Summer Smoothie Recipes

Now that it's scorching hot outside, I can't think of a better time to be making smoothies. Although greatly refreshing and tasty, if you are not careful you can actually be packing on the calories without realizing it. My suggestion is when you can, make your own so that you are able to control exactly what gets put into them. The smoothies that you get at most places (unless you are buying from a health food store and selecting your own ingredients) are usually loaded with sugar and high in calories - yes, that includes Jamba Juice!!


Making smoothies is simple and can actually be fun. You can experiment and find combos that work for you. All you really need is a good blender and some high quality ORGANIC fruits and veggies, and the clean up and prep time is minimal. Below are some of my favorite recipes. I tend to eyeball my measurements so these are approximations. I encourage everyone to use the recipes as a guide and adjust ingredient amounts based upon your personal preferences. Hope you enjoy!


1. The Green Smoothie

• 8-10 oz of water or 3 oz of fresh organic unfiltered apple cider diluted with 3 oz of water 
• 1/2 banana, frozen (high in sugar but great binder)
• 1/4 avocado (excellent source of omega 3)
• 1 cup spinach
• 1 scoop unsweetened or vanilla protein powder
• 1 tbsp of hemp seeds or ground flax 
• 1 tbsp of flax oil
• 1 packet of stevia (optional if you like sweet! it's natural, safe, zero calorie sweetener)

2. Healthy Pina Colada

• 8 -10 oz coconut water
• 1 cup of  fresh pineapple
• 1/2 banana, frozen
• 1 tbsp vanilla
• 1 tbsp coconut oil (contains lauric acid which forms into monolaurin which is antibacterial and has many other health benefits)
• 1 tbsp flax
• 1 scoop vanilla protein powder  
• ice cubes

3.  Acai & Berry Antioxidant Smoothie

• Acai Berry frozen packet (you can find at health food store in frozen section - suggested brand is Sambazon, unsweetened)
• 1/2 banana, frozen
• 1/2 cup blueberries, fresh or frozen
• 1 cup soy milk
• 1 tbsp flax
• 2 oz plain greek yogurt
• 1 scoop unsweetened protein powder
• ice cubes

4. Stawberry Lemonade

• 8  large strawberries, stems and leaves removed or frozen
• 1  cup sparkling mineral water
• 1 or 2 packets of stevia 
• 3  large fresh mint leaves
• juice of 1 lemon (about 3 tablespoons)
• ice cubes