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Simple
Smoothie Recipes
It
doesn't have to be summertime to enjoy healthy and refreshing simple
smoothie recipes. On a warm summer day it is a great way to get kids to
drink a cool drink packed with fruit and calcium.
Smoothies
are easy to put together. Use whatever fruit you have available and add
a little milk, some yogurt and some ice cubes. It really is that
simple. You can also add extra flavors like sugar or vanilla. I prefer
to leave the sugar out but it is an individual preference.
The great thing about smoothies is, you can be creative and discover
what your favorite flavor is. One of our favorite flavors at our house
is from the cooking video on our Mango food facts page. Our least
favorite was when we added a grapefruit including the white part. It
turned out very bitter. (we should have known) Next time cut out the
grapefruit by sections then add to smoothie!
The secret to really great smoothies is in the blender. Your best
option, and most economically in the long run, is to get a heavy duty
blender. I have a Vita Mix and I use it at least once a day not just
for smoothies though I use mine for chopping vegetables in cooking.
Cream soups are great made in the blender. Shaved ice is fun and easy
with the Vita mix. It has been an investment that has really paid for
itself.
Experiment with different juices including
vegetable juices.
Try adding a handful of carrots or celery to the
smoothie
recipe. Once it is blended nobody will know it is an extra healthy
smoothie.
Add up to 1 tablespoon sugar or honey for a
sweeter flavor.
Add oat bran, almonds or wheat germ for an extra
burst of
nutrition.
If using canned fruit include the juice for extra
flavor.
Add 1 tablespoon peanut butter to your smoothie
recipe.
Substitute milk for juice or juice for the milk
in any recipe.
To make any simple smoothie recipe thinner add
more juice or
milk. To make any simple smoothie recipe thicker add more fruit.
Blueberry Coconut Almond
Healthy Smoothie
Recipe
Best Smoothie
Recipes
Strawberry Banana
Smoothie
1 cup frozen strawberries
2 cups orange juice
1 banana, cut in pieces
½ cup milk
2 tablespoons sugar
Add ingredients together in blender and blend until smooth.
Blueberry Fruit
Smoothie
Carton of Blueberry yogurt
1 Cup of milk
1 Cup frozen or fresh blueberries, strawberries or peaches
½ cup ice cubes
Add all together in blender and blend until smooth.
Healthy Orange Smoothie
1 orange peeled and separated
¾ cup sliced peaches (if canned use juice also)
1 cup orange yogurt
½ cup ice cubes
Blend in blender until smooth. Substitute peaches with different fruit
such as banana or a can of mandarin oranges, if desired.
Tofu Smoothie
For an extra healthy smoothie recipe try adding tofu.
½ Cup tofu
1 banana or 1 peach
2 Cups fruit juice, whichever you would like
8 oz. Crushed pineapple, with juice
1/2 cup ice cubes
Substitute banana or pineapple for a different type of fruit if you
would like and experiment with different juices. Add ingredients to
blender and blend until smooth.
Protein
Smoothie Recipe
Add a scoop or 1 oz. of protein powder to any smoothie recipe.
Jello Smoothie Recipe
Small package of Jell-o or gelatin, any flavor
½ Cup milk
1 Cup yogurt, any flavor
½ cup fruit or 1 fruit of choice
½ cup ice cubes
Add ingredients in blender and mix until smooth.
Tropical smoothie
recipe
1 orange peeled and separated
½ cup lemon juice
¼ cup crushed pineapple with juice
¼ cup milk
1 cup yogurt
Mix ingredients all together and blend until smooth.
Top
a smoothie with fruit kabobs on a straw. Use sliced strawberries,
sliced bananas or other fruit. Push slices through a straw and add to
your smoothie for fun.
Grape Smoothie
½ cup white grape juice
¼ cup seedless grapes
¼ Cup pineapple with juice
½ Cup milk
½ cup ice cubes
Add all together in blender. Make any substitutions you'd like for the
fruit juice or in place of pineapple. Blend.
Yogurt Smoothie Recipe
1 Cup yogurt plain, vanilla or flavored
1 banana or other fruit
1 cup milk
1/2 cup ice cubes
All ingredients together and blend.
A Lemon Simple
Smoothie Recipe
Kiwi and Raspberry
Smoothie
2 kiwis peeled and cut in half
1 cup raspberries
1 cup yogurt
½ cup milk
1/2 cup ice cubes
Add all together and blend until smooth.
