Chapter 3 White

Apples • Bananas • Cauliflower • Coconuts • Garlic •
Ginger • Mushrooms • Onions • Pears • Potatoes

When looking for fruits and vegetables to use in your smoothies, don’t overlook the pale or white produce that’s used in the recipes in this chapter. Their pale coloring doesn’t mean that these fruits and veggies are missing any nutrients; rather, they hold rich varieties of phytochemicals and are packed full of additional vitamins and minerals.

White fruits and veggies contain allicin, a phytochemical that promotes heart health and protects the body’s immunity while promoting enzyme activity, as well as lignans, powerful antioxidants that may reduce the risks of breast, colon, and ovarian cancers. Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), a powerful antioxidant that has been researched for its benefits in fighting deadly autoimmune diseases and cancers is also found in white foods. Powerful and mighty, this combination of strong crusaders in the fight against cancers and disease is reason enough to include them in your diet on a regular basis.

In addition, white foods contain a high amount of vitamins, which play an important role in the body by targeting specific areas in which they can help promote the best possible functioning. The white group of produce is plentiful in vitamins like Bs (namely folate), C, and K, which take total body health to a whole new level. Consuming these vitamins promotes a healthy metabolism, aids in digestion, and betters nutrient processing and absorption, which means better use of carbohydrates for energy, better protein synthesis and use for repair, and optimal delivery of essential nutrients to the heart, muscles, and nervous system. In addition, these vitamins improve energy levels that are maintained for longer periods of time, aid in the production of red blood cells, maintain healthy blood cholesterol by increasing the amount of “good” (HDL) while reducing the amount of “bad” (LDL), regulate the formation and levels of hormones, promote healthy immunity, and protect cells from damage by acting as a strong antioxidant. They even reduce the risk for serious illnesses and diseases, including cardiovascular disease, stroke, and cancers. White fruits and veggies also provide a beneficial list of minerals, including calcium, magnesium, manganese, potassium, selenium, and zinc, which all contribute to the body’s overall health by improving the quality of nutrient absorption and production, as well as the effectiveness of the nutrition delivered to teeth and bones, cells, major organs, the blood, the nervous system, the heart, the brain, and even the skin. Deficiencies of these vitamins and minerals can result in symptoms that range from slight, like insomnia, to severe, like bone loss and chronic fatigue. Your best bet for total health is to include the whites in your colored smoothies.

In addition to experiencing the health benefits of white smoothies, you’ll also find that white produce is incredibly versatile. Because the produce available in the paler color spectrum include sweet and spicy, these sweet and savory foods are delicious and nutritious ingredients that can be combined with other colors to “vamp up” vibrantly colored recipes or act alone for their very own white tasty treats. So, the next time you’re perusing the grocery store, produce stand, or farmers’ market for some great produce that will pack a punch in tasty nutrition, keep these white foods in mind.

Basic Banana Blend

There’s nothing easier than a simple recipe of just a few ingredients. And the potassium in the bananas here works to fight any water weight that may have occurred from eating high-sodium foods. This basic concoction of smooth, beautiful bananas needs nothing but water and ice to be an enticing smoothie that packs tons of flavor and nutrition, with just a quick whirl of the blender.

YIELDS: 2 CUPS

Ingredients

2 bananas, peeled

1 cup water

1 cup ice

1. In a blender, combine the bananas and water with ½ cup ice, and blend until thoroughly combined.

2. Add remaining ice as needed and blend until desired consistency is achieved.

Blissful Bananas

Even though this delicious smoothie packs tons of vitamins and minerals, its benefits don’t stop there. The carbohydrate- and fiber-rich combination of bananas and oats in this delightful blend make for a satisfying snack or meal that will fuel your body, keep you focused, and satisfy your hunger.

