A Skinnier Smoothie
Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 8:41AM 
Sophie is a smoothie junkie. Like a tractor beam, a smoothie on a coffeeshop menu will draw her attention, and she will focus all her efforts on obtaining it. It may work if she is with Ian, and heaven help us if the two of them are anywhere near a Jamba Juice. It kills me to spend $5.00 on a sugar-laden version of a potentially healthy snack.
Why not make your own? I used to use orange juice but have recently abandoned it in favor of unsweetened almond milk for an even lower sugar beverage. Bananas are a great anchor for a smoothie, they thicken it and make it creamy without taking over the flavor profile.
2 bananas
6 strawberries
1 cup blue berries
2 kiwi
1 1/2 cups unsweetened vanilla almond milk (you could use soy or dairy too)
Put all in blender with 2 scoops ice and blend
You can use any combination of fruits; a great way to use up some ripe fruit all at once. Way cheaper and healthier than Jamba Juice. This smoothie will make your butt look smaller.
drinks, healthy, nonalcoholic, smoothie
Reader Comments (3)
Yum! The color of that smoothie is amazing. And I love all the different fruit in it, we'll have to try that combination some time. We love making our own smoothies too :)
I agree-- I can't stand buying smoothies anymore at a shop, because I like to know what all is being put in! Whipping any fruit up with soy milk seems to work for me, then I add a splash of fruit juice or lemon juice.
Have you ever tried a dash on cinnamon in a smoothie? Or a spoonful of jam that complements the fruit? It's quite extraordinary :).
Our poor daughter knows it's nigh impossible for mom to buy her a smoothie! But she will then insist we make one as soon as we get home! Will have to try the jam trick!