Make Ahead Smoothie Kits

By á-6416

Ingredients

• 1/2 Cup Frozen Blueberries
• 1 Cup Frozen Strawberries
• 1 Sliced Banana
• 1/2 Cup Pineapple
• 4 Green Ice Cubes (see below) or 1-2 cup Greens (Spinach, Kale, Chard)
• 2 Tbsp Flax Seed

Preparation

Step 1

Combine all above ingredients in freezer bags, seal and freeze. When ready to use, pull out bag, put in blender and add 1 – 1.5 cups of liquid. I use homemade almond milk and when we have it, I add 1/2 a cup of homemade yogurt. Blend and drink! Makes 4-5 smoothies (approximately 8 ounces). If smoothie is too thick, add more liquid.

TIPS:

I mention in the recipe that I start with some frozen ingredients. If everything is thrown in the bag before being frozen, it will all clump together and is hard to get out of the bag and can jam up your blender. I find that if 1/2 of my ingredients have already been flash frozen, I can throw the others in and it still separates easy when I put it in the blender. I’d suggest you flash freeze some of your ingredients before putting them in the kits if you don’t have a powerful blender like a Blendtec or Vitamix. Speaking of the Blendtec, that is the blender I use. You can read all about my love for it here.

I mentioned my green ice cubes. Basically, in the summer when I have lots of fresh produce and greens in my garden I puree them in the blender with a little water and pour them in ice cube trays, pop them out and put them in a Ziploc for the times I don’t have fresh greens. I throw them in pasta, smoothies and soups.

You can use any liquid you like. Some ideas are almond milk, coconut milk, whole or non-fat milk, rice milk, orange juice, or apple juice.

Add and omit ingredients based on what you like and have in your kitchen.

Optional Add-Ins

Feel free to experiment and add anything you like in smoothies! We would love to hear your suggestions on what you like to throw in. These are a few items I’ve added in the past.

Hemp Seed
Chia Seeds
Avocado
Any fruit (pineapple core is yummy!)
Raw Steel Cut Oats
Wheat Germ