YIELDS: 3 CUPS

Ingredients

2 bananas, peeled

¼ cup rolled oats

2 cups water

1 cup ice

1. In a blender, combine the bananas, oats, and 1 cup water with ½ cup ice, and blend until thoroughly combined.

2. While blending, add remaining water and ice until desired consistency is achieved.

Bananas with Bs

Bananas are packed with rich amounts of the vitamins B5 and B6, which makes them a delicious way to ensure that you’re getting enough of these ultra-important vitamins, which promote energy and a healthy metabolism. Combined with creamy kefir, bananas ensure that the health benefits and the taste of this smoothie provide a scrumptious way to healthy living.

YIELDS: 3 CUPS

Ingredients

2 bananas, peeled

1 cup plain kefir

1 cup water

1 cup ice

1. In a blender, combine the bananas, kefir, and ½ cup water with ½ cup ice, and blend until thoroughly combined.

2. While blending, add remaining water and ice until desired consistency is achieved.

Banana Banger

If you’re a peanut butter lover, this recipe is for you. Replacing common peanut butter, which may be packed with sodium, sugar, and trans fats, with all-natural almond butter, which packs protein, healthy fat, and great taste, this smoothie ensures that you’ll provide your metabolism with the clean fuel it needs to function at its best.

YIELDS: 3 CUPS

Ingredients

2 bananas, peeled

2 tablespoons natural almond butter

1 cup plain kefir

1 cup water

1 cup ice

1. In a blender, combine the bananas, almond butter, kefir, and ½ cup water with ½ cup ice, and blend until thoroughly combined.

2. While blending, add remaining water and ice until desired consistency is achieved.

Banana Split

If you’re like most people, banana splits bring back memories of carefree childhood bliss. Here, instead of using processed ice cream and additives, this smoothie uses all-natural ingredients that are packed full of B vitamins and vitamin C, minerals like potassium and calcium, and powerful phytochemicals, which work together to improve immunity and cell health. This puts a healthy spin on a not-so-healthy timeless classic.

YIELDS: 3 CUPS

Ingredients

2 bananas, peeled

½ cup coconut meat

¼ cup cherries, pitted

1 cup plain kefir

1 cup water

1 cup ice

1. In a blender, combine the bananas, coconut meat, cherries, kefir, and ½ cup water with ½ cup ice, and blend until thoroughly combined.

2. While blending, add remaining water and ice until desired consistency is achieved.

Vanilla Chiller

The simple flavor of vanilla is satisfying all on its own, but this smoothie combines it with aromatic cloves, sweet maple syrup, and the creaminess of kefir that make this smoothie deliciously light, bright, and flavorful. And if that’s not exciting enough, vanilla is full of vanillin, an antioxidant that provides all of the body’s systems’ cells with protection against free radical damage.

YIELDS: 2 CUPS

Ingredients

2 vanilla beans’ pulp

1 teaspoon ground cloves

1 teaspoon all-natural, organic maple syrup

2 cups plain kefir

1 cup ice

1. In a blender, combine the vanilla beans’ pulp, cloves, maple syrup, and kefir with ½ cup ice, and blend until thoroughly combined.

2. While blending, add remaining ice until desired consistency is achieved.

Crazy for Coconuts

The simplicity of combining uniquely-flavored, vitamin B–packed coconut meat and coconut milk with the light flavor of pure vanilla bean makes for one delicious smoothie that also provides health benefits galore, including better blood quality and improved mood.

YIELDS: 3 CUPS

Ingredients

1 cup coconut meat

1 vanilla bean’s pulp

2 cups coconut milk

1 cup ice

1. In a blender, combine the coconut meat, vanilla bean’s pulp, and coconut milk with ½ cup ice, and blend until thoroughly combined.

2. While blending, add remaining ice until desired consistency is achieved.

Easy Island Time

Coconut meat, banana, and pineapple each lend their own unique flavor and texture to this delicious smoothie. But this combo provides more than just beauty and taste; the vitamin C and phytochemicals like bromelain improve immunity, better system functioning, and make this smoothie an all-around winner!

YIELDS: 4 CUPS

Ingredients

1 cup coconut meat

1 banana, peeled

½ cup pineapple

2 cups coconut milk

1 cup ice

1. In a blender, combine coconut meat, banana, pineapple, and coconut milk with ½ cup ice, and blend until thoroughly combined.

