a week of smoothies

Every single day I drink at least one smoothie.  I love them.  They are so easy and refreshing and can easily be packed with fruit and veggies and other good for you stuff.

I get in smoothie ruts {hellooooo strawberry-banana} and wanted to mix it up a bit, so I created several new smoothie recipes....or combos.  These aren't so much "recipes" as they are various combinations.

My favorite smoothie components are some sort of "milk" {unsweetened vanilla almond and unsweetened coconut are the two I use}, fruit, spinach or kale, and maybe a splash of juice or protein powder or chia seeds or flax meal.

I have found that it's kind of hard to make a gross smoothie.  Some I don't love, but they are all pretty good.

My newest favorite is the watermelon-coconut.  It's even better if the watermelon is frozen - so refreshing on a warm day.

All of these smoothies are around 150 calories each will make two 8-ish ounce servings.  You can use frozen or fresh fruit {Trader Joe's has the best frozen fruit} and if your blender needs help, add a little water.

Mango-Melon

-1/2 of a mango {peeled, chopped}

-1 cup chopped cantaloupe

-2/3 cup unsweetened vanilla coconut milk

-1/4 cup orange juice

-1/2 a banana

-2 tablespoons chia seeds

-ice and water for blending {if needed}

Mixed Berry {serves 2}

-1/2 a banana

-1/2 cup mixed berries {I used the frozen "berry medley" from Trader Joe's}

-1 handful of kale or spinach

-3/4 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk

-ice and water for blending {if needed}

Pineapple-Orange-Spinach

-1 orange {peeled and sliced}

-1/4 cup pineapple

-1/2 a banana

-a large handful of fresh spinach

-3/4 cup unsweetened vanilla coconut milk

-ice and water for blending {if needed}

Peach Pie

-2 peaches, diced

-1/2 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk

-1 scoop vanilla protein powder

-1 teaspoon cinnamon

-2 tablespoons chia seeds

-ice and water for blending {if needed}

Watermelon-Coconut

-2 cups watermelon

-1/2 cup coconut water

-1 banana

-1/4 cup unsweetened vanilla coconut milk

-ice and water for blending {if needed}

Green Love

-1 kiwi {peeled and sliced}

-a large handful of fresh kale

-1 a banana

-a splash of orange juice {about 1/4 cup}

-1/2 cup unsweetened vanilla coconut milk

-ice and water for blending {if needed}

Strawberry Vanilla

-1 1/2 cups chopped strawberries

-1 scoop vanilla protein powder

-3/4 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk

-1/2 a banana

-ice and water for blending {if needed}

Smoothies for days!  Do you have any favorite smoothie combinations?