Six fruit smoothies made with only 2 ingredients including veggies, leafy greens, dragon fruit, acai berry, chocolate and spices. Perfect for beginners since they are mild to the taste and full of nutrition.
½cupcarrots or zucchini or cucumber or cauliflowerUncooked and unpeeled is fine for all. Cauliflower texture might be creamier if it is steamed as rice first and cooled. Cucumber might be less bitter if peeled.
Gather your ingredients and add them to a blender.
These two ingredients per smoothie are a perfect start, but feel free to throw in 2-3 more ingredients, choosing from what you have available and based on my smoothie add-in list in my blog post.
Add the liquid to the blender first, than add in fruits, veggies or other and blend until creamy.
When To Make Smoothie
Make the smoothie either day of or the night before and refrigerate to drink in the morning.You can also make large batches, and create smoothie ice cubes using the method in my smoothie ice cube concentrate recipes.
Notes
To boost your smoothies, add the following:For protein, add chia seeds, hemp seeds, flaxseeds, pumpkin and sunflower seeds all of which are high in protein, fiber and omega-3s. Choose one and add 1 tablespoon to your smoothieFor healthy fats, add avocado, coconut butter or nut butter. Add 1-2 tablespoons of each per smoothie.For healthy protein, add white beans, chickpeas, yogurt and tofu. Add about ¼ cup per smoothie to add up to 5 grams of protein per smoothie.For vegetables, add carrots, cucumber, zucchini, cauliflower, leafy greens, or pumpkin puree, about ¼ cup per smoothie.Boost with oats. Add 2 tablespoons of rolled oats, or make overnight oats and add 2 tablespoons of those per smoothie. Need an overnight oats recipe? Here is a set of 7 Overnight Oats Recipes!Recipe Tips1.Taste test these smoothies and adjust to your taste. That is the beauty of custom homemade smoothies, you can make them taste exactly as you want.2.If you boost your smoothie, write down the combination of ingredients you end up with so you can make your own smoothie again.3. Be sure to freeze at least one ingredient so the smoothie is frosty in texture.The nutritional facts are for the first smoothie. To calculate the others, nutritional counter.