2. While blending, add remaining ice until desired consistency is achieved.

Heaven Scent

Heavenly: the word that best describes the aroma and taste of this deliciously sweet smoothie, which combines the flavors of coconut, banana, vanilla, aromatic spices, sweet maple syrup, and almonds. But while the smoothie may be heavenly—and heaven sent—the combination of nutrients like B vitamins and rich minerals packed in each sip will help keep you away from heaven’s gates by protecting your blood, brain, and heart.

YIELDS: 3 CUPS

Ingredients

1 cup coconut meat

1 banana, peeled

1 vanilla bean’s pulp

1 teaspoon ground cloves

1 teaspoon ground ginger

1 teaspoon all-natural, organic maple syrup

2 cups vanilla almond milk

2 cups ice

1. In a blender, combine the coconut meat, banana, vanilla bean’s pulp, cloves, ginger, maple syrup, and almond milk with 1 cup ice, and blend until thoroughly combined.

2. While blending, add remaining ice until desired consistency is achieved.

Hydrating Honey

When you combine the nutrients found in bananas with the antioxidants found in honey, you get a very simple cocktail of health benefits. Packed with potassium from the bananas, this smoothie helps to maintain a healthy fluid balance of the body. And the amazingly rich honey brings some extra antioxidants—which help to keep cells healthy and protected from catastrophic cancerous mutations—with a unique sweetness that will really get your taste buds buzzing.

YIELDS: 2 CUPS

Ingredients

2 bananas, peeled

1 cup water

1 tablespoon all-natural, organic honey

1 cup ice

1. In a blender, combine the bananas, water, and honey with ½ cup ice, and blend until thoroughly combined.

2. While blending, add remaining ice until desired consistency is achieved.

The Bee’s Knees

Sweet honey swirls in each sip of this delicious smoothie blend, which is packed with nutritious ingredients like banana, oats, wheat germ, and kefir. A thick, creamy treat, this will boost your energy levels and keep you moving all day long.

YIELDS: 3 CUPS

Ingredients

1 banana, peeled

¼ cup rolled oats

⅛ cup honey wheat germ

2 tablespoons all-natural, organic honey

2 cups plain kefir

1 cup ice

1. In a blender, combine the banana, oats, wheat germ, honey, and kefir with ½ cup ice, and blend until thoroughly combined.

2. While blending, add remaining ice until desired consistency is achieved.

Spicy Pear Surprise

The sweet and unique flavor of delicious pears is combined with the aromatic blend of spicy ginger, cloves, and cardamom for a heightened sensual experience all swirled up in a nutritious smoothie. And if that wasn’t enough, this smoothie is also packed to the brim with plentiful magnesium, which acts as the fuel that will start your metabolic fire!

YIELDS: 3 CUPS

Ingredients

2 pears, cored

1 teaspoon ground ginger

1 teaspoon ground cloves

1 teaspoon ground cardamom

2 cups water

1 cup ice

1. In a blender, combine the pears, ginger, cloves, cardamom, and 1 cup water with ½ cup ice, and blend until thoroughly combined.

2. While blending, add remaining water and ice until desired consistency is achieved.

Cauliflower-Garlic

Maybe you wouldn’t think that a cauliflower and garlic smoothie would be delicious, but you’d be wrong. In addition to its bold taste, this smoothie also provides the antibacterial, antiviral antioxidant allicin found in garlic, which works diligently to protect your body from illness and disease. Quick, easy, and tasty, this savory smoothie satisfies your appetite and your daily veggie servings all at the same time.

YIELDS: 2 CUPS

Ingredients

2 cups cauliflower florets

2 garlic cloves

1 cup Greek-style yogurt

1 cup water

1 cup ice

1. In a blender, combine the cauliflower, garlic, yogurt, and ½ cup water with ½ cup ice, and blend until thoroughly combined.

