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Simple Smoothie Recipes


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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.


Easy Kids Meal Recipes on this page

  • Ideas for smoothies

  • Video: Blueberry Coconut Almond

  • Strawberry Banana

  • Blueberry Fruit Smoothie

  • Healthy Orange Smoothie

  • Tofu Smoothie

  • Protein Smoothie

  • Jell-O Smoothie Recipe

  • Tropical Smoothie

  • Grape Smoothie

  • Yogurt Smoothie

  • Video:Lemon simple smoothie

  • Kiwi & Raspberry Smoothie

  • Cherry Simple smoothie

  • Apple smoothie

  • Create your own recipe page

  • Reader's submitted recipes



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    Great ideas for Simple Smoothie Recipes

  • Add cream of coconut to a recipe.


  • 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.


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    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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    Peach Chocolate Smoothie  Not rated yet
    Start out with one cup water.

    Slowly add melted chocolate until you've added one cup worth.

    After you mix the two together add three cups chopped ...

    i-anna's hawaiian tropical smoothie  Not rated yet
    1. 1 cucumber
    2. 1 strawberry
    3. 1 lime
    4. 1 lemon
    5. 1 cherry

    Blend all together.

    Orange Sunrise Smoothie!  Not rated yet
    This smoothie doesn't have to be right at sunrise but any part of the day.

    Ingredients: 1 can of pineapple slices
    1 cup of orange juice
    ...

    Really Simple Strawberry and Banana Smoothie  Not rated yet
    ~one chopped ripe banana
    ~strawberry yogurt(the regular little cups bought in the stores)

    ~blend until the right thickness.
    ~one banana and one strawberry ...

    Baby banana chocolate smoothie recipe  Not rated yet
    1 cup banana
    3 tablespoons chocolate
    5 ice cubes
    1 tablespoon milk

    Put all items in blender and blend for about 20-30 seconds or until thick.

    Super Simple Strawberry Smoothie!  Not rated yet
    All you need is:

    1 cup of strawberries (frozen is best)

    1 cup of crushed ice

    1 cup of Apple juice

    2 containers of any yogurt (it gives it ...

    Banana Balistic  Not rated yet
    *1 ripe banana
    *5 TBS of ice cream
    *1 TBS of honey

    Strawberry Smoothie  Not rated yet
    1 cup strawberries
    1 cup low fat milk
    1/2 cup vanilla yogurt
    1 cup ice


    Blend all in blender on high or till smooth like.

    Sunrise Smoothie  Not rated yet
    1/2 c orange juice Fruity Sunrise
    1/2 c peach juice
    2 Tablespoons Marachino cherry juice
    5 Marachino cherries

    Mix orange juice and peach juice. Top ...

    The B.C.P. ( Banana, Coconut, and Pineapple)  Not rated yet
    1-2 bananas
    1/2 cup of creamed coconut
    1 cup of crushed pineapple
    3 cups of ice

    Add pineapple, bananas, coconut, then add ice gradually. Blend till ...

    MaNgO Smoothie  Not rated yet
    2 soft mangoes
    1 cup of milk
    2 bananas
    1/2 cup of strawberries
    1/4 cup coconut (optional)
    Add to blender and mix till smooth

    My Favorite Smoothie Surprise  Not rated yet
    1 Apple peeled and cut into slices

    1 Orange peeled with pulp off and sectioned

    1 Banana peeled and cut into slices

    Ice cubes ( as many as it takes ...



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