Strawberry-Pineapple Smoothie

I went to Costco today and decided to buy a few pineapples for snacks and to dehydrate (Chris has been asking for it lately).  I haven't had a smoothie in a while and thought that a strawberry-pineapple concoction sounded delicious!  And boy was I right!  

Want the recipe to try?  I'm sure if you love pineapples and strawberries as much as I do you'll be just as obsessed with this smoothie as I am!

Strawberry-Pineapple Smoothie

Ingredients:

1 cup strawberries (frozen or fresh)

3/4 cup milk

3/4 cup pineapple juice

1/2 cup vanilla yogurt (I used Greek)

2 tbspn white sugar

6 ice cubes

Directions:

1.  Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.  You may have to scrape down the sides of the blender a few times.

2.  Place in a glass and ENJOY!  

Strawberry Granola Smoothie

I love smoothies.  I honestly could eat one for breakfast, lunch, and dinner and be completely happy.  Ever since we got our blender I've been searching Pinterest for some delicious recipes and I'm happy to report I've found a breakfast one that I just love!

For this smoothie I make my own granola because it's very hard for me to find granola at the grocery store because of my nut allergy.  I also use frozen strawberries from Costco and omit the bananas from the original recipe (I'm slightly allergic to those too).

I'm slightly adapting the recipe from this site.

Need:
     8 frozen strawberries
     1/2 cup granola
     1 cup non-fat vanilla yogurt (I use Greek)
     1 cup 1% milk
     1/2 cup ice cubes
     2 tbspn honey (optional)

Directions:
     1.  Blend all ingredients together in blender.
     2.  Pour in a cup and enjoy!


Don't worry!  If you have leftovers and you're too full to eat them there are some easy ways to store it for later consumption!

• You can freeze the leftover smoothie in ice cube trays to save for later! 
• Put the smoothie in a thermos to keep it cold if you want to take it to work with you.  Put it in the refrigerator once you get there and go back for it when you're ready for some food!
• Instead of a thermos, you can put the smoothie in a glass jar or pitcher.  Make sure to fill it to the brim otherwise you could have a large quantity of air that comes in contact with the mixture.  Seal the jar or pitcher with with a lid or cling wrap.

Smoothie Heaven

White Gummi from Jamba Juice

Whenever Chris and I go to California we always visit Jamba Juice.  They have the best smoothies I have ever had in my entire life!  The first time Chris took me there he bought me the White Gummi which is on their secret menu.  Do you remember what the white gummy bear tastes like?  Well, that's exactly what this smoothie tastes like!  

If you like smoothies at all try this recipe!  Seriously, you won't regret it. 

Ingredients:

   

8oz peach juice

4oz soy milk (I used whole instead)

1/2 cup pineapple sherbet

1/4 cup raspberry sherbet

1/4 cup orange sherbet

1/2 cup frozen mangos

1/2 cup ice

**Place all ingredients into a blender and blend until you get a "smoothie" consistency**  

**Fills 4 (8oz) glasses

I used the Kitchen Aid Blender from Bed Bath and Beyond and we love it!  I did a lot of research on what blender to get and this is one of the best reviewed ones.  A few people have had problems with the container leaking but we haven't had any problems with it so far!  So far, I give it an A+