Pineapple Orange Healthy Smoothie Recipe

I'm glad the weather is warming back up (from 70 to 80) so that I can resume my smoothie regime. I really despise the "kitchen sink" method of making smoothies, so when I come up with a good combo, I gotta share. This one is my Pine-Orange smoothie. 

Here's your ingredients:

1. Put all your dry ingredients in the blender. Blend until smooth. 

2. Add your fruit, frozen yogurt and liquids. Honey goes in last so it doesn't stick to the side of the blender. (Yes, I use a good old blender. Nothing fancy.)

3. Blend it all together. Serve in a glass with a straw for ultimate pleasure. 

Yum! If Ivy were awake right now, she'd devour it. 

Stay healthy! There's a nasty flu going around. 

Aloha, Rebecca

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Kitchen Sink Green Smoothie

I drink smoothies year-round. It's a perk of living in Hawaii. I wrote a really yummy, well-calculated post about a Raspberry Oatmeal Smoothie that has be pinned hundreds of times on Pinterest. Well, this smoothie recipe is a little different… it's my Kitchen Sink Smoothie. Basically, if we've got it, it's going in the blender. Except for bananas, I'm allergic.

Here's what we normally have, that I use in this smoothie:

-Almond Milk

-Some kind of juice

-Ice

-Peanut Butter

-Honey (mine comes from the Big Island)

-Frozen Raspberries and Pineapple

-Ivy's leftover Strawberries and apple pieces that she doesn't finish

-Stevia (don't overuse!)

-Frozen Basil from my friend's garden (Thanks Bethany!)

-Green Super Food powder in Orange Dreamsicle flavor

-And a couple chocolate chips… for my own sanity

No measurements, just eyeball 'em. What do you put in your smoothies? Do you calculate it carefully, or just toss it all in? 

Happy Saturday! Aloha, Rebecca

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