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Simple Smoothies and blending tips smiling smiley
Posted by: lisa m ()
Date: March 24, 2010 04:17PM

Hello Raw Food Experts!

I'm putting together a little smoothie recipe booklet for my local health initiative and wondered if you had any nice smoothie recipes you would like to share. I'm keeping it very simple and fun, mostly fruit, nothing too scary for 'Joe Public' who may have never really made a smoothie before. So, no cordiceps, he-sho-wu or algae etc HAHA!!

Also, any general tips you have would be appreciated - think REALLY obvious - I've included things like being sure to add the most liquidey ingredients to the blender first, that kind of thing.

Thank you! xxx



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Re: Simple Smoothies and blending tips smiling smiley
Posted by: lisa m ()
Date: March 24, 2010 04:21PM

oh, here's the kind of stuff I've come up with so far:
(SO SORRY - some of it isn't vegan - I've had to keep it very mainstream!)

Cool as a cucumber
1 banana (very ripe, chopped)
1/3 cucumber (chopped)
½ avocado (ripe: should feel a little soft)
1 t honey
½ - 1 C water

Nice n nutty
1 banana
1 T peanut butter (smooth)
Juice of 1 orange
1 t honey
1 C milk (regular/soya/rice/coconut)

Berry Tasty
1 C frozen mixed berries
1 banana
½ - 1 C water

The Incredible Hulk Smoothie
Do you DARE to go GREEN???
1 banana
1 C orange juice (freshly squeezed)
½ C grapes
1 C spinach



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Re: Simple Smoothies and blending tips smiling smiley
Posted by: loeve ()
Date: April 03, 2010 12:39PM

Blackberry smoothie
1 C frozen blackberries
2 bananas
1 C water

..the color alone smiling smiley


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Re: Simple Smoothies and blending tips smiling smiley
Posted by: Tamukha ()
Date: April 03, 2010 02:07PM

Oh, wow, loeve, those look soooooooo good!

Good recipes, lisa : )

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Re: Simple Smoothies and blending tips smiling smiley
Posted by: loeve ()
Date: April 03, 2010 02:22PM

loeve Wrote:
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> Blackberry smoothie
> 1 C frozen blackberries
> 2 bananas
> 1 C water
>
> ..the color alone smiling smiley
>
> [howtomakesmoothies.net]
> 009/08/258405_fruit_smoothie.jpg

..can't take credit for the google image which can be found at --

[howtomakesmoothies.net]

The recipe is mine though.

By the way, an easy way to tell the source of an image is to click on the "quote" Option beneath the post.



Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 04/03/2010 02:37PM by loeve.

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Re: Simple Smoothies and blending tips smiling smiley
Posted by: loeve ()
Date: April 04, 2010 12:00AM

One of the best smoothie experiences I've had was while in the tropics at a smoothie bar. The bartender had all kinds of fruit on display and would ask what you wanted in your smoothie..

Mix it up smoothie
pineapple
coconut
bananas
mangoes
melons
berries
oranges
lemons

No rules! have fun!

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Posted by: Pistachio ()
Date: April 04, 2010 07:49PM

strawberries, pineapples with a sprinkle of powdered ginger

Wishing you vibrant health


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Posted by: Jgunn ()
Date: April 05, 2010 01:12AM

try replacing the honey with blended dates , its very good smiling smiley

...Jodi, the banana eating buddhist

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Posted by: tropical ()
Date: April 05, 2010 05:15AM

I think that the best general tip is to cut a ripe pineapple into little chunks and freeze them on a plate so that you can break them off a little bit at a time. Then, every time you make a smoothie add a few chunks of pineapple.

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Posted by: Anonymous User ()
Date: April 05, 2010 03:03PM

My Breakfast smoothie:

1/2 fresh pineapple
1 cup fresh strawberries (organic)
2 cups of organic baby spinach
ice and water to taste, alot makes it thin, a little makes it really thick, yum!
Blend and enjoy!

smiling smiley Deb

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Re: Simple Smoothies and blending tips smiling smiley
Posted by: lisa m ()
Date: April 05, 2010 08:15PM

yum yum lovely suggestions guys thanks! xxx



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