Smoothies

At our quilt guild meeting on Monday two of our members shared several smoothies they mixed up for us.  I tend to get away from smoothies over the winter, but with the temperatures rising I am once again returning to them for their ease and cooling refreshment.  There are so many healthy recipes out there to try. 

Photo credit: Healthful Pursuit

Here is a site where you can find some healthy recipes.  Healthful Pursuit.  Leanne Vogel has some very tasty combinations to try, and I like that for some she recommends putting them together the night before so breakfast prep is at a minimum.

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Smoothies are really quite easy, just dump everything into a blender and away you go.

 Apple Cinnamon Smoothies

2 scoops of vanilla protein powder
1 cup unsweetened almond milk
1 Granny Smith apple, cored and sliced
1/2 frozen banana
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tablespoon agave nectar
apprx. 5 ice cubes

Makes a great breakfast smoothie.



Berries and Cream Smoothie

2 scoops vanilla protein powder
1 cup unsweetened almond milk
1/2 cup lowfat cottage cheese
1 cup frozen berry blend
2 Tablespoons flaxseed meal
apprx. 5 ice cubes

I hope to share more recipes with you over the next few weeks.  Do you have a favorite smoothie recipe you would like to share?  The ladies at guild made some with Kale and I hope to incorporate that into some this next week.

Cheers,
Deb