Green Smoothies & Fruit Smoothies

Laura’s Creamy Green Fruit Smoothie      

1 cup frozen strawberries

1 cup apple juice

½ cup 99% fat free vanilla yogurt

½ fresh banana

2 cups spinach leaves

1 packet Truvia natural sweetener

(Optional 1 tablespoon freshly ground flax seeds)

Directions:

Pour Juice in the bottom of blender, add in order banana, strawberries, yogurt, truvia and spinach on top.

Blend well starting on level one, and progressing to level three or high for several minutes. You want all flakes of spinach to be blended in well.

This is a really great way to pack in some of your veggie servings for the day. It tastes amazing! You truly can not taste the spinach. You will be amazed at the sweet creamy consistency of this smoothie. This is a great way to start the day for you or your kids! Be daring. Experiment. Try different fruits and leafy greens. Find what works for you and have fun!

Tropical Green Fruit Smoothie

¼ fresh pineapple peeled and cored.

1 large frozen banana

1 cup frozen mango

1 sliver of fresh lemon juice

1 packet Truvia

½ fresh vanilla bean pod, opened and contents scraped out. (Use only the aromatic seedy center in the shake. Discard the outer pod.)

2 cups spinach or other leafy green. (Give your butter lettuce a try!)
1 cup milk

Banana Orange Vanilla Smoothie

1 large ripe  frozen banana

½ vanilla bean center scraped out

1 large orange peeled and seeded

1 cup cold milk

Happy Blending!

*Recipes Courtesy of Laura Muir