Strawb&Banan Smoothie Recipe

Steph here - and I am on a smoothie roll! I started my smoothie project by ordering the Oster My Blend 250-Watt Blender on Amazon, then I found a crapload of sweet recipes that I couldn't wait to try.

Grab your smoothie grocery list and healthy add ins like flaxseed and raw cacao! If your fruit man is back - grab your cheap fruit and you are ready to go.

I used honey to sweeten up the smoothie this time

The first recipe I made with my hubby was Kiwi Strawberry - which was great. But I'm not a huge kiwi fan and the smoothie just wasn't sweet enough. Strawberry/Banana mix is ALWAYS my fav fruit mix so I knew I had to try this next.

Dice a banana and 5/6 strawberries into the blender (add more/less depending on how much you want):

Ice, Strawberries & Bananas - a LITTLE healthier than Ben & Jerrys...

I didn't add in the flaxseed because it made the first smoothie taste too grainy. I need to fix that because I really want to incorporate flaxseed into my diet and a smoothie is the easiest way. Any fixes?!

Hey there pretty smoothie

Perfect late night replacement snack!

Strawb Banan Smoothie Recipe:
6 Strawberries - diced
1 Banana - diced
Almond Milk (or soy/rice/etc)
Honey - 2 tablespoons
Ice cubes
> Throw them in together and blend it up to enjoy!

I have made this one twice so far and it's such a great treat when I'm craving sugar at the end of the night. Now I need to fix my flax seed problem...

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First of the Smoothie Recipes > Kiwi Strawberry!

FINALLY! My first smoothie is made! I started my smoothie project over a month ago by ordering the Oster My Blend 250-Watt Blender on Amazon. I found a crapload of sweet recipes that I couldn't wait to try.

Don't forget your smoothie grocery list and healthy add ins like flaxseed and raw cacao! If your fruit man is back - grab your cheap fruit and you are ready to go.

Fruit Man shopping

The first recipe we tried was a Kiwi Strawberry - sounds refreshing and makes me crave Spring like anything.

Dice up your Kiwi

Dice up your strawberries (like 5 or 6 - whatever you can fit in there)

Add in your milk and a teaspoon of flaxseed for good health :)

Blend her up!

First smoothie of bikini season :)

Strawberry Kiwi Smoothie Recipe:
1 Kiwi - diced
6 Strawberries - diced
Almond Milk (or soy/rice/etc)
Teaspoon of flaxseed
Ice cubes
> Throw them in together and blend it up to enjoy!

The blender had some trouble with our larger ice cubes so we need to break up the cubes more in the future. Also you could taste the flax seeds in the shake so I need to figure out how to make that better - any suggestions?! My husband and I also agreed it needed to be sweetened up - maybe we will add in honey next time. Any other sweetener suggestions?

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Bad Bananas

Hey it's SH and I messed up my first round of smoothies! :S I started my smoothie project about a month ago and found so many mouth watering smoothie recipes I couldn't wait to try.

So I got my smoothie grocery list ready to go and hit the store. I skipped the frozen section (cya ice cream) and headed straight for the fruit!

When I got home I had the GENIUS idea of putting all the fruit in our freezer - to get them frozen for frozen smoothies?! No idea where I got my reasoning from. So once I realized that the fruit should not be frozen solid, I moved them to the fridge.

And then my bananas took a smoothie turn for the worst:

Sad Banana Smoothie

The bananas freaked out, and the raspberries, blueberries & strawberries got all soggy groggy and gross. Whaaaat a waste of money. I was so sad. And also laughing at my crazy idea to freeze the fruit. Helloooo that is what ice is for!

Oh life - so major smoothie fail on my part. Any tips/ideas/comforting words/RIP fruit messages for my sad smoothie start? Catch up with us on Facebook to see if I have made any more smoothie progress :)

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Grocery List for Smoothies

Hey there, SH checking in with my smoothie grocery list. I didn't find a lot of smoothie recipes that I wanted to make to the T. So I used the recipes that I found most intriguing and took ingredients from all of those.

