Smoothie and Drink Recipes

In a mighty blender, I use a Vitamixer. Add the following ingredients and blend well.

• 1 frozen banana

• 1 cup plain Greek yogurt 

• Handful of spinach 

• A few dates or maple syrup as desired

• 1 heaping tbsp of cocoa powder

• 1 heaping tbsp of peanut butter or PB2 powder

• Squirt of Vanilla

• Unsweetened Vanilla Almond milk until thickness desired

• ice

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I also may add my lemon flavored fish oil, oatmeal if I need more hardiness, ground flax if I need to poop, bee pollen if I need energy...  you get the idea. Every time I make it the amounts differ, so it is like a new shake for me every time. If you add greens, your smoothie will not look pretty like the above one - lol!

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*I buy my spinach fresh and freeze it in Tupperwares or Ziploc bags.

*I keep dates, collagen powder, protein powder, coffee beans, cocoa powder right beside my Vitamixer for easy access.​​​

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Using my Vitamixer, I will add the following ingredients:

• 1 navel orange quartered,  leave the peel on 1 of the quarters

• 1 inch chunk of ginger

• Squirt of Vanilla extract

• honey or maple syrup as desired

• ​ice

• Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk

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Add other fruit like pineapple, peach or blueberries if you wish. 

In a large jug:

• Squeeze half a lemon, slice the rest and toss it in

• Add sliced fresh strawberries

• Throw in some mint leaves

Fill the jug and let sit overnight in the fridge. If you find it too bitter you can add a few drops of Stevia.  Drink this entire jug in one day, then refill it for the next day. 

Using a Vitamixer add the following:

• Frozen blueberries

• One lemon quartered, leave the peel on one quarter

• Water

• Ice

• Maple syrup or honey as desired

When adults were having drinks in wine glasses, we wanted to feel special too, so we made our own fancy drinks in wine glasses. Use any of the following, but the key ingredient is really cherry juice :)

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• Orange juice 

• Spritzy water (Club Soda, Sprite, 7- Up)

• Marashino cherries and a little bit of the juice

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If you have even more juice available, have fun with it, like pineapple juice is yummy. Lemonade or peach juice are also great!

I gave up drinking pop when I was on Weightwatchers the very first time, before I even had kids. This left me with things like iced tea or club soda and cranberry at the restaurant, which was fine. At home though I may splurge and have Kombucha or Ginger Beer, but when I want less calories I make one of these.

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• Spritzy water (Bubbly, club soda or Sodastream)

• Squirt of juice (cranberry, grapefruit, orange juice)

• 3 or 4 Frozen or fresh berries of your choice and mash them a little bit

• Slice of citrus, I like lemon and orange

• A few leaves of an herb (mint, cilantro, basil)

• A slice of ginger or piece of candied ginger

• Ice

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This drink is very refreshing and if you want something with alcohol, you can add just a tad of white wine to make a spritzer.

- 1 cup instant decaf coffee

- 2 cup powdered coffee creamer

- 2 cup Nestle Quik powder (hot chocolate)

- 1 1/2 cup sugar

- 1 1/2 tsp nutmeg

- 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon

 

• Mix all together and store in large container.

• Add hot water to a couple of tablespoons of the mix or add a liquor of your choice to the hot water (Bailey’s or Kahlua may be suggested)