Everyone should own a blender- they’re a fabulous investment towards staying healthy. Speaking of healthy, chugging down a smoothie [ and no, Jamba Juice doesn’t count ] is perfect way to attain tons of vitamins & essential nutrients; personally I’m obsessed with making my own at home [ evidence found here and here ]. If that’s not enough of a reason to guzzle them down, then here’s three more: drinking smoothies before a big dinner out will prevent overeating, they deceptively hide any bitter-tasting veggies [ think kale ], & they take minutes to prepare.
++ Quick Skinny Tip: you don’t need a gallon of juice to make a smoothie delicious. Use fruits to substitute juice. My rule of thumb is two to three splashes of juice for each recipe. Oh, & make sure the juice is not from concentrate- yuck!
Energy Boosting Smoothie
Handful of kale
2 large handfuls of arugula
3 splashes of OJ or tangerine juice
1 small banana
6 strawberries
2 tablespoons of flaxseed
Handful of ice
Put veggies & fruits into a blender. Then add juice, ice, and flaxseeds. Blend together. Gulp it down!
Tried this smoothie this morning. Also added peach and Fage 2% Greek yogurt. DELISH!
I’ve made this smoothie for breakfast the last two days. Quick to prepare, delicious and eliminates cravings before lunch. Thank you Lauryn!
Instead of OJ, do you think 2 oranges would be okay?
where did you get your mason jars and what size are those? 🙂
Great smoothie! Try adding some protein…whey and flax are excellent for making you feel fuller longer. Also, my new addition to my “Vitamix Blender”…Saffola Oil!!
xoxoxoxoxo
Miss you 🙂
Dave
Yum! I’ll have to try that. Sounds fab!
Miss you too Uncle Dave!
hello.. with all these amazine juice recipes you have and I would love to make how do I store them and for how long can they stay refridgerated? I have a child and a husband
Also Wat do I pack it in for my family in their lunch boxes.?
I just love to have a smoothie after my workouts. I mix protein powder in my smoothie to make it more energetic. Thanks for the post.
Healthy energy smoothie is something new for me! It looks really yummy, btw I found your post from Pinterest. Thanks for sharing!