Wednesday, June 20, 2012

A Symphony of Smoothies

I have been going buck-wild with my smoothies lately. I think I've finally had my fill of Chocolate Cherry and Chocolate Blueberry Smoothies. Plus, there's an exciting new superfood in my fridge:


Spirulina! I know, I know, I got the memo, like, 25 years after everyone else. Dude, spirulina rocks! I have had a blast coming up with new smoothie creations for my favorite blue-green algae.


Yeah, spirulina made me wink.


 Carrot-Berry Spirulina Smoothie

1 medium frozen banana
1/2 cup frozen blueberries
handful frozen raspberries
3/4 cup carrot juice
3/4 cup water
2 shakes cinnamon
1 shake nutmeg
2 big handfuls baby spinach
1 inch chunk of fresh ginger
1 tablespoon hemp seeds
2 tablespoons hemp protein powder
1 teaspoon spirulina
3 ice cubes

Blend with high-speed blender until smooth.




Strawberry-Ginger Swamp Monster Smoothie

1 medium frozen banana
8 large frozen strawberries
3/4 cup carrot juice
3/4 cup water
big chunk of fresh ginger
few shakes cinnamon & nutmeg
2 big handfuls baby spinach
1 teaspoon spirulina
3 ice cubes


Blend with high-speed blender until smooth.




Multi-Berry Protein Smoothie

1 medium frozen banana
4 large frozen strawberries
1/2 cup frozen blueberries
1/2 cup frozen blackberries
2 big handfuls baby spinah
1 teaspoon spirulina
2 tablespoons hemp protein powder
1 tablespoon hemp seeds
1 1/2 cups water
1/2 cup seltzer water
3 drops liquid stevia
3 ice cubes

Blend with high-speed blender until smooth.



Blueberry-Mango-Ginger Smoothie

1 medium frozen banana
3/4 cup frozen mango chunks
3/4 cup frozen blueberries
big chunk of fresh ginger
few shakes of cinnamon
1 teaspoon spirulina
1 cup water
1/2 cup seltzer water
3 drops liquid stevia

Blend with high-speed blender until smooth.



No spirulina here, but this was crazy delish. I think this one had frozen blueberries, frozen strawberries, goji berries, frozen banana, cacao powder, hemp protein powder, and hemp seeds. I topped it off with some goji berries, mulberries, and golden berries. Yum!

 Spirulina, I think I love you. We're going places, you and me.

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