Jackfruit Green Smoothie Recipes, Nutrition and Health Benefits
The jackfruit is the largest tree-borne fruit and is native to south and southeast Asia, but is also cultivated in Central and South America, as well as Hawaii, California and Florida. Jackfruit has fibrous, starchy flesh and its green or yellow (when ripe) skin is covered in bumps. The flavor is sweet, and has been [...]
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Orange-Tamarind Smoothie Recipe
This smoothie is simple, but very tasty. Tamarind is slightly bitter, but it complements oranges nicely. The tamarind fruit is encased within a brown pod. Inside the pod of the tamarind is a soft, brown pulp with hard-coated black seeds. It is this pulp that people eat to get all the nutritional and health benefits [...]
Coconut-Mango-Lime Green Smoothie Recipe with Kale
When it’s cold and blustery outside, there’s nothing like the tropical flavors of mango, coconut and lime to get you thinking warm thoughts. This green smoothie recipe provides a powerful dose of vitamins and minerals wrapped up in a delicious tropical package. Mangoes are a super-fruit rich in beta-carotene and high in dietary fiber. This [...]
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Acerola Green Smoothie Recipes, Nutrition and Health Benefits
Also known as the Barbados Cherry, West Indian Cherry and Wild Crepemyrtle, Acerola is a berry that provides a tart, citrus-like flavor to your green smoothie recipes. Acerola is grown in Central and South America, as well as Mexico and Vietnam. There has been a recent movement to cultivate it in the state of Texas. [...]
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Passion Fruit-Mango Green Smoothie Recipe with Vanilla
This is one of the first green smoothie recipes I made using passion fruit. I loved it! The flavors mingled together nicely. I had never had a passion fruit before this recipe since I grew up in Vermont. I’m not sure how hard it is to find passion fruit there, but I had never seen [...]
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Pummelo-Mango Green Smoothie Recipe with Avocado
I love this time of year because that means that pummelos are in season! And its also time to make green smoothies with this over-sized citrus fruit. Since pummelos are not as bitter as grapefruit, I wanted to try a pummelo smoothie without a lot of sweet fruit to see how it would taste. Most [...]
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Pineapple-Coconut with Wheatgrass Green Smoothie Recipe
Yes, I know it’s apple, pomegranate and cranberry season, but sometimes I need to escape into some tropical flavors during the winter. This delicious pineapple-banana tropical smoothie with wheatgrass does the trick. I’m not usually one for powdered supplements, but for this recipe I used a wheatgrass powder from Amazing Grass (available in health food [...]
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Starfruit (Carambola) Smoothie Recipes, Nutrition & Health Benefits
Starfruit, also known as carambola, is a tropical fruit that is native to Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. They are also grown in Latin America, the Caribbean, southern United States, and sometimes find themselves in the exotic fruits section of my grocery store. They have a flavor that is reminiscent of apples. [...]
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Orange-Grapefruit Green Smoothie Recipe With Cashew Milk
This delicious recipe combines my two favorite citrus fruits – oranges and grapefruits – with creamy banana and homemade cashew milk! I made cashew milk for the first a few months ago. It’s very easy to make and helps add a little healthy fat to green smoothies. Adding a nut milk to a citrus smoothie [...]
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Apple-Cherimoya Green Smoothie Recipe
Cherimoya’s are grown in warmer regions. They grow in southern states like California and Florida. If you have never had one, you should give it a try. They are delicious! Cherimoyas have a creamy texture and the flavor is suggestive of an apple-banana blend. The best tasting cherimoyas are fully ripe. When you cut into [...]
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