GREEN MACHINE SUPER FOOD SMOOTHIE

Oh my, I ran out of spinach to use in my smoothie this morning so I ended up adding Vitamineral Green to it and WOW! Delish!  Just what I needed to get me going this morning.

There are those days or when you've fallen off the band wagon and splurged a little, feeling the consequences...  That was me the past few days - splurging here and there, but now I am back on the wagon. The super foods drink has got me going!

GREEN MACHINE SUPER FOOD SMOOTHIE

3/4 cup frozen mango
1/2 - 3/4 cup frozen pineapple
2 large dates (or 3 small dates)
1-1/2 cup almond milk
1 tablespoon vitamineral green - I got mine at Whole Foods
1 table spoon hemp seeds
Topped with raw sweet cacao nibs

Blend all the ingredients except the cacao nibs together in a high speed blender, pour into your favorite smoothie cup, top with cacao nibs and sip.

Enjoy!

CURRENTLY SIPPING ON: BLUEBERRY PINEAPPLE SMOOTHIE WITH SPINACH

Currently sipping on this delicious and refreshing smoothie.  Hope your day is fabulous!

BLUEBERRY PINEAPPLE SMOOTHIE WITH SPINACH

1-1/2 cup almond milk

2 cups spinach

3/4 cup frozen pineapples

3/4 cup frozen blueberries

1/2 cup frozen strawberries

 

Blend all the ingredients in a high speed blender until smooth.

 

Optional - top with shredded coconut and hemp seeds.

 

Sip and Enjoy!

 

 

 

 

THIS MORNING'S SIMPLE GREEN SMOOTHIE

 

This morning's quick breakfast... A simple green smoothie topped

with hemp seeds and sprouted buckwheat granola.

 

SIMPLE GREEN SMOOTHIE

 

1 cup almond milk

2 cups spinach

1 cup frozen mango

3/4 cup frozen pineapples

 

Blend all the ingredients in a high speed blender until

smooth.

 

Sip and Enjoy!

 

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TROPICAL CHOPPED SALAD WITH PINAPPLES AND AVOCADOS

 

 

I am really loving this salad right now.  I know, I know, I say this with almost everything that I post.  But, his is one of my really one of my favorite salads right now.  It's sweet and savory... what a great combination and super easy to boot!  It's perfect for this really hot weather we are having right now.

 

 

TROPICAL CHOPPED SALAD WITH PINEAPPLES AND AVOCADOS

 

Equal amounts of:

Chopped and jicama

Chopped pineapple

Chopped spinach

Chopped tomatoes

Chopped avocado

 

About half the amount of chopped red onion and chopped cilantro

 

Lots of lemon juice and sea salt to taste

 

Toss everything together in a bowl and its ready to serve.  So easy and delicious. 

 

Enjoy!

 

 

 

 

Join the discussion!

 

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ON SIMPLE GREEN SMOOTHIES: MANGO AND PINEAPPLE GREEN SMOOTHIE BOWL

 

Happy Monday!  I hope everyone had a nice weekend!  Finally back in the swing of things.  If you missed it, I was over on Simple Green Smoothies on Friday with my Mango and Pineapple Green Smoothie Bowl.  Have a fabulous week!

 

 

 

PINEAPPLE + GINGER + MINT SMOOTHIE

Here in Southern California it is still burning up, so before I can even think about soup and cozy sweaters I’m still making smoothies, and thinking about getting that mani/pedi.   I have a few resources I like to use for smoothies, one being the app Whole Living Smoothies, you can see some of her other smoothie recipes here.  Its a collaboration from Martha Stewart and it includes smoothies for detox, immunity boosting, weight-loss, etc...  I adapted this weight-loss smoothie to make it raw.

Written by contibutor Britney Manuel of Btanjerine and A Simply Raw Life.

This smoothie is a melange of pineapple, ginger and mint.  And did you know pineapple can give you more than 100% of your recommended daily allowance of manganese, a mineral required to metabolize food?  Ginger is known to be a stomach settler, and a remedy for colds.  And mint is rich in Vitamins A and C and also contains smaller amounts of Vitamin B2. Vitamin C is an important antioxidant and may help to decrease the risk of certain cancers such as colon and rectal cancer.  And i didn’t know this, mint is a very good cleanser for the blood, and mint tea can help clear up skin disorders such as acne.  For more of the benefits of mint click here.  These are just a few reasons to get your sip on with this revitalizing and refreshing smoothie.


So here are the deets.

PINEAPPLE + GINGER + MINT SMOOTHIE

 

THE ESSENTIALS

1 c. frozen pineapple diced

1/2 c. coconut milk

5 mint leaves

1/2 teaspoon ginger (about the size of a dime)

dash of cinnamon

THE PROCESS

Puree all ingredients in blender until smooth.

Makes 1 serving approximately 1 cup

Yumalicious!