peach-oj It's no surprise that kids like sweet things.  The honey in this recipe adds a touch of sweetness making it a kids favorite. And we also know that kids can be picky so it's no surprise that some don't like cranberry juice. If your child doesn't like the taste ... http://smoothieblends.com/fruit-smoothie-to-love If you don't like lemon flavored yogurt you can use any type of fruit flavored yogurt.  And it's always fun to try different flavors to see which your family likes the most.  1 container (6 oz) low fat lemon yogurt 1 can (20 oz)crushed pineapple in its own juice, ... http://smoothieblends.com/lemon-berry-smoothie 1 cup vanilla soymilk 11/2 cup ice 1/3 cup firm tofu 3/4 cup bananas –sliced/frozen 1/4 cup chocolate syrup 2 teaspoons instant coffee Place all ingredients in a Vita-Mix blender and blend until smooth. Serve immediately. http://smoothieblends.com/mocha-java-smoothie This is another recipe that I haven't tried yet but thought I would pass along because it sounds interesting. Leave a comment if you've tried it (or try it) and tell me what you think.  8 California figs 2 bananas 16 oz. plain low-fat yogurt 24 oz. ice cubes 1 ... http://smoothieblends.com/fig-banana-smoothie 12 oz. frozen blueberries (unthawed) 8 oz. vanilla low fat yogurt 4 oz. orange juice 4 oz. milk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Place all ingredients in a Vita-Mix blender. Blend together until smooth and then serve immediately. http://smoothieblends.com/blueberry-orange-smoothie 8 oz. vanilla yogurt 4 oz. frozen strawberries 2 oz. apple juice 1 frozen banana, chopped Place all ingredients in Vita-Mix blender, cover and blend until desired consistency. http://smoothieblends.com/strawberry-sunrise-smoothie