Thursday, September 1, 2011

Great Green Smoothies

Found an incredible green smoothie website: incrediblesmoothies.com
Here I'm listing the recipes that I've tried and loved...even the kids approved!


Straw-Berry Blast Smoothie
½ cup whole strawberries
½ cup blueberries
½ cup raspberries
1 whole banana
2 cups fresh baby spinach (or other leafy green)
1 whole carrot
1/2 – 1 cup water

Calories: 257 | Fat: 1.4g (grams) | Protein: 6g | Carbs: 64.4g | Calcium: 14% | Vitamin A: 257% | Vitamin C: 176%

Peach Green Smoothie
1 medium peach
1 banana
2 cups fresh baby spinach (or other leafy green)
1/2 cup water

This nutrition info is for the smoothie as above but I also added about 6 frozen strawberries and a carrot. Delicious!

Calories : 169 | Fat: 0.6g (grams) | Protein: 4.4g | Carbs: 44.4g | Calcium: 10% | Vitamin A: 88% | Vitamin C: 71%