Sweet and Spicy Tropical Smoothie

Hello everyone! Welcome to 2016!!!, from three years ago, until now :/. We wanted to pop in and give you new smoothie recipe from the January 2016 edition of Prevention Magazine. We think that this is one of the most delicious smoothies we have ever tried, well I do anyway. It is sweet and spicy at the same time and super creamy. The ginger and cayenne (what?!?) are said to rev up your calorie-burning ability. Under the "Smoothies" section in the magazine, pages 84-91, Khalil Hymore and Linda Pugliese have teamed up to create an eye catching and informative New Year's Resolutions smoothies combo pack! I hope you check out the magazine, it is really awesome.

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Ingredients: 

• 1/2 cup coconut water
• 2 tbsp lemon juice 
• 1 ripe avocado
• 1 scoop whey protein powder (or any other plant-based protein powder)
• 1/4 tsp cayenne powder
• 2" piece fresh ginger
• 1 cup pineapple and/or mango
• 1 frozen banana (optional)

Directions: 

1. Wash, cut, and prep all produce.
2. Add all ingredients to a high power blender.
3. Blend and divide between 2 glasses. 
4. Enjoy :)

Nutrition (per serving);

280 cal, 11 g protein, 28 g carbs, 9 g fiber, 14 g sugars, 15.5 g fat, 2.5 g sat. fat, 91 mg sodium. 

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The spicy kick might not be for everyone but I love the flavors. I also love the new and improved Simple Green Smoothies website. We will try to get out some more healthy/vegan recipes soon!

Bundle O' Blueberries

Hello! This post will be about a quick snack that you can make in about 30 mins! It is delicious and a sweet treat you can eat without guilt!

Tools/Ingredients:

1. Vanilla Yogurt (can be Greek, Fat-Free, Lactose-Free, Pro biotic, etc.)
2. Skewers
3. Blueberries

Directions:

1. If your blueberries are frozen, then defrost them. If not then you can skip this step.
2. Grab your skewers and push your berries up the stick.
3. For this step you can either pour your yogurt on a plate and roll your kabob in it. Or you could do what I did and take a spoon and scoop out some yogurt and coat the blueberries that way. 
4. Cover your kabobs with Saran or Cling wrap (after you place them on a freezer friendly plate)
5. Depending on how cold your freezer is this might take longer. My freezer settings were set on "4" and I put the kabob's in for 30-45 mins.
6. When they are completely frozen take them | Enjoy!
   
   
   
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    The final picture is at the top, sorry for the inconvenience 
   
   This is just a random picture, but I saw this beautiful butterfly today
   

   eating it's lunch! :)