Smoothie Recipes

Bingo thought this was worth mentioning said Mon, Mar 30th 2015 at 7:05pm ET

So anyone have any favored recipes for smoothies? I bought a vitamix last year and have been going to town on the regular spinach and kale smoothies but want to branch out into some other stuff.

Anyone have any they like? Shake, smoothie, whatever.

This is really all I've done though I do like this a lot:

1 banana
large handful of spinach
small handful of kale
handful of frozen strawberries
small handful of frozen blueberries
cup of water and a few ice cubes

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Thumperchick said Thu, Apr 2nd 2015 at 12:20pm ET:

I just really wanted to break the 0:0 on this post.

I love all of the things you put in your smoothie, but I would not, could not have them together. I will say that chia seeds (especially chia gel version) will help you stay hydrated all day and can add a bit of fiber.

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- @Thumperchick lol Apparently you're the magic touch! BTW in thee recipe I posted you really taste nothing but the fruit. It's why I like it. I actually don't care much for spinich, even less for Kale. It's about the only way I can get a bunch of it
  
  Bingo said Thu, Apr 2nd 2015 at 5:09pm ET
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  Thumperchick said Thu, Apr 2nd 2015 at 5:33pm ET
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jrwofuga said Thu, Apr 2nd 2015 at 1:59pm ET:

Anything with pineapple. Pineapple seems to cover just about any other taste in a smoothie.

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ThatsHeadly said Thu, Apr 2nd 2015 at 2:01pm ET:

Our Blendtec gets used multiple times a day.

Replace the water with almond milk and yogurt or keifr and you have what we have(almost) every day. Try adding pomegranate.

We typically do 2 a day. In the mornings a favorite is banana, mango, pineapple, strawberry and kefir. Sometimes we add a fig, or oranges or whatever.

Costco is great for frozen fruit BTW.

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RedHot said Thu, Apr 2nd 2015 at 2:29pm ET:

I usually put 20-30 grams of whey protein in my morning smoothie along with plain greek yogurt, assorted fruit, assorted greens, flax seed, nut butter, and oatmeal. Sometimes I add avocado to make it more filling. It replaces my breakfast and helps give the protein I need after the morning workout. This is all in preparation for a summer spent primarily on the beach. I'm getting buff, its gunna be hawt.

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- @RedHot it's gonna be... red hot?
  
  Thumperchick said Thu, Apr 2nd 2015 at 5:14pm ET
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Chops said Thu, Apr 2nd 2015 at 3:21pm ET:

I usually just throw in whatever misc fruit I have in my kitchen. Gotta have a banana for the texture though.

Just not as good without the banana.

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macromeh said Thu, Apr 2nd 2015 at 4:48pm ET:

My personal favorite is: one medium orange, peeled + one cup of peach yogurt + one small banana + ice. Maybe add a little liquid (almond milk, apple juice, whatever) if it is too thick. Love the Vitamix!

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kdemo said Thu, Apr 2nd 2015 at 5:30pm ET:

I always add a drop or two of real vanilla to smoothies. Yum.

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luvche21 said Thu, Apr 2nd 2015 at 6:41pm ET:

Yogurt, always add yogurt. Can it even be called a smoothie without?

Mine always start with plain homemade yogurt as a base + fruit (usually strawberry or raspberry or blueberry, or sometimes all) + frozen banana + milk + a little sugar + a handful of icecubes.

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- @luvche21 Kefir.
  
  ThatsHeadly said Thu, Apr 2nd 2015 at 9:58pm ET
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- @ThatsHeadly Kefir's good too, but I'm definitely more of a yogurt fan.
  
  luvche21 said Fri, Apr 3rd 2015 at 8:45am ET
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mahoneyli said Sat, Apr 4th 2015 at 10:57am ET:

2 apples, cored
2 bananas
1 lime or lemon, juiced or skinned and thrown in
1/2 inch fresh ginger, peeled
1 cup apple cider
1 cup ice

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