Vita-Goodness!!

Many have asked about our smoothies...so we wanted to share!  First off, we have a VitaMix...which is AMAZZZZING!  You can put entire carrots, apples...pretty much any fruit or veggie (without the pit like in a peach) and it will completely blend it together (no chucks!!).  It pretty much has a 2 horsepower lawnmower motor in a blender! ha.  It is really fun.  We've tried many things with it...made soup...smoothies...some good, some not so good.  Here's what we made this morning...

Ingredients:  A few large carrots, pineapple, 1 peeled orange, 2 Tablespoons pumpkin puree, 1 peach (without pit) and a splash of cranberry juice.

Here's some of our favorite ingredients, there are SO many different combinations:

honey

orange juice

yogurt

tomatoes

carrots

apples (tart like granny smith)

banana

frozen mango, srawberries or pineapple to make it a cold smoothie

ginger

oranges

strawberries

The only ingredient we haven't liked is celery because it has a really nasty after-taste!

We also add soy protein powered (from Trader Joe) if we want to enhance calories to keep us full for longer.  I'm usually hungry a few hours after having a smoothie so we always make sure to eat something with or after the smoothie.  We can both agree that our nails and hair are smoother, stronger and more healthy since getting so many more fruits and veggies!!!

Something to keep in mind if you decide to add smoothies to your routine is portion size!!  Smoothies are very healthful and nutritous (depending on the ingredients you use...) but remember if you ADD a smoothie to your diet it will ADD calories.

Check out their website if you'd like more info or ask us if you'd like to borrow ours and test it out!

https://secure.vitamix.com/Default.aspx