Make a Smoothie

Smoothies are great for breakfast, snacks, or a light dinner. Just toss some fruit, yogurt, and spices into a blender and in 90 seconds you are ready to eat. Use the amounts in this basic mix, then unleash your imagination to create various flavors. Adjust the liquid to get the consistency you like. Add ice or frozen fruits for a slushy smoothie.

Basic Smoothie Recipe
½ cup yogurt
½ cup fruit or veggie (fresh or frozen)
½ cup liquid (milk, juice)
Add ins (oats, peanut butter)
Spices (cinnamon, vanilla, nutmeg)
Sweetener (honey, sugar, molasses)
​Ice if desired

Blend all ingredients on high speed for about 90 seconds

Strawberry Banana Smoothie

Here are a dozen flavor combinations to try. Don’t be afraid to be adventurous with flavors. If a combo doesn’t work, try something different next time.

Strawberry Banana
½ C vanilla yogurt
¼ C frozen strawberries
¼- ½ banana
½ C milk
2 tsp honey
 
Strawberry Shortcake
½ C cheesecake or vanilla yogurt
½ C frozen strawberries
2 -3 T crumbled vanilla wafers
½ t vanilla

Strawberry Orange Spinach Smoothie

Strawberry Orange Spinach
Handful raw spinach
½ C frozen strawberries
½ orange (peeled)
½ C orange juice
4-6 ice cubes
Don’t be shocked when the red of the strawberries and the green of the spinach mix together and this turns a horrid brown color. It looks unappetizing, but tastes good.

Tropical mix
½ C plain yogurt or coconut yogurt
¼ C canned pineapple chunks
¼ C diced mango
½ C orange juice
1 Tbs shredded coconut
4-6 ice cubes
Sugar to taste

Pineapple Spinach Smoothie

Pineapple Spinach
¼ C canned diced pineapple
½ granny smith apple
½ C pineapple or orange juice
Handful of spinach
4-6 ice cubes
 
Blueberry Lime
½ C blueberry yogurt
½ cup fresh or frozen blueberries
1 tsp lime zest
Juice from 1 lime
1/3 C milk or buttermilk
Honey to taste
 
Orange Creamsicle
½ C vanilla yogurt
¼ C frozen orange juice concentrate
1/3 C milk
1 Tsp vanilla
4-6 ice cubes
 
Peanut Butter Banana
½ C vanilla yogurt
½ frozen banana
¼ C creamy peanut butter
½ C milk
Sugar to taste
Add a little cocoa powder or chocolate sauce  and turn this into a chocolate, peanut butter smoothie

Raspberry Mint Smoothie (made without yogurt, but lots of ice)

Raspberry
½ C vanilla yogurt
½ C frozen raspberries
Few sprigs mint
½ C milk
 
Peach Pie
½ C vanilla yogurt
½ C canned peaches
2 Tbs crushed graham crackers
½ C milk
1/4 t cinnamon
1/8 t ground ginger
1/8 t nutmeg
4-6 ice cubes
 
Mixed Berry
½ C plain yogurt
¼ C frozen strawberries
¼ C frozen raspberries
¼ C blueberries
OR ¾ C frozen mixed berries
½ C cranberry juice
Honey to taste
 
Mango Cherry
½ Cup cherry or mango yogurt
¼ C frozen sweet cherries
¼ C diced mango
½ C Milk
¼ tsp almond extract