2. While blending, add remaining water and ice until desired consistency is achieved.

Apple-nana

Simple and sweet, this smoothie takes the flavors of apples and bananas that you know and love, and blends them together in a cool, icy treat. The addition of pure apple juice gives this already sweet concoction a kick of apple deliciousness that helps blend everything together for a taste that’s just right!

YIELDS: 2 CUPS

Ingredients

1 banana, peeled

1 yellow apple, cored

1 cup all-natural, organic apple juice (not from concentrate)

1 cup ice

1. In a blender, combine the banana, apple, and apple juice with ½ cup ice, and blend until thoroughly combined.

2. While blending, add remaining ice until desired consistency is achieved.

Coo-Coo for Coconuts

If you’re a coconut lover, this smoothie will make you coo-coo! Combining only coconut meat and coconut milk with frosty ice for a delicious frothy treat, this is a smoothie that will make your taste buds sing! To make this smoothie even better, consider that fact that the B vitamins in every sip work hard to keep your brain and metabolism functioning at peak performance—making for a happier, fitter you!

YIELDS: 3 CUPS

Ingredients

2 cups coconut meat

2 cups coconut milk

1 cup ice

1. In a blender, combine the coconut meat and coconut milk with ½ cup ice, and blend until thoroughly combined.

2. While blending, add remaining ice until desired consistency is achieved.

Perfect Pears

Pears are practically perfect on their own, but when paired with pure apple juice, which adds an extra boost of flavor and a perfected texture, this pear smoothie becomes a sweet, simple, and delicious jolt of energy-promoting nutrition from its rich concentration of vitamin C and plentiful B vitamins.

YIELDS: 2 CUPS

Ingredients

2 pears, cored

1 cup all-natural, organic apple juice (not from concentrate)

1 cup ice

1. In a blender, combine the pears and apple juice with ½ cup ice, and blend until thoroughly combined.

2. While blending, add remaining ice until desired consistency is achieved.

Iced Apples and Spice

This frosty smoothie, which is packed with apples and delicious spices, will likely make you think of a delicious apple pie. Even though it’s packed with bounds of nutrition from the rich vitamin C and quercetin in the apples and minerals in the spices, the smoothie tastes so great you may forget to focus on its powerful health benefits.

YIELDS: 2 CUPS

Ingredients

2 yellow apples, cored

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon ground cloves

1 teaspoon ground ginger

1 cup all-natural, organic apple juice (not from concentrate)

1 cup ice

1. In a blender, combine the apples, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and apple juice with ½ cup ice, and blend until thoroughly combined.

2. While blending, add remaining ice until desired consistency is achieved.

Tasty Trio

Combining the sweet tastes of apple, banana, and pear in a smoothie blended with even sweeter apple juice adds an incredible amount of extra taste and texture! In addition, this Tasty Trio gives you a deliciously powerful treat packed with more nutrition than you’d probably every imagine! The B vitamins, potassium, and vitamin C all combine for a better-looking, better-feeling you!

YIELDS: 2½ CUPS

Ingredients

1 yellow apple, cored

1 banana, peeled

1 pear, cored

1 cup all-natural, organic apple juice (not from concentrate)

1 cup ice

1. In a blender, combine the apple, banana, pear, and apple juice with ½ cup ice, and blend until thoroughly combined.

2. While blending, add remaining ice until desired consistency is achieved.

Banana Nut

Forget about the banana bread packed with excess fat, calories, and who-knows-what-else, and opt for this delicious smoothie recipe instead! Using great ingredients that contribute to a wonderful taste, this smoothie goes above and beyond and gives your body protein, clean carbohydrates, and omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids—all with the delicious taste of your favorite comfort bread!

YIELDS: 2 CUPS

Ingredients

1 cup vanilla almond milk

½ cup almonds

½ cup walnuts

2 bananas, peeled

1 cup ice

1. In a blender, combine the almond milk with the almonds and walnuts and blend until nuts are completely emulsified.

2. Add the bananas and ½ cup ice, and blend until thoroughly combined.

3. While blending, add remaining ice until desired consistency is achieved.

Pear and Banana Passion Smoothie

Loaded up with tons of protein for muscle repair, probiotics for immune-system support, and antioxidants for cell protection simply by adding protein powder, kefir, and aromatic spices, this smoothie gives pears an even more powerful presence in the long list of foods you should consume daily.

