In the spirit of summer, I have recently been on an extreme smoothie kick - particularly mixed berry smoothies. These smoothies are fantastic for a quick breakfast, an afternoon snack, or even an after-dinner dessert.
Anyway, I typically shop at Costco for my mixed berries, as I find they have reasonable prices for large quantities of fruit. Now if you've been following the news, you may have heard of the recall for Costco's antioxidant frozen fruit mix (which was the brand I had been buying for months!) due to a contamination of Hepatitis A. So, I've recently had to switch to one of their other many brands of frozen fruit, which I now actually prefer!
So the smoothie that I made for myself this morning post-yoga had only four ingredients, and the outcome was absolutely delicious. Side-note: I'm not really one for being extremely meticulous about portion sizes - I believe that portion sizes will always vary, and as long as you stay within reasonable amounts, the turnout will be both healthy and tasty! I guess you could say I'm the opposite of a portion/calorie Nazi.
Back to the smoothie! Without further adieu, here is my simple and delicious berry smoothie recipe:
-One generous handful of mixed frozen berries (I enjoy Costco's Organic Berry Supreme)
-One heaping spoonful of Vanilla Greek Yogurt (Trader Joe's has a delicious line of Greek yogurts!)
-One ripe banana (I prefer my bananas only slightly firm and very spotted, but cater the recipe to your preferences)
-Enough orange juice to ALMOST cover all the ingredients in the blender (Now, the amount of juice you use will vary depending on how thick you like your smoothies - use less for a thicker texture, and more for a more juice-like feel. I really love Tropicana Pure Premium orange juice, with extra Vitamin D. It's delicious!)
So basically you just blend all the ingredients together in order to achieve the texture of your dreams, and ENJOY!!!
Here's to peace,
Bri
