Some of my Favorite Smoothie Recipes

Hi!  Thank you for all of the positive blog feed-back so far.  I am at the airport waiting for my flight to head down south to Palm Springs.  As we head into spring and summer, I thought is might be fun to share with you some of my favorite smoothie recipes.  Each day at the health center where I work, I get to make smoothies for each staff member at 10a.m.  It gives me a chance to experiment with my recipes and try new flavor combinations.  Ingredients can range from protein powder, frozen fruit and rice milk to leafy greens, cucumbers and carrot juice.  The best thing about making a smoothie each day is experimenting to create new, delicious & healthy recipes.

For those of us who have followed healthy-eating blogs for awhile, I’m sure that you’ve already seen and possibly tried some of these smoothies.  For those who are new to the blogworld or these smoothies, please give them a try because they are amazing!

Kristen’s Raw Chocolate Cherry Bomb Shake

I made this one this morning and it was delectable, like usual.  It tastes like a chocolate cherry milkshake.  The only thing I like to add is some unsweetened coconut or extra virgin coconut oil.

Recipe can be found here.

Green Smoothie Girl’s Basic Green Smoothie

This is the template for the green smoothie that my co-workers and I make almost every day.  The great thing about “Green Smoothie Girl’s” smoothie is that it’s such an easy and delicious way to get in a day’s worth of veggies.  My friends from work and I recently went to one of her workshops and we loved it.  This recipe is fully customizable and you can experiment with different fruit and vegetable combinations to find one that you LOVE.  Check out her inspiring website here.

Recipe template can be found here.

Chocolate-Covered Katie’s Cake Batter Milkshake

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Oh my gosh!  Words do not describe the amazing-ness that this recipe has achieved.  It was so good that the first time I made it, I went right back to my blender and made another.  I adapt her recipe by using almond milk or coconut milk instead of regular cow’s milk, adding some coconut extract because I LOVE coconut and if it’s not tasting sweet enough, I’ll add a little agave or stevia.  This is a smoothie that I reserve for dessert since it’s so rich and decadent.

Recipe can be found here.

I hope that these recipes will inspire you to dust off your blender and get experimenting with new flavor combinations.  Take care and I’ll see you from Cali!