YIELDS: 3 CUPS

Ingredients

2 pears, cored

1 cup plain kefir

1 scoop vanilla protein powder

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 cup water

1 cup ice

1. In a blender, combine the pears, kefir, protein powder, cinnamon, and water with ½ cup ice, and blend until thoroughly combined.

2. While blending, add remaining ice until desired consistency is achieved.

Calming Coconut Cooler

If you’re out of ideas for bedtime treats that contribute more than sugar, fat, and calories, you’re looking at the right recipe! Here smooth chamomile tea meets with the natural, unique sweetness of coconut and ginger for a nutritious, sensational-tasting smoothie that will set your mind at ease and gently rock you off to sleep.

YIELDS: 2 CUPS

Ingredients

1½ cups coconut meat

1½ cups cooled chamomile tea

1 tablespoon grated ginger

1 cup ice

1. In a blender, combine the coconut meat, chamomile tea, and grated ginger with ½ cup ice, and blend until thoroughly combined.

2. While blending, add remaining ice until desired consistency is achieved.

Button Mushroom Bliss

If you thought mushrooms were great only in entrees and soups, think again! This smoothie makes for a savory treat when you’re not really craving something sweet. Combining mushrooms, garlic, and creamy kefir, this smooth, savory concoction will hit the spot and provide rich nutrients like iron, magnesium, and probiotics for improved immunity, too.

YIELDS: 2 CUPS

Ingredients

1 cup white button mushrooms

2 cloves garlic

1 cup plain kefir

½ cup water

1 cup ice

1. In a blender, combine the mushrooms, garlic, and kefir with ½ cup ice, and blend until thoroughly combined.

2. While blending, add water and remaining ice until desired consistency is achieved.

Cool Cauliflower Blend

When you use lightly flavored cauliflower as your smoothie’s star, the possibilities are infinite! This pleasant-tasting, smooth base allows you to add eye-opening, sweet yellow onions and pungent garlic for a rich smoothie that’s out of this world! Here the rich phytochemicals found in garlic and onions combine to fend off illnesses by promoting immunity wrapped in deliciousness. What could be better than that?

YIELDS: 2 CUPS

Ingredients

1 cup cauliflower florets

½ yellow onion

2 cloves garlic

1 cup plain kefir

½ cup water

1 cup ice

1. In a blender, combine the cauliflower, onion, garlic, and kefir with ½ cup ice, and blend until thoroughly combined.

2. While blending, add the water and remaining ice until desired consistency is achieved.

Mega Mashed Potato

Your favorite side dish just got a delicious makeover. Packed with B vitamins, minerals such as copper and magnesium, and complex carbohydrates that all work together to supply long-lasting energy, this smoothie takes potatoes to a portable convenience in a delicious treat packed with valuable nutrition.

YIELDS: 2 CUPS

Ingredients

1 cup potatoes, softened and removed from skin

2 cloves garlic

½ cup yellow onion

1 cup plain kefir

1 cup water

1 cup ice

1. In a blender, combine the potatoes, garlic, onion, kefir, and ½ cup water with ½ cup ice, and blend until thoroughly combined.

2. While blending, add remaining water and ice until desired consistency is achieved.

Potassium-Packed Protein Smoothie

As if bananas weren’t nutritious enough on their own, this smoothie includes protein powder and kefir. This delicious combination adds protein and probiotics to the already important potassium-rich fruits, which work together to fuel muscles with nutrition while keeping an optimum fluid balance.

YIELDS: 3 CUPS

Ingredients

2 bananas, peeled

1 scoop vanilla protein powder

1 cup plain kefir

1 cup water

1 cup ice

1. In a blender, combine the bananas, protein powder, kefir, and ½ cup water with ½ cup ice, and blend until thoroughly combined.

