PEPPERMINT CACAO SMOOTHIE

2  medium-sized frozen bananas (peel removed before frozen)
6 ounces plain Greek yogurt
1/2 cup almond milk
4 teaspoons cacao powder
1/4 teaspoon Simply Organic Peppermint Flavor
1/4 teaspoon Simply Organic Vanilla Flavoring
 Fresh peppermint leaves and dark chocolate pieces, for garnish (optional)
Directions
1. In a blender, blend all ingredients until smooth, about 3 to 4 minutes. Use a spatula to scrape the sides down as needed throughout blending.
2. Serve immediately.

Sunrise Smoothie

1 banana
1 c apricot nectar, chilled
1 container (8 oz) low-fat peach yogurt
1 Tbsp frozen lemonade concentrate
½ c club soda, chilled

1. COMBINE the banana, apricot nectar, yogurt, and lemonade concentrate. Process for 30 seconds, or until smooth and creamy.
2. STIR in the club soda and serve immediately.
serves 4

Perfect Peach Smoothie

1 frozen ripe banana

– 1 peach

– a half dozen strawberries

– 1/2 cup of almond milk

– a few ice cubes (optional)

Optional – a tablespoon each of ground flaxseeds and chia seeds

Harley Pasternak's Breakfast Smoothie

5 raw almonds
1 red apple
1 banana
3/4 cup nonfat Greek yogurt
1/2 cup nonfat milk
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

Preparation:

Place all ingredients in a blender. (Depending on how powerful your blender is, you may need to chop the apple and almonds into small pieces before blending.) Blend on medium-high for 30 seconds (or until desired consistency).

Watermelon Smoothie

1½ cups Watermelon (seedless or remove seeds)
1 frozen banana
1 apple, peeled and cored
¾ cup fat free Thick Greek Yogurt
Agave or honey

Purée watermelon in blender or food processor. Strain with a fine mesh sieve into a bowl. Add strained watermelon juice back into the blender. Add the other ingredients. Blend well. Add sweetener to taste.

Slim-Down Smoothie

1 c frozen berries, such as blueberries, raspberries, or strawberries
½ c low-fat yogurt (any flavor)
½ c orange juice or other juice

PLACE the berries, yogurt, and orange juice in a blender and pulse for 30 seconds. Blend for 30 seconds, or until smooth.

Berry Vanilla Sensation

½ c frozen unsweetened raspberries
½ c frozen unsweetened strawberries
¾ c unsweetened pineapple juice
1 c (8 oz) fat-free vanilla yogurt

COMBINE the raspberries, strawberries, and pineapple juice. Add the yogurt. Blend until smooth.

Berry Good Workout Smoothie

1½ c chopped strawberries
1 c blueberries
½ c raspberries
2 Tbsp honey
1 tsp fresh lemon juice
½ c ice cubes

BLEND all ingredients.

Just Peachy

1 c 1% milk
2 Tbsp low-fat vanilla yogurt
½ c frozen peaches
½ c strawberries
⅛ tsp powdered ginger
2 tsp whey protein powder (such as Source Organic Whey Protein)
3 ice cubes

Strawberry-Kiwi Smoothie

1¼ c cold apple juice
1 ripe banana, sliced
1 kiwifruit, sliced
5 frozen strawberries
1½ tsp honey

COMBINE the juice, banana, kiwifruit, strawberries, and honey. Blend until smooth.

4 servings

World's Best Smoothie

1 c plain nonfat yogurt
1 banana
½ c orange juice
6 frozen strawberries

COMBINE the yogurt, banana, juice, and strawberries for 20 seconds. Scrape down the sides and blend for an additional 15 seconds.

Winter Smoothie

2 1/2 cups pineapple juice
2 1/2 cups freshly squeezed orange juice, plus orange sections for garnish (optional)
3/4 cup plain yogurt
1 banana, peeled and halved
3 tablespoons honey
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon, plus more for garnish

Fill one ice-cube tray with pineapple juice and another tray with orange juice. Place in the freezer until frozen, several hours or overnight. Place yogurt, banana, honey, and cinnamon in the jar of a blender, and process until smooth. Transfer to a bowl, and set aside. Rinse blender, and fill with pineapple ice cubes and remaining pineapple juice. Process until smooth.
Divide among four glasses, top with reserved yogurt mixture, and place in the freezer. Meanwhile, process the orange-juice cubes with the remaining orange juice. Remove filled glasses from freezer, and top with orange-juice slush. Garnish each glass with additional cinnamon and an orange section, if desired. Serve immediately.

Hearty Fruit and Oat Smoothie

1 cup quartered strawberries
1 sliced banana
1/4 cup raw almonds
1/2 cup old-fashioned oats
1 cup low-fat vanilla yogurt
1 teaspoon maple syrup

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