Smoothie Recipes

1 large avocado
2 teaspoons condensed milk
1 cup ice

Scoop out avocado into blender. Add 2 teaspoons condensed milk or a little more, depending on how sweet you like it. Then add the ice and blend all of it together until it’s a semi-creamy texture.

3 small ice cubes
2 apricots (sliced and pitted)
1/2 papaya (frozen in chunks)
1/2 mango (frozen in chunks)
1/2 cups carrot juice
1 tablespoon honey

Add ingredients (except for honey) to blender in the order listed, then blend on high speed for 30 seconds. Add honey and blend a few seconds more. Serve in a frosted glass. Option: add orange juice for a thinner consistency.

1 medium banana or fruit of choice
1/4 cups yogurt or tofu
1 to 2 tablespoons concentrated fruit juice
1/4 teaspoons vanilla
1/3 cups soy milk
1 tablespoon flaxseed oil
1 tablespoon flaxseed meal
Dash cinnamon or mace

Blend all together until creamy smooth.

1 cup low-fat vanilla yogurt
1 cup sliced peaches, fresh, frozen or canned
1 ripe banana, cut into chunks
1/4 cups wheat germ
1/4 cups orange juice
1 cup ice cubes
Peach or banana slices, opt. 2 teaspoons wheat germ, optional

In blender or food processor, combine yogurt, peaches, banana, wheat germ, 1/4 cups orange juice and ice cubes. Cover and blend about 1 minute, or until smooth. Serve immediately, poured into tall glasses and garnished with peach or banana slices and sprinkled with 2 teaspoons wheat germ.

1 apple, cored, peeled, and sliced
1 lemon, peeled and seeded
1/2 cups filtered water
1/2 cups ice
1 (2 inch) piece fresh gingerroot, peeled and crushed

This is a good smoothie for a queasy tummy. Drink it slowly. Blend all ingredients until smooth.

1 ripe, medium-size peach
2 teaspoons lemon juice
2 teaspoons honey
1/2 cups yogurt
2 tablespoons granola

Blend the first four ingredients. Sprinkle granola or buckwheat on top.

1 large grapefruit, peeled and sectioned
1 8 ounce container vanilla, orange or apricot-flavored low fat yogurt
2 teaspoons sugar
4 ice cubes
fresh mint for garnish (optional)

In blender container, place grapefruit sections, yogurt, and sugar. Cover and blend on medium speed. While machine is running, add ice cubes one at a time through hole in cover, cover and blend for 45 to 60 seconds at high speed until frothy. If desired, to remove pulp, pour through strainer to serve. Garnish with fresh mint if desired.

1 frozen banana
1 cup of frozen strawberries
1 cup peach sorbet
1 can guava nectar

Blend until smooth.

1 cup frozen raspberries
1 cup cold skim milk
1 cup plain low fat yogurt
2 tablespoons honey
1 banana
1/4 teaspoons vanilla
6-8 crushed ice cubes

Place berries and 1/2 cups milk in blender. Blend on high for one minute until smooth. Add remaining milk, yogurt, honey, banana and vanilla. Beat for another minute. Add crushed ice cubes. Blend slowly until smooth.

1 cup tomato juice
1/2 teaspoons chopped jalapeno pepper
1/4 teaspoons cayenne
1/4 cups chopped onion
1/2 cups chopped parsley
2 cloves garlic, peeled

Chop and blend all the ingredients together. Serve immediately.