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Strawberry Oatmeal Breakfast Smoothie Recipe. Raspberry Sweet Mint Smoothie Recipe. This past month I've been making a lot of smoothies and infused waters at home. This recipe is my favorite flavor combination that I've found so far! As you know, my sis is the cook of the family. She makes fun of me because the only thing I seem to be successful at in the kitchen is making drinks. Smoothies and cocktails are my specialty! At least I finally have one. Here's what I blended: 3/4 cup frozen raspberries, 1/2 cup frozen peaches, 1/2 cup frozen dark cherries, a banana, 5-10 mint leaves, 1 cup water. Enjoy your weekend! Top Ten Vegan Smoothie Recipes - My Vegan Planet.

Now that the summer heat has started to kick in there is nothing better to battle the temperature than an ice cold vegan smoothie. To be honest making a vegan smoothie is not a difficult task. Simply pick your favourite fruits, try and have something like an apple or a banana to thicken it, then place it in a blender or preferably a smoothie maker and you are done. For my top ten vegan smoothie recipes I will be bringing you the best vegan smoothie recipes that I have found, from the fruity to the greenest of the green! For each of these fruit recipes all you have to do is stick the ingredients in the blender, and let it rip!

When you are making vegetable smoothies you should always add the fruits first, then the watery greens, and then the vegetables for the perfect vegan smoothie! You can also add things like raw sugar, ice, or other vegetables/fruits to get the exact vegan smoothie recipe you are looking for! Berry Heaven Vegan Smoothie Recipe Exotic Delight Vegan Smoothie Recipe. Summer Smoothie Selection (Page 2) Not only are they quick and easy to make, but smoothies are a great way to incorporate more fresh fruit into your diet. Starting your day with a smoothie helps to flush your digestive system and allows your body to do some cleansing before the rest of the day’s eating begins. If you’re bold enough to add some fresh leafy greens to the mix, your body will thank you for providing it with a whole assortment of essential nutrients. (see page 5) There are many ways to make a great smoothie, and once you get an idea of what you like, the possibilities are endless.

All the summer fruits make great additions to a basic smoothie recipe, which can be as simple as orange juice and frozen banana. The following recipes are just a few of my favorites, starting with Gentle World’s world-famous “Banini”, which is a recipe that absolutely everyone should know about. Photo courtesy of Photos8.com Next: Banini (Vanilla Malted Shake) How to Make 2 Yummy and Healthy Smoothies. A Chocolate Cake-Batter Milkshake! Recently, I met a new friend, named Erika. This girl did not believe healthy food can taste naughty. She hadn’t yet heard of the CC Diet philosophy. Naturally, I felt it was my duty to introduce her. But for Erika’s grave situation, a plain cake-batter shake just wouldn’t suffice.

I needed to bring out the big guns. Or rather, the chocolate. Chocolate Cake-Batter Shake (It’s healthy and sugar-free!) 1 frozen, large banana, as ripe as possible1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract1-2 tbsp coconut butter1/2 to 2/3 cup milk of choice (I used 200g almond milk) (For an extremely rich, “ice cream”-like shake, try coconut milk. Blend everything together in your Vita-Mix or blender. Or add a little xantham/guar gum, like with the Mint-Chocolate Milkshake. If you want to un-rawify it, throw in some of the mix for Healthy Chocolate Cake. (Well, technically you’ve already un-rawified it with the sprinkles. Erika loved the milkshake! Spinach Ice Cream Just kidding! Know someone who hates healthy food? Fresh and Wild Fruitberry Shake. Adults and kids adore the wild strawberry plant, one of the most familiar and tastiest on the planet. The familiar red fruit, much smaller than the cultivated version, ripens in the late spring or early summer, and goes out of season two weeks later.

Nothing poisonous looks like the common strawberry, but there’s a similar wood strawberry, which is in season much longer, is edible and colorful, but has absolutely no flavor. Look for the common strawberry in fields and meadows, at the edges of trails, and along borders of woods throughout the country. Here is a great berry smoothie recipe perfect for wild strawberries and blueberries.

In a blender, combine all the ingredients and process until smooth. Serves 5 Adapted from The Wild Vegetarian Cookbook,by "Wildman" Steve Brill.