As I live each day loving healthy foods nourishing my body whole and well, I just love to share my healthy recipes, ideas, love for nutrition, and inspiration for others! Today as I was making my Green Pina Colada smoothie for my husband and friends tonight I started to think about all the smoothies that I love but what I usually tend to throw in the Vitamix Blender. Smoothies do not have to be complicated or fancy, they simply need to be nutritious, balanced, above all taste yummy! If you have been following along you know my LOVE for smoothies but if you are new to my site welcome to my love for smoothie! Honestly, it took me some trial and error to get the perfect juice/milk like consistency! My family typically serves as the Guinea Pigs for my smoothie creations whether they like it or not! After a few trial and errors, I found the perfect amounts I needed to make my perfect smoothie! I love my smoothies that are the consistency between milk/juice like! As a busy mom of twin girls, I don't have a lot of time. Smoothies are a great way to get all my nutrients in a glass! I just love that smoothies are such a fantastic way to fit so much nutrition in one glass and they are great anytime of the day or night (plus my twins love when I make them their big girl smoothie)! The mistakes I made in the past was trying to put too much vegetables to fruit ratio. In my experience, putting everything "but the kitchen sink" is not a good option for making that perfect smoothie.
I always love making different smoothie creations but I do love my GO-GO smoothie so I am excited to share it with you! I love to start with my 5-6 favorite basic ingredients that I always tend to have on hand which keeps it simple and provides a delicious basic smoothie to blend! I love that anyone can be so creative with smoothies and make what they love best but to take the guess work out for a delicious, nutritious, easy, go-to smoothie this is how I like to build mine often. I simply throw in my 2 favorite fruits , 2 favorite vegetables, my favorite tiny power house seed, and water or coconut water! Now ya’ll, you can totally get fancy with this smoothie and build further but the 6 basic ingredients I am about to share with you just provides a great start to really any smoothie combination. Sometimes I like to add a little local raw honey or local Pure Maple Syrup from Vermont to this smoothie as well but that is totally optional. This basic smoothie is a packed with an abundance of antioxidants, vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, fiber, omega three fatty acids, protein, potassium, calcium, and healthy fat. So as I sip on my delicious and nutritious go-go smoothie here is the recipe for you to try sometime too. ENJOY YA'LL!!!
My “Go-Go” Smoothie Blend:
1 cup organic baby spinach or baby kale
1 cup organic carrot
1/2-1 cup frozen organic strawberries, blueberries, or pineapples
1/2 banana fresh or frozen
2-3 tbsp. chia seeds
1/2 cup water or coconut water
1/2 tsp local honey- optional
Mint Leaves-optional
How To:
Using a Nutribullet, Ninja, or Vitamix place all ingredients in the blender and blend until completely smooth. Remove from blender, pour in your favorite glass, grab a straw, relax, and enjoy:)!!