Almond Berry Smoothie

What You'll Need:
10 strawberries
1 handful (approximately 1/2 c.) blueberries
1/2 c. unsweetened vanilla almond milk
1 tsp honey (optional)

What To Do:
Place all ingredients in blender; blend until smooth. Enjoy!

Samia's Chai

Yield:  1 serving (It had to be done...)

What You'll Need:

3/4 mug water (use the mug you will be drinking the chai from)

1/4 mug low-fat milk

1/4 mug fat-free evaporated milk

1 rounded tsp loose tea (I use Brooke Bond Red Label Orange Pekoe Tea)

1/2 tsp fennel seeds

4-5 cardamom pods

sugar or sweetener, to taste

What To Do:

In a sauce pan, bring water, loose tea, fennel seeds and cardamom pods to a boil (on high heat). Add in the low-fat milk and fat free evaporated milk, stir constantly with a spatula or flat wooden spoon (so that it doesn't burn/stick to the bottom of the pan), until the chai begins to boil. Reduce heat, so that the chai cooks at a fast simmer (about medium heat).  Allow the chai to simmer for about 3-4 minutes; strain and enjoy!

Tips:

* If making more than one serving, allow the chai to simmer for longer (i.e. add about 1 minute per extra cup of chai).

Green Smoothie

Yield: 1 serving

What You'll Need:
1 c baby spinach leaves
1/4 c fresh sweet pineapple
1/2 c. orange juice
1 small clementine
1 1/2" banana, frozen

What To Do:
Place all ingredients in blender; blend until smooth.

Nutrition Information is an estimate
 based off of an online tool

Date-Nut Shake

What You'll Need:
8 oz unsweetened vanilla almond milk
3 medjool dates
3/4 banana, frozen

What To Do:
Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.

Strawberry-Orange Smoothie

What You'll Need:
1/2 c fat free milk
1/4 c. orange juice
3 - 4 fresh and ripe strawberries, frozen (medium to large sized)
1" piece banana, frozen (optional)
1/2 -1 Tbs raw organic sugar (to taste; can use other sweeteners too)
1/4 tsp vanilla

What to Do:
Place all ingredients in a blender starting with the liquids, then sugar.  Add the strawberries last; blend until smooth.

Tips:
*To make a thinner smoothie, try unfrozen, fresh strawberries instead 
*The smoothie tastes much better when using fresh fruit (i.e. I don't use store-bought frozen fruit), I like to freeze little packets when I buy my strawberries so I can easily grab them and throw everything in the blender
*Don't add ice -adding ice will dilute the over all flavor of the smoothie