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Basic Stock Up > Flax Seed and Cinnamon are super good for you, so I'm going to add them to every smoothie I make
Peanut Butter
Raw Cacoa Powder
Flax Seed or Flax Oil
Cinnamon
Liquid Basics: Soy Milk, Almond Milk, Coconut Water, Orange Juice

Recipes > I used these recipes are inspiration starters for my own smoothie recipes
http://offbeatandinspired.com/2012/09/29/healthy-cocoa-banana-almond-smoothie/
http://www.allparenting.com/my-table/articles/946149/5-fabulous-kid-friendly-smoothie-recipes
http://www.thekitchn.com/recipe-superpower-morning-smoothie-recipes-from-the-kitchn-183353
http://www.heatherchristo.com/cooks/2013/02/13/berrylicious-rainbow-smoothie/

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Fruits > Trying out my favs first
Bananas
Strawberries
Blueberries

I will let you know my favorite smoothie mixes I come up with! Have you tried making your own smoothie recipes? Do you add in usuals like flax or cinnamon? What is your favorite liquid base  for smoothies? I'm going to try to keep mine dairy free with soy/almond milks and coconut water and OJ. Any tips for creating my own smoothie recipe?

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A Plethora of Smoothie Recipes for SH

Hey hey, SH here and I finally got a smoothie maker as mentioned over here. I constantly have cravings for ice cream, so I am hoping that smoothies are my healthy answer to my serious sweet tooth.

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On my last post, Lydia from Made for More commented with a bunch of solid advice:
"I use frozen fruit and almond milk in pretty much every recipe. The frozen fruit (especially the banana) helps create a creamy, frosty texture without watering down the taste (which is what an iced-based smoothie with fresh fruit will do. The times I don't have a frozen banana and use a fresh one, it ends up being more like a liquid shake. If I add ice to fix it, it gets bland). 
By using frozen fruit, you combine the needed ice and fruit into one! I stock up on bananas and keep a bag of sliced (somewhat ripe) bananas in my freezer so I can have a smoothie ready to go anytime! You'll have fun mix-n-matching and not every smoothie will taste exactly the same! It's fun!
I would say the one way you could mess up a smoothie (as I have!) is to put notoriously bitter greens into it that no amount of banana can compensate for (if you want a green smoothie, use banana and/or a nut butter to round out the taste). Kale is doable and you can keep adding more as your tastes adjust to it. Collards or chard on the other hand... deadly. I once made the mistake of making a swiss chard smoothie... Never. Again."

Lydia recommends these recipes that I cannot wait to try:
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie
- Rainbow Smoothie
- Banana Nut Soft Serve
And in her words: There's no limit to what you can do with it/add in! (Cocoa, mint, coconut, etc).

Lacey also told me that she has been making her smoothies lately with coconut water instead of soy milk. Thanks so much to Lydia and Lacey for their advice - I'm off to make my first smoothie, wish me luck!!

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Summer Days & Breakfast Smoothies

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Most of my days off I'm stuck cleaning the house, running errands, or finding myself just wanting to be super lazy and stay indoors. Today needed a change. Yes, we need some groceries and I really need to vacuum our carpets, but that can wait until this evening.  I decided to get my run in and then take the motorcycle to the beach.  But before all of that happens, I was craving a sweet smoothie for breakfast.

This happens to be my new favorite (I know, I know! I say that about every month). I call this my Peachy Days smoothie.  It has that sweet, smooth flavor of southern peaches that only makes me think of my sunny days living in the south.

Ingredients:
Ice
1/4 cup soy milk
1/2 fresh peach
3 strawberries
4 cherries
Dash of Stevia if you want the extra sweetness

Directions:
Place ice in blender. Top with soy milk (this helps break down the ice a little in my tiny blender so it's easier to blend). Throw the remaining ingredients on top and blend!

Don't forget to top off with a cherry to make it look fabulous!

Enjoy this with your favorite sunglasses, sunscreen, and the beach, hammock, or your favorite sunny spot in the yard.

-Lacey

My New Favorite Smoothie

Smoothies are our regular dessert after dinner or my drink with lunch.  I'm always trying new combinations (and I should probably start posting more of them) but this one just blew my mind.

Ingredients:
1 Tangelo (Minneola, whichever your store calls it), peeled and chopped
5 Strawberries
1/4 cup almond milk
1/2 cup ice
2 teaspoons Stevia (natural sweetener)

Directions:
Add all to a blender and enjoy!


The Minneola flavor is incredible. I apologize for no photo. I sucked that thing down faster than I could even consider getting a good shot of it.

I'll be spending the rest of my day off of work relaxing and watching loads of X-Files. I got my 2 mile run in this morning followed by an hour of yoga. Fabulous as always.