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?
