Smoothielicious

Written by Crystalin A. on July 15, 2011 in Fitness & Health, Lifestyle - 43 Comments
Green Smoothie 2


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!!

    http://www.Fashionofmysoul.blogspot.com

  • 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://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

  • 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! :)