Orange Spiced Avocado Smoothie

I love anything with cinnamon and allspice. I guess I'm just an all around spice girl!  Tell me what you want, what you really really want! I'm so sorry, I just had to get that out :D  You know what I really want? Another orange spiced avocado smoothie. I made one for breakfast this morning and it was, as my son would say, DEE-licious! 

Orange Spiced Avocado Smoothie

1 1/4 cups orange juice (I used fresh but store bought would be fine)

1 small avocado (or half of a large)

1/2 cup ice

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/4 tsp allspice

orange rind

Directions:

1. Throw all ingredients, except orange rind, into blender and blend until smooth.

2. Top with orange rind.

If allspice isn't your thang, stay tuned, I've got a chocolate recipe in the works!  

Go-to Green Smoothie

YAY first post :)

I've been getting back into green smoothies lately. I first started making them, ohhh maybe 5 years ago. Wow time goes fast!  I would bring one into work every morning and I'd get alot of disgusted looks from co-workers as I sipped it down.  Yeah, they may not look pretty appetizing, but I swear it IS possible to make them pretty tasty!   

Go-to Green Smoothie

1 cup Kale  (you can use other greens such as spinach or even lettuce)

1 cup coconut milk or rice milk

1 frozen banana

2/3 cup frozen blueberries (or any frozen berries)

Optional Add-ins:

1/2 scoop vegetarian protein powder, I use Precision Vanilla Vegetarian Protein

sweetener to taste -  Xylitol, stevia, maple syrup, agave, or honey 

I use a magic bullet to make my smoothies, although in my dreams I make them with a Vitamix blender, gotta start saving for that! Because the magic bullet is a bit small to fit all the ingredients in at once, I do it in steps:

1.  First blend the Kale and coconut milk
2. Add the banana and frozen blueberries.  Blend. 
3. Add more coconut milk if it's not smooth enough.  
4. Add the protein powder and sweetener and blend again! Done!

If you have a larger blender, just throw all the ingredients in and blend. 

 My almost three year old drank the entire smoothie! Can't be THAT bad ;)