Dragonfruit Smoothie

I came across something interesting in the grocery store the other day, a Dragon-fruit! Definitely not ND grown! It got my interest though. I have never tried one before and I thought it might be interesting to add to a smoothie. I also picked up 1/2 a papaya.  As usual I am behind on my smoothie posts and have 3 to share with you.

Basic Dragon-fruit

1/2 Dragon-fruit

1 banana

1/2 cup Greek yogurt

blend with a splash of almond milk. 

 I didn't make this the normal 4 cups because my husband had already eaten. This particular smoothie was very creamy.

 Tropical Dreams

1/2 papaya

1 banana

1/2 cup frozen mango chunks

1/2 cup frozen pineapple chunks

1 cup almond milk

water to make 4 cups

Suprisingly, both my husband and I didn't care for this as much as we thought we would.

Island Dragon-fruit  

1/2 Dragon-fruit

1 banana

1 c coconut milk (the stuff from a can)

1/2 cup frozen pineapple chunks

1/2 c Greek Yogurt

1 cup almond milk

water to make 4 cups 

Very yummy. Creamy and tropical and makes me wish I could be on a beach.

I have to say the experience with Dragon-fruit was a good one, however I don't think I will be having too many of these smoothies.  It cost $6.50 / lb for the fruit here. I paid about $5 for the 1 I bought.  Fun trial, not practical!

Mixing it up!

I started this blog calling it "All the Life". It was originally going to be a way to remember all the events that go on in my life. My journal essentially.  Ok, so that didn't really happen past March! It is now August! So I am mixing it up. I renamed the blog. It has a new purpose. Hopefully I can keep it up this time!Now the purpose of my blog will be to record events from my life, and to document the smoothies I make.
In January 2012 I decided to change my breakfast habit. I dislike a "normal" breakfast. Oatmeal, yuck! Cold cereal, ewww. Eggs and pancakes, I would rather have for supper.  If I was to eat breakfast it would be tea and toast or a pastry. Not the healthiest.  So I decided that my breakfasts would change to be a smoothie. I have kept it up and have a smoothie most mornings.   Some of the creations are interesting. I have been putting a post on my Facebook account, but not the recipe. Here I will try and post the recipe.
The new name of my blog, Blended, should nicely bring everything together. "Blending" life events and my smoothie blog together.
As I sit and type this morning, I have a smoothie by my side.
Smoothie of the Day: SOTD

Mango Melon Pina Colada

1 banana

1/2 cup frozen pineapple

3/4 cup coconut milk (from a can)

1/4 cup frozen mango

1/4 cup fresh honeydew melon cut in chunks

1 T ground flax seed

1T wheat germ

2 T uncooked quick oats

Soy milk

Blend and add enough soy milk to be the consistency you want.

I made too much today. I would need to cut down on the amounts next time.  I try and make about 4 cups each day, 2 servings of 2 cups each, my husband gets the other one. 

Enjoy!