Cherry Simple Smoothie
Recipe
1 Cup pitted cherries
1 cup flavored yogurt
½ cup milk
1 cup ice cubes
1 cup strawberries, one banana or 1 peeled orange
Add ingredients together in blender and blend until smooth.
Apple Smoothie Recipe
1 apple, cored and sliced
1 cup apple juice
1 carton apple yogurt or other flavor
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 cup ice cubes
Mix ingredients together in a blender and blend until smooth.
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Blueberry strawberry smoothie
1/2 cup of ice cubes 1/2 cup of orange juice 1/2 cup of strawberries 1 egg 2 spoons of of ice cream any flavor
Banana Bananza
1 banana (cut into pieces) 2 tablespoons of peanut butter 1/3 cup of chocolate sauce 1 cup of milk 1 cup of ice YUM!!!
Banana Surprise!
2 Bananas 4 Strawberries 2 regular cups of yogurt bought in store. Any flavour
2 regular cups of chocolate pudding bought in store. OR ...
Appleberrypinenana
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1 cup frozen strawberries 1/2 cup frozen mixed berries 1/2 cup frozen pineapple 1 sliced and cored apple 1 peeled and sliced banana 1 cup plain frozen ...
Smoothy Groovie
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1 cup of strawberries, 2 cups of bananas, 1/2 cup of milk, 2 cups of ice.
Put all in a blender and blend till only tiny lumps show.
Fruit Blend Smoothie
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1 cup fresh strawberries with "tails cut off" 1 banana cut into pieces 2 cups orange juice a little over one cup of milk (2%) 1 kiwi skinned and cut ...
Peach Banana Fizz Smoothie
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1 Nectarine 1 Peach flavored yogurt 1 Plum 2 tablespoons of Sugar (optional) 1 teaspoon of Cinnamon 1 3/4 cups of Milk 5 Ice cubes 2 Bananas
Blend ...
Mango Smoothie
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2 1/2 cups of Mango Juice 1 cup of Vanilla Ice Cream 1 Sliced Banana
Blend all ingredients together.
Easy & Tasty
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1 banana 1/2 cup strawberries 3/4 cup milk 2 tablespoon sugar 8 ice cubes
Blend all in blender until ice cubes are smooth and ENJOY !
2 tsp vanilla 1 hazelnut yoghurt milk 200ml apple juice 50ml
blend on smooth for 20 seconds blend on slow for ten seconds
Strawberry & Blueberry Deluxe Smoothie
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Add about a cup of ice 1 1/2 cups of Milk 1/2 cup blueberry 3 Strawberry's Substitute: Strawberry Syrup 1 1/2 tbs. of Sugar BLEND & DRINK :P ...
Orange Julius
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6oz. orange juice concentrate 2 cups milk 1/4 sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla 5 ice cubes
apple smoothie
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1 apple ( sliced ) 1 cup of ice a splash of apple juice
TROPICAL BLAST!
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1 cup of orange juice 1 cup of apple juice 1 cup of a juice of your choice (optional) 3 scoops of vanilla ice Cream
Mix in a blender until thick ...
Mixed Berry Smoothie
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1/2 cup milk (add more if flavor is too tangy) 1/2 cup strawberries 1/2 cup ice cubes 1 cup yogurt (I tend to use flavorless yogurt) 1 Packet of Jello ...
Mawi Delisiouso
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2 kiwis 1 mango 1 1/2 cup of orange juice 1 cup of ice or more if you want
first put in the mango and kiwis and orange juice. when all of that ...
Directions: Blend in blender until ice is blended in pour and Enjoy!!
Icy Fruits
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Icy Fruits 1 - Ice Cube 1- Yoplait yogurt, "Cinnamon Roll" 1- Yoplait yogurt, "French Vanilla" handful - large strawberries (to taste- we used 3 large)...
Sean n Jessy's Super Berry Smoothie
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1 cup blueberries 1/2 cup blackberries 1/2 cup raspberries 1/2 cup white grape juice 1 cup strawberry yogurt 1/2 cup ice cubes (optional)
Add all ...
Jelly O' Grape
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Making a Jelly O' Grape Smoothies. There are no special measurements but these are the materials you will need:
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