First Summer Smoothie

Hot day. Smoothie dinner. Deelicious!

Put in Vitamix and whirl

1 orange, peeled and sectioned
1/2 cup blueberries
25 raspberries
20 frozen red grapes
6 oz soy milk
1.25 cups kale
1 pkt, Spiru-tein Vanilla, sugar-free protein powder


Serve and enjoy!

Rated a 4.68 on the Kale Scale.

Quinoa in a Kale Smoothie?

Yes! Quinoa works great in a kale smoothie. At least with the vitamix, it is blended to smithereens. I used red quinoa, and in the photo, you can see some red flecks in the drink - that's the blended quinoa. As per my last smoothie, I have some work to do to get to a reasonable calorie count with these liquid meals!

Blend as desired - with Vmix - about 1 minute or so
1 cup non-fat milk
30 grapes
3 clementines
1/2 cup cooked quinoa (red, this time)
1/4 cup non-fat plain yogurt
2 Tbsp POM pomegranate juice
3 pitted dates
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1+ cup kale

Serve and enjoy!

Rated a 4.72 on the Kale Scale.

Smoothie for a Hot Day

Hot today. Felt like 90+. Doldrums, no wind. Great day for a smoothie! Delicious!

Put in Vitamix and blend

1 cup	MILK, NONFAT (SKIM)
2 tbsp	hemp protein powder, Bob's Red Mill
1 fruit	ORANGE
3/4 cup	GRAPES
30	BLUEBERRIES
2/3	CARROT
4 medium	STRAWBERRIES
2 oz	YOGURT, VANILLA, NONFAT, Dannon
1/4 tsp	CINNAMON, GROUND
1/2 tsp	NUTMEG, GROUND
10	Tomato, grape

Rated a 4.7 on the Kale Scale.

Cherry Pineapple Kale Smoothie

Used raw pineapple I had from Whole Foods. And some cherries from a Washington farm, sold locally by Pablo Munoz farms, a local Dayton area establishment. They sell the best strawberries, but I am saving those for my breakfasts. As I noted before, citrus and grapes seem to provide the best naturally sweet base for kale drinks. I thought pineapple and cherry would be outstanding. Hmmm... ok, but not with a wow-factor.

Blend together:

1+ cup of kale, ripped up
1 cup skim milk
1 cup, raw pineapple, cut up
16 cherries, pitted
1/2 tsp raw ginger, peeled, cut up

Serve and enjoy!

Rated a 4.61 on the Kale Scale.

Vitamix Orange Kale

After I put the fruit and veg in the Vitamix, I noticed it was all orange food. The end result still came out green - I guess that's the power of kale!  I find that citrus alone fails to make for real yummy kale drink. Thus the rating below 4.5. But, it is still good. Grapes and citrus have made the best base for a kale blender drink, so far.

Mix in blender:

1 cup milk
1 orange, peeled and sectioned
1 carrot, cut up
1 apricot, cut up
1 cup+ kale, ripped up

Serve!

Rated a 4.48 on the Kale Scale

Truberry Kale

Here is another Kale-by-Vitamix drink. So simple to make and clean up!  I received a jar of Trueberry drink powder as a gift - usually used to mix with water. I thought it would work well in this blend, and it did.

Put in Vitamix and blend:

1 older banana
1 cup pineapple, cut up
3/4 cup watermelon, cut up
1 cup non-fat milk
1/4 cup non-fat yogurt, plain
1 scoop Trueberry powder
1.3 cups kale, ripped up

Rated a 4.68 on the Kale Scale.

Vitamix with Hemp

Went on a search for protein powder for my smoothies, and this is the only one at the store that didn't have added sugar or fake sweeteners - Bob's Red Mill Hemp Protein Powder.

Blend and drink:

25 grapes
1/2 cup pineapple, raw and cut up
1+ cup kale, ripped up
2 oz Danon vanilla non-fat yogurt
2 oz milk, non fat
3 Tbsp Hemp Protein Powder

Rated a 4.65 on the Kale Scale.