Healthy Orange Julius

I haven’t had a real Orange Julius for a long time, so I can’t really say if this drink is a true replica. But it is yummy. We made it for a mid-morning snack today in answer to Jeff’s hankering (and inspiration). Healthy Orange “Julius” makes (3) 8-ounce servings 3 oranges 2 cups ice cubes [...]

Green Smoothie: Banana-Raspberry-Spinach

Green Smoothie: Banana-Raspberry-Spinach If you don’t have a Vita-Mix, you may want to reduce this recipe by 1/3 or 1/2. yields approximately 1/2 gallon 1/4 cup flax seeds, heaping 3 medium size bananas 1 cup fresh or frozen raspberries 2 huge handfuls spinach 6 to 8 ice cubes 3 to 4 cups filtered water (enough [...]

Green Smoothie – Sweet and Easy

Update 9/12/2011: We don’t drink concentrated fruit juices any more because of the concentrated sugar without fiber. I’d suggest using whole apples and oranges in this recipe! We’re out of fruit, so I used apple juice concentrate and orange juice to make our green smoothie this morning. It was a little sweeter than usual, which [...]

Green Smoothie: Banana-Pear-Pineapple-Spinach

Awhile back, I shared that Jeff and I are regularly consuming green smoothies. We drink one with breakfast and then another before dinner. I also mentioned that I don’t serve the smoothies to the children, but I was hoping they would eventually start asking to share our green smoothies. Here’s the update. For several weeks [...]