2. While blending, add remaining water and ice until desired consistency is achieved.

Simple Apple Smoothie

You’ve heard the saying, “an apple a day keeps the doctor away,” so get your apple in at breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert, or snack time. With tons of flavor and a sweet, refreshing hit of nutrition from all of the immunity-building vitamin C, this recipe makes for a delectable treat that’s quick, easy, and simply sweet.

YIELDS: 2 CUPS

Ingredients

2 yellow apples, cored

1 cup all-natural, organic apple juice (not from concentrate)

1 cup ice

1. In a blender, combine the apples and apple juice with ½ cup ice, and blend until thoroughly combined.

2. While blending, add remaining ice until desired consistency is achieved.

Sweet and Spicy Apple-Pear

The zing of ginger adds a powerful antioxidant-packed kick to the apple-pear splendor in this delicious smoothie. Protecting everything from the skin to the heart with the anti-inflammatory benefits of the antioxidants, all of the fruits and spice in this recipe combine for a sweet, spicy way to consume those fruit servings without any trouble at all!

YIELDS: 2 CUPS

Ingredients

1 yellow apple, cored

1 pear, cored

1 cup all-natural, organic apple juice (not from concentrate)

1 tablespoon grated ginger

1 cup ice

1. In a blender, combine the apple, pear, juice, and ginger with ½ cup ice, and blend until thoroughly combined.

2. While blending, add remaining ice until desired consistency is achieved.

Smooth Chai Chiller

While chai lattes and teas can be found in almost any street corner’s coffee shop, this natural alternative is full of powerful antioxidant-rich ingredients like banana, coconut, ginger, spices, and creamy almond milk, which combine to create a delightfully great-tasting recipe that also helps your body fight disease! Let’s see your favorite coffeehouse do that!

YIELDS: 4 CUPS

Ingredients

1 banana, peeled

½ cup coconut meat

1 teaspoon ground ginger

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 teaspoon ground cloves

1 teaspoon ground cardamom

2 cups vanilla almond milk

1 cup ice

1. In a blender, combine the banana, coconut meat, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, and almond milk with ½ cup ice, and blend until thoroughly combined.

2. While blending, add remaining ice until desired consistency is achieved.

Snow White

The tropical flavors of coconut and pineapple are whirled into creamy coconut milk for a delicious treat that’s amped up with the sweet addition of vanilla and the spicy kick of ginger. Packed with tons of nutritious vitamins and minerals like B vitamins and vitamin C that help build up immunity, this smoothie takes out any ice cream or frozen yogurt option!

YIELDS: 2 CUPS

Ingredients

1 cup coconut meat

¼ cup pineapple

1 tablespoon grated ginger

1 vanilla bean’s pulp

1½ cups coconut milk

1 cup ice

1. In a blender, combine the coconut meat, pineapple, ginger, vanilla bean’s pulp, and coconut milk with ½ cup ice, and blend until thoroughly combined.

2. While blending, add remaining ice until desired consistency is achieved.

Creamy Pear Perfection

Pears and protein powder that provide your muscles with all of the necessary nutrition for repair make for a creamy spin on “healthy” drink options. Delicious and unique, this smoothie gets even
better with the addition of probiotic-rich kefir for immunity-protecting power. Helping out with all aspects of your health, this powerful, tasty smoothie will do your body good!

YIELDS: 2 CUPS

Ingredients

2 pears, cored

1 scoop vanilla protein powder

1 cup plain kefir

1 cup ice

1. In a blender, combine the pears, protein powder, and kefir with ½ cup ice, and blend until thoroughly combined.

2. While blending, add remaining ice until desired consistency is achieved.

Slightly Spicy Celery-Apple

When you combine the unique, crisp flavors of celery and apple, you get a sweet blend of deliciousness with a slightly spicy kick. Brimming with important vitamins and minerals like vitamin C and sodium, which can aid in everything from digestion to “beating the bloat,” these ingredients make for an amazing smoothie that tastes great and does a body better!

