Raspberry Kefir

After the flu, I am making sure I get the kefir into my smoothie to get the good probiotics back into my system.  This smoothie is very yummy. Not as full of "extra ingredients" as some of my smoothies. 

1/2 banana
1/2 c Greek Yogurt
1/4 c kefir
1/2 c frozen raspberries
1 T goji berries
1-2 T raw honey
1 T coconut manna (I can taste it!)

Blend and enjoy.  The coconut manna gives it a bit of a "gritty" texture, but I don't mind that. I add the honey because I find my taste buds and don't like the harsh acidity of the raspberries, but the honey could be optional. Perfect smoothie to make green by adding a handful of spinach.
Again, I have my little girl doing a smoothie taste test, she declaired it "Yum"!

Leftover Smoothie

With a family of 5, I rarely have enough leftovers to make a complete meal. Last night we had haystacks for supper, that meant a bit of cucumber, a bit of avocado and a bit of everything else left over. The cucumber and avocado made it into the smoothie this morning. I also had a bit of mango left over in the freezer. 
My other recent find for my smoothie is a salad mixture that has baby spinach, baby chard and baby kale in it. It is also organic, a plus! 

 

1/2 banana

maybe 1/4 cup mango

1/2 cup raspberries

1/2 c kefir

1/2 c Greek honey yogurt

large handful of the salad blend

1/4 c chopped cucumber

1/4 of an avocado

almond milk to blend

My husband would probably say this one tastes too green. Plus he doesn't like avocado, if he knew it was in there, he would dislike the smoothie.  I like that the avocado adds a creaminess to the smoothie that you don't get without it.  For some reason I didn't add any grains today. Not sure why. Anyway, to my taste buds, this is a good one. It should give me the boost for my workout today!