The Perfect Pregnancy Smoothie

As you know, Stephen and I are really into making juice in our juicer, and smoothies, peanut butter, and desserts in our Vitamix. I have tried a lot of variations of smoothies in my day.  I have to say, though, that this was THE BEST smoothie I have ever tasted. Yum, yum, yum.

Mango Smoothie (with mango nectar)

1/2 bag frozen mango chunks
1 c. strawberry yogurt
1 c. milk
1c. mango nectar
ice
2 bananas

another alternative: I found the Jamba juice mixer at Publix. It makes all the difference in taste, and the fun thing is, I didn't have any yogurt on hand, but the bag included cubed frozen yogurt, so it didn't matter. The extra bananas make it sweeter and fill it chock full of potassium.


Peachy Strawberry Smoothie (with peach nectar)

1 bag Jamba All Natural Smoothies Mix (contains frozen strawberries, frozen bananas, and frozen yogurt cubes- no alcohol! ) 

2 cans peach nectar

2 sliced frozen bananas

Put all in Vitamix and turn to Smoothies program. Press start and wait until the cycle is finished.

Don't forget the peach nectar- so good!

Enjoy!

Mocha Frozen Cappuccino & Coco-Banana Smoothie

So, number one, you need to know that I am addicted to caffeine.

Ok. Now, that we've got that out of the way, lets talk about some recipes I wanted to share with you, dear reader.

The first recipe was inspired by a book,* however, I think it turned out original.  Here's why. The first recipe didn't include cocoa powder, so it wasn't really a Mocha drink at all. I also substituted whole milk for skim, and used instant coffee instead of instant espresso powder. This last change was not a fault at all- the final product had the perfect- in my estimation, of course- amount of coffee flavor. I slightly increased the amount of instant coffee, as well.

Most important I think?  This.was.delicious.  That's really the only fault in our Mocha.

Southern Mocha Frozen Cappuccino

1 c. whole c. Mayfield milk
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tbsp. cocoa powder
1 heaping tbsp. instant coffee
2 tbsp. sugar or agave
1/2 c. ice cubes

Blend in vitamix. Start at 1 and slowly but gradually increase to high. Vitamix recommends blending for 5-10 sec. on high.

After trying a version that my aforementioned friend recommended, I changed the amounts (read: added more agave and cocoa powder than she originally recommended!), and came up with this delicious recipe. Cocoa powder may have a little bit of caffeine, but not more than a chocolate chip cookie, right?!

Coco-Banana Smoothie

4 frozen bananas
3 tbsp. agave
3 tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder
1 can coconut milk

Place all of the above ingredients in Vitamix and run Smoothie program until done.

Delicious!

*A photo of the Basil Lemonade that we made, recipe from the Vitamix cookbook. This particular cookbook came with our Vitamix, and it is entitled Savor: Recipes {by Vitamix.}

Saturday Superfood Smoothies

A friend of mine turned me onto the idea of Vitamix.  After a conversation about how great they are, combined with her generous idea of bringing us smoothies at the playground, I was sold. I asked for one for my birthday this year! I was especially sold as I watched my kids drink kale like it was going out of style.

Here is the recipe that sold us (me) on the idea of purchasing a Vitamix!

Triple Berry Smoothie

1 c. almond milk
2 bananas
1 c. frozen mixed berries
2 handfuls kale or spinach
1 tbsp. agave

Put everything in a vitamix on Smoothie program until done. Delicious and the kids gobbled it up!

Strawberry Smoothie

1 c. strawberry greek yogurt

1 banana

1 c. frozen strawberries

1 c. almond milk

Put everything in a vitamix on Smoothie program until done. Molly's favorite! :)