If you like ginger then you’ll love this smoothie. It has a dominant ginger flavor with a hint of apple and papaya.
Ginger-Apple-Papaya Smoothie Recipe

1 to 1 ½ inches of fresh ginger root, grated
1 large organic red delicious apple
1 medium organic cucumber with peel
½ ripe papaya
1/4 large avocado
2 cups organic dandelion greens, chopped (or [...]

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If you can get past the color of this smoothie, you will enjoy a refreshing and tasty blend of crisp cucumber and tropical papaya. It’s a refreshing drink on a warm summer day. Cucumbers are a good source of beta-carotene and vitamin C and are an excellent source of dietary fiber. Papayas are rich [...]

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I’ve become a bit of a ginger addict lately. I’ve been adding it to green juices, cauliflower rice dishes and even my morning green smoothie. Last fall, I posted a carrot-apple-ginger smoothie recipe and now that oranges are plentiful and in season, I thought I’d try the winter version.
Fresh ginger root is inexpensive [...]

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After sprouting a bunch of green lentils, I couldn’t help but wonder what they would be like in a green smoothie. (There isn’t much I have not thought about trying in a smoothie!). Lentils are a good source of protein. Davy and I are both quite active so we regularly use protein [...]

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It was a matter of time before I’d have to face the formidable durian and experience it’s spiky, stinky glory. Native to southeast Asia, the durian is either loved for hated for it’s unique aroma and flavor. Because of it’s aroma, the fruit is banned from some hotels and public transportation in Asia. [...]

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Get your healthy, raw chocolate fix with this tropical fruity smoothie recipe. It’s a rich source of vitamin A, C and iron as well as many other vitamins and minerals. It has a fruity, chocolate flavor that mingles sweet pineapple and mango with dark chocolate.
Mango-Chocolate Green Smoothie
– 1 mango
– [...]

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Sometimes I like to put simple ingredients in my blender to see what whips up. This delicious, raw energy drink was the result of my latest “throw things in a blender” experiment. This is not a smoothie, but a thick, milk-like energy drink with coconut, banana and ginger. It is perfect if [...]

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It’s a challenge to get five or more servings of fruit and vegetables each day. I always struggled with it. It’s not exactly fun to eat carrot sticks, celery and spinach. Plus, eating a salad is time consuming when you’ve got little time to sit and eat. So what’s the perfect [...]

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This is a delicious smoothie I made for breakfast one morning. It has a slight mango-orange flavor with a creamy texture. Because of the fat and the protein, it would be a great smoothie to drink just before you workout.
Green Goodness Smoothie Recipe
- 1 orange, pealed
- ½ mango
- 1 scoop of protein powder (I [...]

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I found this smoothie recipe by accident the other day. I had a grapefruit on hand that needed to be eaten so I decided to use it in a smoothie! This smoothie blends banana with grapefruit so it does not require a sweetener.
Grapefruit Smoothie Recipe
– 1 grapefruit, peeled
– 1 large orange, [...]

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