Showing posts with label smoothie. Show all posts
Showing posts with label smoothie. Show all posts

Sunday, January 02, 2011

Cranberry Pomegranate Orange Blueberry Pineapple Smoothie

This weekend I've been hooked on a new smoothie recipe that I threw together one day with fruit we had in the fridge. I don't have specific measurements or even a picture to share (shocker), you literally just throw stuff in the blender. But here's an estimate of how to make this delicious, nutritious drink:

1 pomegranate - spoon out the seeds into the blender (this is messy and I stained my white hoodie - make sure you're wearing an apron)
1 C. blueberries
1 C. cranberry juice (you could add a little more if your smoothie gets too thick)
2 oranges, peeled (I've been using cara cara navels from Costco - they are delish!)
about 1/4 of a fresh pineapple, including the core if your blender can handle it*
1/2 C. ice

Blend it all together and voila! You have a healthy, sweet, tasty, filling, fibrous drink to fill you up and make your sweet tooth happy. Ben and I got rid of the remaining holiday junk food in our house yesterday and are on day two of being more committed to our healthy eating/lifestyle. Hopefully we can keep it up longer than two days:)

*My tip with the pineapple - when it's ripe, cut it up into large pieces and store in a tupperware in the fridge so you can quickly throw it into your smoothies. Pineapple is such a great natural sweetener and is a nice filler too. It adds a lot of volume to the smoothie, which is great when you're making it for multiple people. This recipe makes enough for two adult-sized glasses filled a little more than halfway and two kids cups.

Enjoy!