YIELDS: 2½ CUPS

Ingredients

2 celery stalks

2 yellow apples, cored

1 cup coconut milk

1 cup ice

1. In a blender, combine the celery, apples, and coconut milk with ½ cup ice, and blend until thoroughly combined.

2. While blending, add remaining ice until desired consistency is achieved.

White Tea Wonder

Fresh fruit and aromatic spice give white tea a delicious and nutritious spin that tastes amazing! Antioxidants, quercetin, and vitamin C, which are needed to maintain a healthy functioning of all of your body’s systems, are packed into every sip of this sinful smoothie. It sure beats plain old tea and is way more appealing than an everyday piece of fruit.

YIELDS: 2 CUPS

Ingredients

1 yellow apple, cored

1 pear, cored

1 teaspoon ground cardamom

1½ cups white tea, cooled

1 cup ice

1. In a blender, combine the apple, pear, cardamom, and white tea with ½ cup ice, and blend until thoroughly combined.

2. While blending, add remaining ice until desired consistency is achieved.

Winter Wonderland

Rather than opting for a coffeehouse’s calorie- and sugar-packed version of a spiced tea, this smoothie has amazing taste, tons of nutrition, and no unnatural ingredients. Its creaminess comes from the potassium-rich banana, its aromatic appeal from the fragrant variety of spice, and its plentiful, powerful antioxidants from the white tea. Raise your glass and drink up, because this smoothie is one delicious wonder!

YIELDS: 2 CUPS

Ingredients

2 cups white tea

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1 teaspoon ground cloves

1 teaspoon ground cardamom

1 banana, peeled

1 cup ice

1. In a blender, combine the white tea, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, cardamom, and banana with ½ cup ice, and blend until thoroughly combined.

2. While blending, add remaining ice until desired consistency is achieved.

Summertime Splendor

When the tropical tastes of summer meet up in this smoothie, you’ll want to savor every scrumptious sip! Filled with vitamin C, calcium, potassium, antioxidants, and fiber for amazing immunity protection, bone strength, and regularity, the creaminess and great-tasting tropical fruits combine in this recipe to make for one heck of a healthy treat!

YIELDS: 2 CUPS

Ingredients

1 cup pineapple

1 orange, peeled and deseeded

1 banana, peeled

1 cup coconut milk

1 cup ice

1. In a blender, combine the pineapple, orange, banana, and coconut milk with ½ cup ice, and blend until thoroughly combined.

2. While blending, add remaining ice until desired consistency is achieved.

Vanilla-Pear Perfection

Although pears taste delicious on their own, adding the naturally aromatic vanilla bean’s pulp raises its deliciousness level just a bit. Tasting great isn’t the only perk of this smoothie, when you take into consideration the disease-fighting antioxidant benefits that you get from the vanillin in each and every sip. Rich, creamy, and flavorful, this smoothie blends together an amazing fruit, a delicious spice, and smooth vanilla almond milk for a cool creation that’s sure to amaze.

YIELDS: 2 CUPS

Ingredients

2 pears, cored

1 vanilla bean’s pulp

1 cup vanilla almond milk

1 cup ice

1. In a blender, combine the pears, vanilla bean’s pulp, and almond milk with ½ cup ice, and blend until thoroughly combined.

2. While blending, add remaining ice until desired consistency is achieved.

Squirrel-y Smoothie

Taking nuttiness to the next level, this healthy smoothie is packed with flavors that can only come from uniquely delicious nuts. The muscle-assisting protein, omega-3s and omega-6s, and healthy fats that all combine for better brain health and overall body functioning make this smoothie even better! Wonderful walnuts, amazing almonds, unique flaxseeds, and creamy almond milk combine with a sweet, smooth banana for a crazy creation that would make any squirrel nutty!

YIELDS: 2 CUPS

Ingredients

½ cup walnuts

½ cup almonds

⅛ cup ground flaxseed

1 banana, peeled

1 cup almond milk

1 cup ice

1. In a blender, combine the walnuts, almonds, flaxseed, banana, and almond milk with ½ cup ice, and blend until thoroughly combined.

