Blueberry-Cantaloupe Yogurt Smoothie Recipe

by DaNae Johnson
(Northern Minnesota)

Blueberry-Cantaloupe Yogurt Smoothie Recipe

This smoothie has a very unique flavor. First you taste the blueberries, then the sweet flavor of cantaloupe follows. It turned a beautiful light purple!

1 cup plain yogurt
1/4 water
1 banana
1 cup cantaloupe, cubed and frozen
1/2 cup blueberries, frozen
1 teaspoon stevia powder or 3 dates*
5 ice cubes

Place the yogurt, water, banana, cantaloupe, blueberries, stevia, and ice in the blender with the liquids in the bottom and frozen ingredients on top. Blend until everything is completely smooth.

This yogurt smoothie recipe makes approximately 3 cups

*If you are using dates, blend the dates with the yogurt before adding the frozen ingredients. Dates tend to harden when cold and will remain as little chunks throughout the smoothie.

Orange Smoothie Recipe with a Twist of Vanilla

by DaNae Johnson
(Northern Minnesota)

This orange smoothie has a sweet vanilla flavor with a twist of orange. Very Yummy!

Vanilla Orange Smoothie Recipe

4 oranges, peeled and seeded
1/4 cup water
2 bananas
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 - 1 teaspoon stevia powder
16 ice cubes

Blend the oranges and the water first. Then add the rest of the ingredients and blend again. Makes 5-6 cups. You may half the recipe for a smaller smoothie batch.

Refreshing Watermelon Smoothie

Refreshing Watermelon Smoothie

Ingredients:
1 cup of fresh watermelon
1 cup of lemonade
1/2 cup of fresh strawberries
1 cup of ice cubes

You need to slice up the watermelon into large cubes, then cut off the tops of the strawberries and half them. Then put everything into the blender and blend until smooth. Enjoy!

*DaNae's Note: Thank you for submitting this delicious-looking smoothie recipe. I will have to try this one when the weather starts warming up outside.

All About Fruit Smoothies!

by Piper B.
(Fair Oaks, California, United States of America)

Ingredients:
ice cubes
Florida's Natural Orange Juice
mango
apple
strawberries
blueberries
banana
Yoplait Light Fat Free Red Raspberry Yogurt
Yoplait Original 99% Fat Free French Vanilla Yogurt

Amounts Needed:
1 sliced and skinned banana*
2 wedges of apple *
1 sliced and skinned mango*
1 sliced and skinned kiwi*
5 1/2 strawberries*
3 handfuls of washed blueberries*
2 cups of orange juice (add more if needed)
spoon in vanilla and raspberry yogurt
5-6 ice cubes

First, put in the ice cubes, orange juice, and yogurt in the blender. Then, in a separate bowl, put in all of the fruit. Add the fruit to the blender once all of the fruit is in the bowl add it to the blender, blend, and wa-la! You have got yourself an All About Fruit Smoothie!

Strawberry Banana Flax Seed Smoothie

by Anonymous

Someone sent us an amazing way to pack our diet with nutritious flax seeds. Flax seeds are a great way to add extra omega 3's into our smoothies.

What is "flax seed meal"? Well, meal is flax seeds ground into a powder. For most blenders, it is important to grind the seeds prior to adding them to the smoothie. Otherwise, you might be chewing on little bits of seeds while sipping on your smoothie.

I have a coffee grinder that I use for grinding seeds, nuts, and dried herbs. If you are short for time, grind enough seeds for each week and store the flax seed meal in the refrigerator.

I hope you like this smoothie recipe.

Happy Blending!

DaNae

Strawberry Banana Flax Seed Smoothie

Ingredients:

* 2 frozen bananas, peeled and cut into chunks
* 4 cups frozen strawberries
* 1/2 cup flax seed meal
* 4 cups low-fat vanilla coconut/almond milk

Directions:

1. Place the banana, strawberries, flax seed meal, and milk into a blender.
2. Puree until smooth
Makes 4 servings

Berry Explosion

by Jaztor
(Saint John N.B)

Berry Explosion

3 cups mixed berries
1/4 milk
4 scoops ice cream*

Blend till thick (If not thick enough, add more ice cream)

This berry shake makes 3 glasses.

*DaNae's Note - If you are avoiding dairy, you can use ice cream made with coconut milk, rice milk, almond milk, or soy milk. Many stores are starting to carry these alternatives.