Smoothies!

[RM80]

Per request- here's my typical smoothie recipe.  Excited to see others!

I use my vitamix and this makes 2 16.oz servings:
- filled to top (not packed in) with Costco Power Green Blend (kale, red & green chard, spinach), its like 3-4 big handfuls, so probably 4-5 cups? I'll measure tomorrow!
- 1 green apple (take out the core)
- 1-2 cutie orange/mandarins
- 1 banana
- 1 stalk celery (I hate celery so I sometimes omit it)
- 1/2-1 cup water, I add as i go... (If i have coconut water i'll use that to get some extra potassium but it's rare)
- 2 tbs. chia seeds (if i remember them!)

Per MyFitness Pal here's the nutrient breakdown in 16oz.

215 calories per serving &

% Daily Value
   Total Fat               4g           7 %
   Saturated Fat         0g           0 %
    Monounsaturated Fat   0 g
    Polyunsaturated Fat     3 g
    Trans Fat                   0 g
    Cholesterol                 0 mg        0 %
    Sodium                     157 mg      7 %
    Potassium                  848 mg     24 %
    Total Carbohydrate     42 g         14 %
    Dietary Fiber             11 g          45 %
    Sugars                     23 g
    Protein                     5 g            11 %
    Vitamin A                                  99 %
    Vitamin C                                  90 %
    Calcium                                     23 %
    Iron                                          21 %

The only think I don't like is the high sugar content all at once.  It's all natural, but still, for those who are better/more blood sugar savy, should I try to boost the fat or fiber to help it digest slower, whats better?

[healz413]

Is the Costco Power Green Blend a frozen thing?

I generally do:
1-2 bananas
a lot of frozen fruit (berries or mixed fruit)-- maybe 2-3 cups?
a big handful of raw baby spinach (or yesterday morning, baby kale)
enough unsweetened vanilla almond milk to make my blender run
1 scoop or protein powder

My biggest trouble is making my blender (which is a good one and fairly new) not give me attitude about the frozen fruit. Yesterday, I tried microwaving the frozen fruit for a little while so that it wasn't quite as frozen. That seemed to help.

[RM80]

Not frozen, it's in the refrigerated produce area. It's a new product to our store recently. I'm on TappaTalk and can't figure out how to post a picture!

[RM80]

[wittyandwaiting]

I add ice and water as needed...

My base smoothie...


Berry Edition...


Mango / Pineapple Edition...

[RM80]

What app are you tracking food in wittyandwaiting??

[wittyandwaiting]

I use SparkPeople. They also post great articles on Pinterest.

[healz413]

Wow so many new smoothie ideas! RM80, you don't do anything frozen in yours?
I should clarify, my "recipe" makes very large smoothies for both me and manada.

[RM80]

healz413- occasionally I'll toss in frozen strawberries, blueberries, or pineapple. But I've pretty much stopped when I realized how much sugar I was eating. I was worried it was too much! Maybe I'm just being weird!