Smoothie Recipe!

Hello again, everyone!

With the advent of summer, and the recent discovery of the joy of owning a blender, I have been getting into the making of smoothies. My smoothies are pretty simple; in fact, until today, I had only made a smoothie with ice, strawberries, and an Arizona strawberry smoothie "syrup". However! In an attempt to have a more healthy and balanced diet, I have just created a smoothie that is all natural, healthy, and quite delicious! I shall now share the "recipe" with you. Please forgive my rustic measurement style. ;)

Granny Strawpot Smoothie (yes, I did totally just make that name up on the fly)

1 apricot (remove the pit)

2 strawberries (mine were moderate sized)

1/4 granny smith apple (minus the seeds/core)

5-6 ounces of "Just Lemon" Raspberry lemonade (really yummy!)

1 1/2 handfuls of carrot!

I layered the carrots at the bottom, then the apples, then the apricot and strawberries. I then poured the lemonade over that, put the lid on the blender, and pureed it for a few seconds. That power wasn't quite high enough for my tastes, so I bumped it up to liquify! *insert evil laugh here* This made an about 12 ounce smoothie that is very tasty.

One of the things that I loved about this smoothie is the fact that it was made from almost the whole fruit and veggies, so it had quite a bit of natural goodness and fiber in it. Not as good as straight up eating them, but much better than juice. Also, it tasted like fruit! Not carrots! The carrots added texture and color, but not their trademark "carroty" taste. This had quite a bit of delicious and natural nutrients, fiber, and about a half serving of veggies and a full serving of fruit (according to the government guidelines).

I plan to continue making smoothies as the summer progresses, and I'll probably post them here. Next on my list to try is a apple+peanut butter smoothie. Here's hoping it's good!