Healthy Fruit and Vegetable Smoothie



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Prep Time:
10 mins

Total Time:
10 mins

Servings:
1

Yield:
1 smoothie


Ingredients

  • 6fluid ouncesmilk
  • 1(6 ounce) containerplain yogurt
  • ½cupfrozen strawberries
  • ½frozen banana
  • ¼cupfrozen blueberries
  • 1green ice cube (see footnote)
  • 2tablespoonswhey protein powder (Optional)
  • 1teaspoonhoney, or to taste

  • Directions

    Combine milk, yogurt, strawberries, banana, blueberries, green ice cube, whey, and honey in a blender, in the order listed. Blend until smooth.



    Cook's Notes:

    To Make the Veggie ice cube, you'll need a bunch of kale(stems removed and discarded), a package of spinach, and 1 large avocado. Blanch the kale and spinach in a pot of boiling water until wilted, about 1 minute. Strain the leaves and put in a food processor with avocado; blend until smooth. Pour mixture into ice cube trays and freeze.

    This recipe has evolved over the last five years. I work out every morning and drink this afterwards. I am now lactose intolerant and have to use Lactaid(R) milk and yogurt and whey isolate which I get from Whole Foods(R).

    You can switch out the ingredients with your personal preference, however having yogurt in the smoothie is very important since I have found that if I don't have any the smoothie separates into layers after a few minutes. The yogurt keeps everything suspended in place.

    I use a Oster(R) Classic beehive blender with a blender bottle that fits on it. I have used it for a few years and blends frozen fruit great as long as you change the blades once in a while. My kids also love this recipe and it gets them to eat good greens that they wouldn't otherwise be interested in.


    Nutrition Facts (per serving)

    372 Calories
    7g Fat
    63g Carbs
    18g Protein

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