Heather's Recipes

I love smoothies! So easy to make and you can make them out of any fruit mixture you have on hand or like. I posted an Ultimate Breakfast Smoothie recipe before. Follow the main, frozen, fresh fruit, yogurt mixture and it pretty much turns out great every time. This would be good with strawberries and bananas also. It might turn out more green from the spinach. While checking out at Costco yesterday the lady there noticed my spinach and asked if I make smoothies. Yep, I do. She suggested making them with spinach. Hmmm...never would have done it before. I tried it last night and love it. Ingredients: About 3/4 cup of frozen berries 3/4 cup vanilla yogurt (I like the Dannon Light & Fit-80 cal. for 1 cup) Two big hand fulls of Spinach-(See the 2 1/2 pound bag I got from Costco) 1/4 cup juice 6-7 Strawberries I had some leftover canned pears-throw in 3 or 4 slices 3 Tbsp. ground flax seed Throw it all in the blender except the flax seed. It is easier to blend if the yogurt and juice i...

Ingredients: half a Banana four to six frozen strawberries half cup plain yogurt half to one cup orange juice one Tbsp Flax seeds one Tbsp whey protein powder In a blender add the banana, strawberries, yogurt, and orange juice. Blend until smooth. Add the flax seeds and whey, blend until evenly distributed. Pour in two glasses and enjoy! Makes 2 smoothies. This simple recipe demonstrates the basics for a delicious smoothie. For variety, it can be easily modified to suit your taste. Change the fruits to make a whole new kind of smoothie. Try these ideas- Tropical- Fresh banana, frozen mango, pineapple juice Very Berry- Fresh blueberries, frozen raspberries, pomegranate juice Peachy Dreams- Fresh strawberries, frozen peaches, orange juice Here are some tips and tricks to a great morning smoothie. -The keys to a perfect smoothie is the correct proportions of fresh fruit, frozen fruit, and juice. -For taste balance go for a mix of tart fruits, and sweet fruits. -The more frozen fruit, the ...