“plumango” vitamix smoothie :
– 1 fresh plum
– 1/4 cup dried mango
– 1/4 organic banana
– 1/4 cup frozen cherries
– 1/4 cup fresh spinach
– 1 teaspoon flax seeds
– 1 cup almond milk
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{cherry sweet-tart vitamix smoothie}
22 Mari’m a little late on posting today – it’s snowing here in colorado… and, sigh – i’ll just go ahead and say it – i’m over it! can we please be in spring now?! i’m just dying to put on my sanuks and put away my wellies.
i’ve been making a smoothie every morning since we are ‘officially’ in spring now – but i admit it’s just not as satisfying first thing in the morning as a warm cup of coffee or tea. but i’m determined to start cleansing my body out, preparing it for a different season, and lots of different veggies to compliment!
in the meantime, here’s another smoothie recipe. i created this one in mind as more of an evening smoothie. tart cherries and tart cherry juice are good for insomnia, remember?! i call it “sweet-tart” because i used sweet frozen cherries and tart cherry juice… and it turned out rather delicious!
cherry sweet-tart vitamix smoothie :
– frozen sweet cherries {1/2 cup}
– 3 frozen strawberries
– 3 frozen pineapple chunks
– 1 pitted date
– 1/2 cup coconut milk
– 1/2 cup tart cherry juice
{drink the rainbow : purple-ish antioxidant-rich vitamix smoothie!}
19 Mar
how’s that for a title?!
vitamix-ing {and really, smoothie-making in general} is all about experimenting. sometimes you nail it. sometimes you don’t. more times than not, it turns out amazing… like in this case. 🙂
purple-ish vitamix smoothie :
– 1/4 cup frozen blackberries
– 1/4 cup frozen pineapple
– 1/4 cup red/purple cabbage
– 1 pitted date {for sweetness}
– 2-3 dehydrated apple wedges {i like to dehydrate stuff}
– 1/2 – 2/3 cup coconut milk
– splash of orange juice
– sprinkle in a little raw protein powder
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and the fact that it tastes amazing is a huge bonus to how incredibly healthy and good for you it is!! 😀
check out that colour!!!
{st. paddy’s day green vitamix smoothie}
17 Mar
it’s been a while since i wrote a vitamix post!! green smoothies are always fun, and this is fitting for the holiday. this week i decided to do a short cleanse. partially in honour of the moon, partially in honour of the upcoming solstice, and partially because i have been eating donuts almost every day for breakfast for about 2 months… not even kidding. *ahem* anyway, i was super excited to bust out my vitamix again! Continue reading
{vitamix juice w/ dates, pears, green lettuce}
31 May
i threw a lot of random stuff in this one…. {choosing organic where possible}
– 1 small clementine, peeled
– 1/2 pear, stems and seeds included
– 2 pitted dates
– a few banana slices
– handful of romain lettuce
– orange juice
– almond milk
– some raw protein powder
you just never know what colour to expect… but the taste is always amazing!
i’m a huge fan of using dates for sweetening. usually all you need is one or two per 12 oz. serving. they are inexpensive and the vitamix can handle it! just make sure to buy pitted dates! the lettuce flavour was a little stronger in this compared to good ol’ spinach, but i had run out so i had to replace *something* green… 😉
have a great weekend!
{drink the rainbow! – chartreuse vitamix smoothie}
30 Aprthis one is SUPER yum and i just love the colour!!! another great post-workout drink!
– frozen mangos {about 1/4 cup}
– frozen pineapple {about 1/4 cup}
– frozen bananas {about 1/4 cup}
– coconut milk {about 1 cup}
– splash of orange juice
– handful of fresh spinach
– a couple pitted dates
– sprinkle in some golden flax seeds
i’ve somehow almost got it down to a magical science now- that whatever i put in my vitamix makes *just enough* for this glass jar i drink out of {which i believe is about 12 ounces}:
isn’t that colour awesome?!?!
{i heart the vitamix!}
25 Aprthis post is probably going to sound like a sales pitch or something – whatever! i love love love my vitamix!
a hefty pricetag, i agree – but oh oh OH so worth it!!
i use mine every day, and i find new ways to use it and it never gets old… Continue reading
{drink the rainbow! – clementine creamsicle vitamix juice}
23 Aprthis is super delicious, as you can imagine!!
my only issue with this drink right now is that i want one, and yet it’s snowing outside, so it’s just kinda weird… have i mentioned how i’m so beyond ready for spring?!? – even though technically it ought to be here by now…! sigh…
for this creation, i used some clementines i bought in a bag and just pre-peeled some for smoothies and snacking…
– clementines {about 3/4 cup}
– coconut milk {about 3/4 cup}
– ice
blend on high until desired consistency is reached and ENJOY!
coconut milk is wonderfully creamy and makes drinks like this extra delicious and frothy.
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