BEETRICE POTTER'S MONKEY Smoothie

1 cup of almond, flax, or hemp milk
2 bananas
1 packet of Sambazon frozen acai berries
All the tops (stems and leaves) from one raw beet
1 heaping teaspoon of maqui powder
1 heaping teaspoon of maca powder

Blend thoroughly.  You can add ice to make it colder if you like.  It has a light chocolate flavor.

SHAWN'S SAVIOR Smoothie

This smoothie recipe was shared by my friend Shawn who is a stay-at-home-dad.  With 2 little ones and a couple of dogs in the mix he needs all the energy he can get!  Thanks Shawn!

1 orange, zest removed
1 handful of grapes
1small apple cored but unpeeled
3-5 small carrots chopped
1handful of spinach
4 or 5 strawberries
3 peach slices (or use the whole thing if you like)
1handful blueberries
2 handfuls of ice
a little water

If you have a Vitamix or similar, you can put everything in at once, in the order listed.

MAYAN JUNGLE Smoothie

1 cup of hemp or almond milk

2 bananas

1/4 cup of cacao nibs

1/4 cup of walnuts

1/8 cup of cinnamon

1 heaping tablespoon of maca powder

the greens from one beet

ice

Blend everything together.  Add some ice while the blender is moving.

JUNGLE BOOGIE Smoothie

1 cup of almond or hemp milk
2 bananas
1/4 cup of cacao nibs
1/4 cup of walnuts
1 heaping tablespoon of maca powder
the green tops of one beet
ice

Blend everything really good in the blender.  Once it's all blended, add ice cubes one at a time to slush it up.

GRAPE APE Smoothie

1 cup of almond or hemp milk
2 bananas
2 cups of grapes (I freeze mine)

Process in the blender until smooth!

THE VAMPIRE'S KISS Smoothie

1 cup of almond milk, hemp milk, or water
13 strawberries
13 cherries, pitted
1 cup of blueberries
1 blood orange
1 honey tangerine, seeded if necessary

Put everything in the blender and whiz until smooth.
This will make enough to share or you can save some for later.

APPLE BROWN BETTY Smoothie**Green Monster**

1 cup of almond or hemp milk
2 cored apples with the skin on
1/2 an avacado
1 banana
1/4 cup walnuts
2 tablespoons of chia seeds
1 big handful of fresh baby spinach
2-4 tablespoons of raw honey or agave nectar
ice
Blend all ingredients well. Add ice cubes one at a time.


**The term Green Monster was created by Oh She Glows

CHOCO-BERRY BANANA Smoothie

1 cup of hemp milk or almond milk
1 banana
1-2 sambazon acai berry smoothie packs
small handfull of sliced almonds
6 medjool dates pitted

Blend this one good to really chop up the dates.

TROPICAL TWISTER Smoothie

1 cup of water
2 bananas
1 sambazon acai berry smoothy packet
2 oranges peeled (leave some of the pith if you can)
2 kiwi peeled
1 nectarine (skin too!)

Blend everything together until smooth.

CHOCOLATE CHERRY MADDNESS Smoothie

1 cup hemp milk or almond milk
1 banana
1 tsp spirulina powder
1 cup cherries
1 acai berry smoothie packet

The combination of cherries and the choco-berry flavor of acai makes this really yummy!

PRETTY IN PEACH Smoothie

1 cup hemp milk
1 banana
1 cup of chopped watermelon
1 cup of chopped cantelope
1 cup of chopped papaya (you can throw in some of the pips too for some added protein)
1 cup of choped mango

Throw it all in the blender a little at a time. Add some ice to make it frothy if you want. This is also really good as a summer drink. Just use seltzer water instead of the milk.

You can also turn the seltzer version of this into a great adult beverage by adding some rum or vodka!

FALL FANTASY Smoothie

1 cup of hemp milk
1 banana
1/2 of an avacado
1 apple chopped and cored
1 pear chopped and cored
1 teaspoon of cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg

Put the milk in the blender and get it spinnng. Add the apple and pear first then the banana and avacado last. You may have to add some water. Ice works well also.

BERRY BERRY GOOD Smoothie

1 cup of hemp milk
1 banana
1/2 of an avacado
1 acai smoothie pack
1/4 cup each of blueberries, cranberries, raspberries, blackberries

Put the avacado in last. It can make the smoothie a bit thick so you may have to add some water.

DRINKING UP SOME SUN Smoothie

1 cup OJ juiced fresh
2 peaches or 2 nectarines or 1 of each pited & diced
1/2 a mango chopped
4 apricots pitted & chopped chopped
1 banana
a 1-inch pineapple slice
a handfull of sliced almods
2 tablespoons each of hemp and flax seeds

Juice the orange and put the juice in the blender with the rest of the ingredients.  If you don't have a juicer then just put the orange in the blender with everything else.

CHOCO BLAST Smoothie

1 cup of chocolate hemp milk or chocolate almond milk(yes kids! they make it in chocolate too!)
6 medjool dates pitted
1 banana
1 acai berry smoothie pack
1/4 cup sliced almonds
ice

The milk and acai should go in first. Once the acai is broken up, add the rest of the ingredients. Add ice to the glass to chill smoothie.

STRAWBERRY FIELDS Smoothie

1 cup of hemp milk or almond milk
1 banana
15-20 strawberries
1 acai smoothie packet
1 teaspoon of spirulina
2-4 wheatgrass cubes

Blend everything but the wheatgrass. After you pour your smoothie, add the wheatgrass cubes and they will melt as you drink your smootie. If you prefer, you can blend in the wheatgrass cubes.

BERRY BLAST PUCKER Smoothie

1 cup of hemp milk or almond milk
1 cup of blueberries
1 cup of gooseberries
1/2 cup of raspberries
1/2 cup blackberries

This smoothie is very tart so you can add some honey or agave nectar if you want it sweeter

BERRY MANGO Smoothie

1/2 cup hemp milk or almond milk
1/2 bottle of 'Naked' brand Mango Maddness juice
1/2 cup blueberries
1/2 cup raspberries
12 strawberries

You can add more of the mango juice or water to thin out the juice. If you want, you can also add some ice.

THE GREEN TEAM Smoothie

1 cup hemp milk or almond milk
1 banana
8 medjool dates pitted
1 cup of mixed berries
2 cubes of frozen wheatgrass juice
1 capful of aloe juice
1 tsp of spirulina powder
1 tsp of Garden of Life Perfect Food Supergreen Formula

Put everything in the blender and whiz until smooth.

ISLAND BREEZE Smoothie

1 cup of hemp milk or almond milk
1 banana
1/3 of a pineapple
6 medjool dates pitted
2 cubes of frozen wheatgrass

Put everything in the blender and whiz until smooth.