coconut juice smoothie

can you see the coconut juice and pulp?

super smooth in the OmniBlend V blender



Evan (our toddler) and I enjoyed our smoothie with some homemade pasta and cheese.

Coconut Juice Smoothie recipe:

• 1 orange
• 1 carrot
• 3 collard leaves (stems removed)
• 3 frozen spinach cubes
• 1/2 C frozen celery
• 1 C coconut juice with pulp

blend for 60 sec. with the OmniBlend V blender. 

The coconut flavour is very mild as the juice of the coconut is not the same as coconut milk.  I found the coconut juice in the Asian isle of the supermarket.  Yum!

I think coconut juice would be delish with frozen pineapple, mango, banana, peach, papaya....something to try another time!

Enjoy!
Amber

celery and cranberry smoothie

If you are addicted to green smoothies (like me) and looking for a new flavour....why not try adding some of your favorite veggies into the mix?  This smoothie is the usual fruits and veggies (orange, strawberry, carrot, collards, kale, o.j., ice and water) plus the addition of celery and cranberries.  The combination is fantastic and refreshing!

Enjoy!

Amber

frozen veggies

1 C chopped celery, 1/4 C carrots, 1/2 C green lettuce

tips:

- putting the veggies in a container and freezing them helps to minimize prep. time in the morning, and I feel so much better when I get a green smoothie with my breakfast each morning.

- try looking through a juicing recipe book for ideas to use in your smoothies...by blending the fruits and veggies you will be getting the benefits of the fibre as well as all of the vitamins.

- adding fresh herbs such as : cilantro, parsley, basil, mint or ginger add flavour and are good for you.

enjoy!

Amber



fruit portions

3 - citrus berry, 3 - blueberry banana

This morning I took a few extra minutes to portion out the fruit ingredients for our smoothies.  I find that a little prep. time helps to have our busy mornings run smoothly. 

I have also found that the smoothies are a nicer texture once blended when using frozen fruit....you will need a portion of your smoothie to be frozen (fruit, veg. or ice) and some liquid.  Remember to layer the ingredients with the softer ingredients at the bottom (next to the blades) and the frozen on the top layer. 

I use containers that hold aprox. 2 C. of fruit, place whatever fruits you like or have and then pop them in the freezer...then they are ready to use.  (ie: when the house is crazy and you are trying to get the kids off to school and your husband off to work you will have time to create a healthy and delicious smoothie, quickly!...speaking from experience) 

Here is what is in them:

Citrus Berry

• 1/3 lemon
• 1 med. orange
• 3 large strawberries
• 5 mango chunks

Blueberry Banana

• 1 ripe banana
• 1C. blueberries

Happy Blending!

Amber