My husband has a pitcher of lemonade in the fridge all year. 365 days a year, he sips on lemonade. Even in the freezing cold winter. I'm the total opposite. I'm a seasonal sipper. In the winter months, I need cozy, warm drinks...and when the temps heat up and the days are longer, I hanker for something refreshing in that glass (yes, then, I will take some of his lemonade).
I've been thinking of new tastes to sip on, maybe ones that offer a boost in nutrients and good things for all of us in the abode and am eyeing a small blender to make Spring Smoothies. I know, we have to be aware of too much sugar from juice and yogurt and stuff, but I surfed around and found a few that fit the bill.
For all of them, you just combine the ingredients in the blender, blend until smooth, and enjoy!
Almond Banana Smoothie (From Bon Appetit)
2 large ripe bananas, peeled, sliced
2 cups almond milk or whole milk
2 cups ice cubes
2 tablespoons (packed) golden brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Garnish with ground nutmeg.
The Tummy Smoother (From Women's Health Magazine)
1 c peeled, seeded, cubed papaya
1 c frozen sliced peaches
1 medium pear, cubed, skin optional
1 Tbsp ground flax seed
1 tsp sliced ginger
6 mint leaves
1/2 c low-fat Greek yogurt
6 ice cubes
Garnish with mint.
The Baby Protector (From Women's Health Magazine)
3 Tbsp frozen orange juice concentrate
1 c frozen blackberries
2 c peeled, cubed kiwis 2 apricots, skin optional
1/2 c skim milk powder
1 c prune juice, frozen in ice cube trays (or 1/2 c prune juice and 1 c ice cubes)
The Mental Boost Smoothie (From Joy Bauer on Today's Health)
3/4 cup skim milk (may substitute soy, almond, or rice milk)
1/2 banana
1 1/2 cups frozen mixed berries (blueberries, raspberries, blackberries and/or strawberries)
1 tablespoon ground flaxseed
What is your favorite smoothie?
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This sounds amazing, I want to try this asap!
Quoting Wish2Be:
Quoting jendawn1:
A fave in our house right now is
1 cup almond milk
1 banana
1 cup yogurt
1 cup of frozen fruit
1 handful of spinach (dont taste it)
1 tbsp peanut butterSounds yummy. I would have to leave out the peanut butter though :(
Do you use flavored yogurt or plain?
oh, if only i had a blender. hubby kept breaking them so i stopped buying them.
These all sound good! We do a lot of different ones. My favorite is strawberries, vanilla almond milk and baby spinach.
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on Apr. 19, 2012 at 12:00 AM