Berry Good Smoothie!

Hi! Thirteenth post! Almost there!

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups of chopped strawberries
1 cup of blueberries
1/2 cup of raspberries
2 tablespoons of honey
1 teaspoon of fresh squeezed lemon juice
1/2 cup of ice cubes

Directions:
Blend all ingredients.

Nutrition Facts:
162.5 calories, 1 gram of fat, 0.1 grams of saturated fat, 5 milligrams of sodium, 41.5 grams of carbs, 32 grams of sugar, 6 grams of fiber, and 2 grams of protein... I got this recipe from Prevention. Serving size: 1.

Pineapple Smoothie

Hi guys! This is my 12th post for my Resolution Recipes series. I will be posting another smoothie recipe today, so I hope you enjoy! 

Ingredients:

1 cup of vanilla yogurt

6 ice cubes

1 cup of pineapple chunks

Directions:

1. Place the yogurt and ice cubes in the blender and pulse until the ice is in large chunks.

2. Next, add the pineapple, blending until all is combined and the smoothie is light yellow in color. I got this recipe from the website Prevention.

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Nutrition Facts:

283 Calories

3.5 grams of fat

2 grams of saturated fat

167 milligrams of sodium

53.5 grams of carbs

48 grams of sugar

13 grams of protein 

-----------------------------------------------------------This smoothie is great after a workout or cycle session! With 13 grams of protein and 283 calories, this smoothie will keep your appetite up and your weight down! Make  one in the morning and go!!

Orange Creamsicle Smoothie

Everybody is so nostalgic about Orange Creamsicles. Sitting in your backyard, with a group of friends, and an orange pop. Why not take those same memories, put them in a blender, and voila! you have a fabulous drink that is just like the good ol' times.


Ingredients
1 cup of skim milk
6 ounces of low-fat vanilla yogurt
1/3 cup frozen orange juice 
1/4 teaspoon of vanilla extract
5 ice cubes

Directions

1. Combine milk, yogurt, orange juice, and vanilla extract in blender. Blend 15 seconds to combine ingredients. Add ice cubes and blend about 20 seconds to crush ice. Serve immediately.

This recipe serves two...Courtesy of Food. 

Banana Ginger Smoothie

This recipe is a great breakfast smoothie. This smoothie soothes digestion, heartburn, nausea, and other stomach trouble, with the fresh ginger acting like a natural remedy. Smoothies are so easy to make and the part I love the most is the fact that you mix and match different flavors. 

At my school, we have a club after school called the Healthy Kid's Club. We recently handed in our own smoothie recipe for a smoothie competition. We will then do a blind test taste of the top three smoothies. The winner will get their smoothie sold in the cafeteria. I will definitely post my recipe on my blog for Resolution Recipes.

Ingredients
1 banana, sliced
3/4 cup of vanilla yogurt
1 tablespoon of honey
1/2 teaspoon of freshly grated ginger

Directions
Combine the banana, yogurt, honey, and ginger, in a blender. Puree until smooth and creamy...

No-Dairy Ice Cream

Even though this ice cream is vegan it doesn't mean it isn't bowl-licking good! This recipe is for Chocolate Cherry Vegan Ice Cream. This recipe is from My Man's Belly. She has another recipe on her website for Tropical Avocado Ice Cream. If you like this recipe go check that one out. Let's get started...

Ingredients

• 1 Pound Fresh Cherries (can use frozen or bottled – but bottled cherries need to be drained first)
• 1/4 Cup Agave Nectar
• 3/4 Cup Unsweetened Almond Milk
• 3/4 Cup Coconut Milk (not coconut cream or coconut water – those are all different things)
• 1/2 Cup Unsweetened Cocoa
• 1/2 Cup Coconut Oil

Directions

Pit the cherries and tear them into large pieces (halves or quarters).  There is no need to be precise.

Place the cherries, and any of their juices,  in a medium sized bowl and stir in the agave nectar.

Let this mixture stand for 1 hour at room temperature.

Add the almond milkand coconut milk to the cherry mixture (make sure to vigorously shake the coconut milk to better distribute any of the solids that are inside) and stir to combine.

Tightly cover the bowl and refrigerate until cold (at least 4 hours).

Pour the chilled mixture into the bowl of your ice cream maker and process according to the directions on your machine.

If the cherries begin to clump up, use a rubber spatulato keep things moving along.

While the ice cream is churning…

Add the cocoa powder and coconut oil to a small microwavable container.

Place this mixture into the microwave to melt the coconut oil using short 10 second intervals.  (You can also do this step on the stove top.)

Once the coconut oil is melted, stir to combine it thoroughly with the chocolate.  Make sure that you don’t have any lumps.

Pour the melted mixture slowly into the churning ice cream during the last 2 minutes of processing.  The chocolate will harden on impact with the frozen ice cream.

You can serve this as soft serve immediately or place it into the freezer to harden.

Note: this will harden almost solid when left in the freezer because there is a much higher water content in this recipe than in traditional ice cream. This version is very chocolatey.  You could easily cut the chocolate and coconut oil quantities in half and have plenty of chocolate.  You can also leave out the chocolate entirely if you like (but would you really want to do that? j/k)

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Peanut Butter Protein Balls

These Healthy Peanut Butter Protein Balls make for a tasty, nutritionally-balanced snack with energy-providing healthy fats, long-lasting carbs, and complete proteins. Low-glycemic foods provide constant and prolonged energy levels so your blood sugar doesn’t spike and crash as it would if you were to eat a pop tart–both the pop tart and these protein balls taste really good, but the pop tart has no benefit, so choose the protein balls!  You won’t get hungry right away and you’ll feel good about eating them! 😁

This recipe is from the website Desserts With Benefits.

Ingredients
1. 32g (1 scoop) Vanilla Whey Protein Powder
2. 42g (2 tbs) Honey or Pure Maple Syrup

3. 32g (2 tbs) Natural Peanut Butter (no sugar/salt/oil added). 

Directions

1. Put the protein powder in a bowl, then stir in the the honey and peanut butter.
2. Stir until everything is incorporated (it takes a while).
3. Add any toppings you want (listed below.)
4. Roll into balls with your hands. Serve immediately or refrigerate for later!

Listed below are a few add-ins that would give your peanut butter balls an extra kick...

-raisins

-chocolate chips

-flax

-oats

-walnuts

-coconut flakes 

Hope you enjoy!

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Fro-Yo Blueberries

Hi everybody! This is my seventh post for Resolution Recipes. This "dessert" is so easy to make and is great for a hot summer day when ice cream is just not an option. You can use any fruit and any flavor yogurt for this recipe. Yogurt covered strawberries with chocolate drizzle sounds mighty good!🍫 So let's begin! This recipe is courtesy of Desserts With Benefits.

Instructions

1/2 cup Plain, Nonfat Greek Yogurt

1/3 cup Blueberries, fresh (rinsed and dried)

1 1/2 tablespoon of honey or agave

Directions
1. Line a cookie sheet with a silpat and reserve space in your freezer for the pan, set aside.

2. In a small bowl, add the yogurt and stir in the honey/agave.

3. Poke a blueberry with a toothpick, dip in the yogurt, and push the berry off the toothpick with another toothpick onto the pan. Do this with all of the blueberries, and put the pan in the freezer for 1-2 hours, or until frozen. Put the blueberries into a sandwich bag and store in the fridge or freezer.

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