Zeal Smoothie

My best friend, Alex, sells Zeal for Life. She sent me a sample to try. The main reason was to see if it would help my migraines. Today's smoothie was made to use the Zeal to help with the sinus infection that I have. I also wanted a smoothie since I haven't had one in awhile.

Zeal Smoothie

Ingredients

• 1 banana
• 1 cup Golden Fruit Blend from Schwan's
• 4 frozen strawberries
• 1 cup almond milk
• 1 tsp honey
• 1 cup vanilla yogurt
• 1 scoop Zeal Wild Berry
• 2 pinches sweetened coconut flakes

Directions

Add all of the ingredients to the blender and blend well. Enjoy!

This tastes wonderful. I'll let you know on Mind Over Migraines whether it helps or not.

Apples+ Smoothie

My apples were close to going bad, so I thought I would try them out.

Apples + Smoothie

Ingredients

• 1 banana
• 1 small apple, peeled and cored
• 5 fresh strawberries
• 1 cup almond milk
• 1 cup vanilla yogurt
• ½ cup coconut water

Directions

Add all of the ingredients to the blender and blend well. Enjoy!

“It tastes like goodness and bananas.” - Shannon, age 8

Tropical Smoothie

First time using coconut water.

Tropical Smoothie

Ingredients

• 2 cups Golden Fruit Blend from Schwan's
• ¼ cup fresh raspberries
• ¼ cup coconut water
• 1 cup vanilla yogurt
• 1 ¼ cups almond milk

Directions

Add all of the ingredients to the blender and blend well. Enjoy!

This came out perfect, in my opinion. I love the flavor of it!

Feel Good Smoothie

A little bit of this and a little bit of that.

Feel Good Smoothie

Ingredients

• 1 cup frozen strawberries
• 1 cup frozen peaches
• 1 ½ cup almond milk
• 1 cup vanilla yogurt
• 1 tsp peanut butter
• 1 tsp honey

Directions

Add all of the ingredients to the blender and blend well. Enjoy!

As you can see, this one makes quite a bit, but I think this one turned out just about right.

All the Good Stuff Smoothie

The kids even love this one.

All the Good Stuff Smoothie

Ingredients

• 2 bananas
• ½ cup frozen peaches
• 5 frozen strawberries
• ½ (8oz) can pineapple pieces
• ½ cup peanut butter
• ½ cup vanilla yogurt
• 1 cup almond milk

Directions

Cut up bananas. Add all of the ingredients to the blender and blend well. Enjoy!

This was a little thicker than I like. Maybe more milk and less peanut butter?

Golden Fruit Blend Smoothie

This is probably the simplest one I have made so far.

Golden Fruit Blend Smoothie

Ingredients

• 2 cups Golden Fruit Blend from Schwan's
• 1 cup vanilla yogurt
• 2 cups almond milk

Directions

Add all of the ingredients to the blender and blend well. Enjoy!

Yummy!

Mixed Fruit Smoothies

This one was completely off the cuff with no starting point, just what I felt like today.

Mixed Fruit Smoothie

Ingredients

• 1 cup frozen peaches
• 1 cup frozen strawberries
• 2 bananas
• 2 cup almond milk
• 1 cup vanilla yogurt

Directions

Cut up bananas. Add all of the ingredients to the blender and blend well. Enjoy!

Ted's dad even tried this one and like it. I'd say it was a success.

Strawberry + Peach Smoothie

My Magic Bullet broke in the middle of this, so I had to dig out my mother-in-law's old blender to finish it.

Strawberry + Peach Smoothie

Ingredients

• 1 & ¼ cup Almond milk
• ½ cup vanilla yogurt
• 1 cup frozen strawberries
• 1 cup frozen peaches

Directions

Add all of the ingredients to the blender and blend well. Enjoy!

It was still a little more solid than I wanted, so I might up the milk to 1 & ½ cups.

Pineapple + Banana + Cashew Butter Smoothie

This was a variation of a Martha Stewart smoothie recipe that I found here.

Pineapple + Banana + Cashew Butter Smoothie

Ingredients

• 1 banana
• 1 cup diced pineapple*
• ½ cup cashew butter
• ½ cup vanilla yogurt
• 1 tbs honey

*I used 1 8oz can of diced pineapple and drained the juice.

Directions

Cut up bananas. Add all of the ingredients to the blender and blend well. Enjoy!

The original recipe called for ½ cup of ice, but since I haven't perfected the art of crushing the ice, I omitted it. The smoothie came out really thick, so I might have to find something to thin it out, just a bit.  Maybe I'll leave the pineapple juice in.

Strawberry + Banana + Orange Juice Smoothie

I was trying for an Orange Julius type drink today.

Strawberry + Banana + Orange Juice Smoothie

Ingredients

• 2 bananas
• 4 strawberries
• ½ cup orange juice
• 1 cup vanilla yogurt
• ½ cup ice*

*I haven't yet perfected the crushing of ice, so I just used 3 ice cubes.

Directions

Cut up fruit. Add all of the ingredients to the blender and blend well. Enjoy!

Pear + Kale Smoothie

Today's smoothie is the first time I have ever tried kale. It didn't turn out all that bad.

Pear + Kale Smoothie

Ingredients

• 2 pears*
• 4 tbs vanilla yogurt
• handful of cut kale**
• 2 tbs honey
• pinch of ground ginger

*or thereabouts. I used canned pears and it might have been 4.

**Ted couldn't find whole kale at the store so he bought some that was already cut up.

Directions

Add all of the ingredients to the blender and blend well. Enjoy!

Banana + Peanut Butter Smoothie

I've been wanting to try making smoothies for awhile now. This past weekend, Ted and I went to Costco, where I bought a Magic Bullet. I made my first smoothie today.

Banana + Peanut Butter Smoothie

Ingredients

• 1 banana
• ¼ cup peanut butter
• 1 cup almond milk
• 2 tbs honey
• ½ cup ice*

*I haven't yet perfected the crushing of ice, so I just used 3 ice cubes.

Directions

Cut up bananas. Add all of the ingredients to the blender and blend well. Enjoy!

This being my very first try, I wasn't sure how it would turn out. I LOVED it! I'll post more recipes here as I try them.