Simply Smooth Smoothies....*

So I am back again already, I am sure you are all getting sick of me, BUT - I am trying to get a lot of good food posts in before I leave for my end of summer journey to Costa Rica. I will be leaving next week and return at the end of August, I will post about my easy living in Costa Rica, but it will be less of my menus/recipes from home. I am hoping they satisfy my fruit/veggie love while I am there hanging w/ the "ticos" :)

Anyway, this is an essential post b/c its a huge part of my everyday diet - SMOOTHIES! They are like the greatest invention ever, especially for kids (and stubborn husbands). They taste good and you can pack in tons and tons of colorful veggies/fruits to get soo many nutrients at the start of the day. They are also good for those of you who don't like to eat breakfast! I know breakfast is a hard meal, but smoothies do the trick AND you can make them ahead of time and freeze them if its easier for you. Usually, I make our smoothies in the AM on the day that we are eating them, but if I know I have a busy week, I will make them on Sunday and freeze them, but make sure you take them out of the freezer the night before so that you can actually drink them in the AM. I freeze them in mason jars or really any type of jar would work!

I know you are probably all thinking - what are in these awesome smoothies.. Well I am going to tell you - I will include a few different recipes and some staples for ALL smoothies...

Staples for ALL smoothies.. 


10-15 Ice Cubes 
1 1/2 Cups of h2o
1 TBSP of Peanut Butter (recipe to come)
1 Banana 
1 Cup of Greens (Spinach and Kale are our favorites, but you really can use ANY greens  and you can't taste them!)


The added fun.. alternate or come up w/ your own combo!! Leave a comment w/ your favorite smoothie recipe :)


Smoothie #1
1 Cup Pineapple
1 Peach
1 Orange


Smoothie #2 
1 Kiwi
2 Cups of Strawberries
1/2 Cup Blueberries


Smoothie #3
1 Apple
1 Cup of Strawberries
1 Cup of Blueberries
1/2 Cup Raspberries
1/2 Cup Blackberrries




All of the smoothies contain the essential ingredients and then a combo of fruits. The fruits help to disguise the taste of the greens and the greens provide you with awesome nutrients that you need everyday! The other great part of the smoothie is - its ALL REAL FOOD :) This is my favorite part!!!! 


When I make the smoothies, I use our Cusinart Blender and it makes enough smoothie for my husband and I. We use these awesome Smoothie Cups that we got from Amazon.com and I recently saw them at Target and Whole Foods as well. They are called "blender bottles." They are plastic and BPA Free and they have a small stainless steel whisk like ball and helps blend your smoothie while you drink. They are the greatest Invention EVER.. They come in all sizes. My husband uses a 24 oz and I use a 12 oz. With the ingredients above (all fresh fruit by the way, but I have used frozen fruit and its just as good, but use less ice - just be sure the frozen fruit is just picked and frozen or organic), we make enough to fill both of our smoothie cups. You can see my smoothie cup below with my smoothie for today!

So this is just one of the essential parts of our Combo diet - More to come before I leave for my trip and even more to come while I am traveling!! Thanks for reading :)

Live well!!!