Smoothies and Juices

Ingredients:

-1 Cup raspberries

-1 Large banana

-3/4 Cup cashew milk (or almond milk or regular milk)

-2 Tbsp healthy smoothie mix

-About 1 cup of ice

Method:

Put all the ingredients in a blender, but only half the ice. Add the rest only you prefer your smoothie thinner.

Add maple syrup to sweeten if necessary.

Voila! Raspberry smoothie.

This smoothie is SOOOO good. Perhaps my favorite. If you have the time, make your own carrot juice. It makes such a difference especially if your use fresh garden carrots. 

Ingredients:

-1 small papaya about 2 cups

-1 banana

-2 tsp sliced ginger

-1 lime, freshly juiced

-1/2 cup coconut milk

-1/2 cup carrot juice

-2 Tbsp healthy smoothie mix

Method:

Put all the ingredients into a blender and blend until creamy.

Add coconut sugar if needed

*In the summer, I like to freeze the papaya...

Ingredients:

-2 Cups of carrots, chopped (fresh from the garden if you can)

-1 1/2 filtered water

-1Tbsp freshly squeezed lime juice (optional)

Method:

Place all the ingredients into a high power blender and blend until liquid. 

Voila! Home made carrot juice.

The type of morning smoothie I make is entirely based on what we have on hand! I always freeze greens, celery, sprouts, etc before they go bad. When it comes to fruit, I buy what's in season or at a really good deal in the frozen section. 

Ingredients:

-2 cups cherries

-1 medium banana

-6 frozen cranberries 

-1 cup almond milk

-2 Tbsp healthy smoothie mix

-3 ice cubes

*I had some sprouts in the freezer and added about 1/4 cup of that, but it is not necessary. 

Method:

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This is one of the secret to our daily smoothies. The more I educate myself on health and nutrition, the more I find all these wonder ingredients that are difficult to add constantly into our daily diet. No matter which kind of smoothie we make, we always add 2 to 3 Tbsp of this healthy mix.

Ingredients:

-1/2 Cup ground flax seeds

-1/2 Cup whole flax seeds

-1/2 Cup hemp hearts

-1/4 Cup chia seeds

-2 Tbsp grounded cinnamon

-2 Tbsp spirulina

-1 Tbsp ground turmeric (add more if you like the taste, but I...