Smoothielicious

Written by Crystalin A. on July 15, 2011 in Fitness & Health, Lifestyle - 73 Comments

Hey Glitter Girls! Crystalin from In the City with Crystalin here to share some healthy and delicious smoothies with you! Blending up favorite fruits and vegetables is one of my go-to afternoon snacks. Not only do they fill me up, but they’re also loaded with a ton of nutrients. They almost always satisfy my sweet tooth! The best part about making smoothies? Every recipe is adaptable to your personal taste and what you may have on hand at home. My current favorite: frozen strawberries, almond milk, and dates. Smoothielicious!

Give these healthy concoctions a whirl, and sip your way through summer. Enjoy!

Refresh:

Mango Ginger — 2 cups frozen Mango, 1 cup frozen raspberries, 1 banana, ¼ cup chopped ginger, squeeze of lime, yogurt.

Savory:

Strawberry Date — 1 date, 1 ½ cup frozen strawberries, 1 cup almond milk. Optional: 1 scoop protein powder or 1 TBL of flaxseed oil.

Indulge (guilt-free):

Chocolate Peanut Butter – 2 TBL unsweetened cocoa powder, 2 TBL peanut butter, ½ banana, 1 cup almond milk, ice. 320 calories total.

Detox:

Green Smoothie — 1 cup baby spinach, 1 cup kale, 1 pear, 1 ½ cup of orange juice, and 1 frozen banana.

http://fourflightsoffancy.com Andrea Howe

To make the green smoothie even cleaner, I like to use distilled water instead of juice. Cuts the calories and sugar intake too
http://thesweettalker.blogspot.com Lindsay

Although the mango ginger certainly looks refreshing and delicious, I may need the green detox after a long weekend!
http://glitzglamgranola.com Emily @ Glitz Glam Granola

Oh these recipes look great! I have been obsessed with smoothies lately! I like the idea of adding the date in for some added sweetness and fiber! Great recipes
http://thesunnysidesup.wordpress.com Kate Apessos

I want them all!!
http://thestyleeater.com janelle//the style eater

those smoothies look amazinggggg. especially the mango/ginger!
http://Fashionofmysoul.blogspot.com Marie

I’ve been looking for smoothie recipes.. They all really look delish! Need to buy ingredients ASAP!!

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Erin Hollemans

This may sound like a silly questions but what kinda of blender to you use for your smoothies? A regular sized blender or something smaller that makes individual smoothies like a magic bullet blender?
glitterguide

@Erin –I can’t speak for Crystalin (who made these) but I use a regular one and they come out great!
http://bedazzlesafterdark.blogspot.com Nikki

The indulge looks BOMB!!! yummmm
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http://www.sweetpapertreats.com Brenda Weaver

I made the green detox smoothie this morning for our breakfast and was so surprised how good it was! Even my kids liked it, for the most part. Thanks for sharing! I’ll definitely make it again and will be trying the others too!
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Val

You could use water and lemon in place of the orange juice. Both ways are delicious. Avocado is another delicious and healthy thing to add to.
- http://www.yahoo.com/ Aira
  
  At last! Someone with real expiretse gives us the answer. Thanks!
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http://seveneightnine789.blogspot.com/ Darcey

These all sound FABulous! I pinned them all and am adding the ingredients to my shopping list! Yumm! Thanks for sharing!
http://harlandhangout.blogspot.com/ darci

I just made the chocolate banana smoothie….OMG Amazing! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it!
danette

How do you get your smoothies so smooth?? I bought a Ninja professional blender this weekend and it is very nice, but for the life of me I cannot get my kale blended smooth, it is more finely chopped, which is hard to drink for me?? I start with the kale aand water and blend that first…what can I do???
- http://www.culdesacchic.blogspot.com Janet @ Cul de Sac Chic
  
  Before I got my Vitamix I used to freeze fresh greens and crinkle them in the bag to pieces once frozen before blending. It helps a lot.
- Bekerella
  
  Get a Vitamix?
- christing
  
  I have a vitamix. I put my greens in first, so they are on the bottom, mixing first with the liquid…. and I start fairly low until the greens are almost smooth before the rest of the stuff ‘falls down’ in to them. Then I gradually increase the power. Trial and error…
Fetesha

That detox one looks interesting. Definitely want to try it. Thanks for all the recipes!
Nicole

Both my kids and I love the detox smoothie. And they have never liked any other smoothies! I can’t believe my kids are sucking down two bunches of kale & spinach a week. Thanks so much for the great ideas.
Christina

Just made the green smoothie! My kids loved it! My little one even started crying when it was all gone because she wanted more! Great way to get some leafy greens for my kids who normally won’t eat anything green!
http://expeditionenergy.blogspot.com Autumn

What kind of protein powder do you use?
Anna

How much yogurt do you use in the Refresh smoothie?!
Victoria

anyone know for sure the calories in the detox smoothie??? I did the math but just want to make sure I’m right.
- http://www.barbararutherford.com Barbara
  
  Using the LoseIt! app, I get 248 cals, .5g fat, 56mg sodium, 64g carb, 9g fiber, 40g sugar, 3g protein. I used Trop50 orange juice to cut down on the sugar. Next time I’ll also add 30g of protein via vanilla powder. Yummy!!!
- http://twitter.com/tikilittle Todd Little
  
