Mango Strawberry Smoothie

I know the weather is getting cooler and fruit is starting to be out of season, but it is still warm enough for a nice cool drink. Plus, regardless of the weather, everyone needs plenty of fruits and vegetable in their diet. My Tuesdays are a little rushed so I like to prepare my fruit the night before so I can quickly throw them into the blender between my run and rushing off to my Special Olympics coaching duties.

I did have a thought that my naming conventions for my smoothies were not very inventive being just the names of the fruits involved. I'm thinking I need to go back and name them all, this one too, a little more creatively. I think it would be fun, but I also like the fact that when you do see the name now, you know what's actually in your smoothie. The more creative names are great, but they don't really tell you what in them and I don't like surprises. So I don't know. I'm open to others' thoughts on the matter.

Mango Strawberry Smoothie

1 mango, cut
1 cup strawberries, quartered
1 1/4 cup white grape juice

Wash and cut fruit. Place in blender with juice. Blend until desired texture.

Kiwi Strawberry Smoothie

"Quartered" kiwis. You probs don't need to do this

Kiwis were on sale so I decided to stock up on them for the sole purpose of putting them into a smoothie. The strawberry kiwi combo is nothing new by any stretch of the imagination, so I apologize for my lack of creativity. Also, this was a total pain in my ass to do. Thinking back, kiwis are soft enough that I probably didn't need to peel, slice and quarter the kiwis. The process was extremely time consuming but the results were tasty!

Kiwi Strawberry Smoothie

1 1/4 cups kiwis, peeled, sliced and quartered
1 1/4 cups strawberries, quartered
1 1/4 cups white grape juice

Clean and cut strawberries. Peel and cut kiwi. Place into blender with white grape juice. Blend until smooth. Pour into a glass.

Blueberry Watermelon Strawberry Smoothie

I learned this morning that it is National Blueberry Muffin Day. I actually don't have a blueberry muffin recipe nor do I have the time to make any today, so instead, I will give you this picture of a blueberry muffin

and then will proceed with posting another smoothie recipe (that contains blueberries!) even though I just posted one a few days ago.

I originally intended to make another Watermelon Strawberry Smoothie, but I didn't have much watermelon left. But I did have plenty of leftover strawberries and blueberries from the American Flag Cake from July 4th. I substituted blueberries to cover the amount of watermelon I was missing.

I really enjoyed the end result, especially with the addition of some leftover whipped topping, also because of the American Flag Cake.

This is what a "quartered" strawberry looks like.

Blueberry Watermelon Strawberry Smoothie

1/4 cup watermelon, sliced, no rind
1 1/2 cups blueberries
3/4 cup strawberries, quartered
1 1/4 cups white grape juice
whipped topping, if desired

Clean and cut watermelon and strawberries. Rinse blueberries. Place into blender with white grape juice. Blend until smooth. Pour into a glass and top with whipped topping and blueberries (but only if you want to - I don't want to seem bossy or anything).

Watermelon and Strawberry Smoothie

When the weather gets hot there is nothing better than a cold smoothie. The problem for me though, is that I am super picky when it comes to fruit juices (and to an extent, fruit). I do not like orange or apple juice, which are the two most common types of juice (from my extensive research). I also cannot stand bananas, which seems to make regular appearances in smoothies (again, from my own extensive research). I was delighted when I found this recipe which doesn't contain any of the aforementioned atrocities. I decided to give it a go and was delighted with the results.

Watermelon and Strawberry Smoothie

1 3/4 cups watermelon, sliced, no rind
3/4 cup strawberries, quartered
1 1/4 cups white grape juice

Clean and cut watermelon and strawberries. Place into blender with white grape juice. Blend until smooth.

1 3/4 cups watermelon, sliced and rind removed

3/4 cup strawberries, cleaned and quartered

1 1/4 cups white grape juice

- See more at: http://www.foodfanatic.com/recipes/watermelon-strawberry-smoothie-recipe/#sthash.n6Ck1gIK.dpuf

1 3/4 cups watermelon, sliced and rind removed

3/4 cup strawberries, cleaned and quartered

1 1/4 cups white grape juice

- See more at: http://www.foodfanatic.com/recipes/watermelon-strawberry-smoothie-recipe/#sthash.n6Ck1gIK.dpuf

1 3/4 cups watermelon, sliced and rind removed

3/4 cup strawberries, cleaned and quartered

1 1/4 cups white grape juice

- See more at: http://www.foodfanatic.com/recipes/watermelon-strawberry-smoothie-recipe/#sthash.n6Ck1gIK.dpuf