This morning I took my new Ninja Mega system for a spin (get it? LOL) when I came up with a new smoothie combination that gave me a way to use a lot of quality ingredients and do some reparation on my poor body that has taken a beating from being sick the last few days.
Smoothies are a great way to get yourself up and going in the morning. I don't know if anyone else feels this way but I find something therapeutic in preparing fruit and food that I know will be nourishing to my body. It's great motivation to keep on track and make healthy choices for the rest of the day.
For this smoothie, I was trying to come up with a combination of fruit that would allow me maximum intake of nutrients and vitamins and fill up my stomach so that I wouldn't be hungry in an hour. Since hubby and I have been pretty sick for the last couple of days, I wanted to replace and replenish my system with goodness and healthy food!
I diced up a cantaloupe that was very ripe yesterday evening as I needed to find a use for it posthaste. We had some green apples in the fridge that also needed to be consumed today or tomorrow, and the rest of the ingredients were from the fresh stock we just bought.
This recipe calls for:
Cantaloupe (diced)
Green apple (diced)
Kiwi (halved without skin)
Fresh squeezed grapefruit juice
Fresh squeezed lime juice
Vanilla yogurt (heaping teaspoonful)
I used grapefruit juice from half of a large ruby red and squeezed one small lime to balance out the sweetness of the cantaloupe and vanilla yogurt. The cantaloupe was very sweet so I did not find any need to add any additional sweeteners to this smoothie...BONUS!
Enjoy the smoothie and enjoy your day, friends! ~Andrea
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