  This is the nutritional breakdown of the detox smoothie.
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http://www.everlastingvideophoto.com mindy

Lou and I just tried the detox smoothie… cannot believe how delicious and refreshing it is. Easy to make too! We used all organic ingredients and might use the distilled water with lemon juice to lower the caloric count. YUMM!!!
http://vixenmade.blogspot.com Victoria

Yum to all of them!! I shared the strawberry one on my blog: http://vixenmade.blogspot.com/2012/02/10-delicious-smoothie-recipes.html
Terry Perron

Just made the detox green smoothie
I used strawberry’s instead of a pear and almond milk in place of the OJ
I put in 2 tablespoons of plain yogurt
love it
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Idknow

Do u really want 1/4cup of ginger or did u mean 1/4tbs???
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http://profile.yahoo.com/TNTSKD7ZIUDKFKIHQCW2XW7YQM Debbie Smith

How would you add protein to these smoothies? They look so good, yogurt? Protein powder?
Susie Borja

Beautiful!
Vanessa F

Allergic to citrus (knocks out orange juice, lemon juice). Any suggestions besides water as a possible substitute for the OJ in the detox smoothie?
Hele anderson

green smoothie is delish. i used one cup water and 1/2 cup OJ to cut sugar
- Wendy
  
  That’s a good idea. Will try that next time.
Blue_louis_vuitton

Just ingredients listed or do you add Ice or anything?
Shauna

I tried the indulge and refresh smoothie both were delicious! The indulge is my favorite so far!
Felicianna

The Indulge smoothie could have less calories if you use PB2 instead of peanut butter, it is amazing powdered peanut butter that has all the good stuff in but less fat and calories!
http://cultivatedlives.blogspot.com Heather H

Just made the mango-ginger. It is so incredibly tasty! Thanks for sharing!
Gemie

do you need a juicer to make these or just good ole kitchen blender?
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Ashleyd806

Ive never made a smoothie but will be trying a few of these w/ in the next couple af days!!! All of these looks delicious! Will let you know how they turn out!
Ashleyd806

Just made the indulge smoothie and the taste of it was very good! I even tried almond milk for my first time and really liked it!! The only thing that I was insure of is how thick the smoothie was supposed to turn out? Maybe I didn’t add enough ice but my smoothie was more like a drink. Feel free to let me know what I did wrong or what can be added?
Alexandragallardo

Does the detox smoothie really clean you out like to lose weight or is it just to cleanse the body??
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I love a cold smoothie especially on a hot summer day. And this smoothie looks tasty and healthy. I run on the morning so I usually have a cold smoothie after my run and it is so refreshing. I have found several smoothies so I can alternative recipes.
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I love a cold smoothie especially on a hot summer day. And this smoothie looks tasty and healthy. I run on the morning so I usually have a cold smoothie after my run and it is so refreshing. I have found several smoothies so I can alternative recipes.
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I am always looking for news ways to stay healthy. I am looking looking for the best skin care products and healthy recipes so I am definitely putting this on my list.
http://www.facebook.com/yolanda.pasillas.5 Yolanda Pasillas

Can anyone tell me if these recipes are considered “one serving”? I just made the green detox…WOW! It’s great! Like others, my children liked it too. But I did feel like maybe I was drinking to big of a serving size. Next time I might decrease OJ and sub with distilled H20 like others suggested.
http://www.facebook.com/yolanda.pasillas.5 Yolanda Pasillas

Can anyone tell me if these recipes are considered “one serving”? I just made the green detox…WOW! It’s great! Like others, my children liked it too. But I did feel like maybe I was drinking to big of a serving size. Next time I might decrease OJ and sub with distilled H20 like others suggested.
ASHLEY

how fast do you see results with this. PLEASE LET ME KNOW ASAP.
Gleeky_asian

I was wondering for the detox smoothie, what kind of orange juice do you use? Fresh orange juice or store bought sunny d?
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  Please disregard the two “dislikes” on this question…I was messing around with my clicker and accidentally did that. It’s a great question! haha.
- Cat
  
  sunny d isn’t orange juice, it’s just a (yummy) orange colored “drink”
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LaurenMichelle

For the green detox smoothie, I used Tropicana 50 Calcium + Vit. D- You can’t tell the difference and it cuts down on the sugar and calories in the smoothie!
Wendy

Just made this except I added a chunk of frozen pineapple in stead of ice. Delish! Wasnt sure that I’d like it. Im going to try with an orange flavored water to get the flavor w/o the added sugar from the OJ. Bananas are high in sugar too if I’m not mistaken.
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Crystal W.

Making the chocolate peanut butter smoothie tonight for the whole fam….can’t wait! thanks for sharing!!
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im allergic to citrus among other fruits) (pineapple, oranges, lemons, limes, grapefruit) and am looking for a healthy green smoothie. help!! <3 please email me @ brittyleigh@photographer.net – dont know if I will remember to check back here
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morgan

Indulgence shake was gross.
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Jessica

Did you mean 1/4 tablespoon and not a 1/4 CUP of ginger for the mango/ginger smoothie??
Tabitha

Dear lord don’t put 1/4 CUP of ginger, you won’t be able to drink it. More like a tsp would be great.