2. While blending, add remaining ice until desired consistency is achieved.

Natural Fruit Sea Breeze

Savor the sensation of a brisk sea breeze in every amazing sip of this tropical concoction. Combining the tart flavors of citrus with sweet smooth banana, sweet pineapple, and coconut—and the high nutritional content of all the B vitamins found here—this smoothie will take your body to its metabolic peak performance and your mind to the beach with every dreamy, creamy sip!

YIELDS: 4 CUPS

Ingredients

1 whole white grapefruit, peeled and deseeded

1 banana, peeled

½ cup coconut meat

½ cup pineapple

1 cup coconut milk

1 cup ice

1. In a blender, combine the grapefruit, banana, coconut meat, pineapple, and coconut milk with ½ cup ice, and blend until thoroughly combined.

2. While blending, add remaining ice until desired consistency is achieved.

Maple-Cinnamon Oatmeal

When a steaming hot bowl of oatmeal doesn’t do the trick, maybe the exact opposite is exactly what you need! Cool, creamy, and sweet, this smoothie takes the delicious flavors of rolled oats, aromatic cinnamon, and sweet maple syrup and combines them in an out-of-this-world oatmeal concoction that will take the place of hot oatmeal in anyone’s heart!

YIELDS: 2 CUPS

Ingredients

1 banana, peeled

½ cup rolled oats

1 teaspoon organic, pure maple syrup

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 cup vanilla almond milk

1 cup ice

1. In a blender, combine the banana, oats, maple syrup, cinnamon, and almond milk with ½ cup ice, and blend until thoroughly combined.

2. While blending, add remaining ice until desired consistency is achieved.

Garlicky Mushroom

Creamy, spicy, and filled with flavor, this mushroom smoothie does amazing things. The protein-packed Greek-style yogurt adds tons of creaminess to the smoothie and support for the muscles of every body system, as well as all enzymatic reactions within the body. And the spicy antioxidant and anti-inflammatory garlic brings the simple taste of mushrooms to a whole new realm. Savory and delicious, this is a healthy combination to savor for a snack, lunch, or dinner.

YIELDS: 2 CUPS

Ingredients

1½ cups white button mushrooms

2 cloves garlic

½ cup Greek-style yogurt

1 cup rice milk

1 cup ice

1. In a blender, combine the mushrooms, garlic, yogurt, and ½ cup rice milk with ½ cup ice, and blend until thoroughly combined.

2. While blending, add remaining rice milk and ice until desired consistency is achieved.

Mushroom-Cauliflower

Mushrooms and cauliflower join forces in this amazing smoothie that is packed with tons of nutrition and delicious flavor. Filled with vitamin C, calcium, and magnesium, it acts as a powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory agent—and, in addition, it’s loaded up with tons of antibacterial benefits that make it easy to sip the rainbow.

YIELDS: 3 CUPS

Ingredients

1 cup white button mushrooms

1 cup cauliflower

1 clove garlic

1 cup rice milk

1 cup ice

1. In a blender, combine the mushrooms, cauliflower, garlic, and rice milk with ½ cup ice, and blend until thoroughly combined.

2. While blending, add remaining ice until desired consistency is achieved.

Ginger-Apple Tea

Sweet apples and spicy ginger pair up in this delightful smoothie that makes being healthy easy. Every delicious sip of this bright white dream brims with strong antioxidants that will keep your body moving, your mind clear, and your life right on track!

YIELDS: 2 CUPS

Ingredients

2 yellow apples, cored

1 tablespoon grated ginger

1 teaspoon ground ginger

1½ cups white tea

1 cup ice

1. In a blender, combine the apples, gingers, and white tea with ½ cup ice, and blend until thoroughly combined.

2. While blending, add remaining ice until desired consistency is achieved.

Thick and Creamy Banana Tea

While tea and bananas may not seem complementary, there is something to be said for this delicious combination of sweet spices and syrup, creamy banana, protein-packed yogurt, and antioxidant-rich tea. Not only does each magical ingredient work wonders for your body by protecting your healthy cells, promoting healthy cell production, and even regenerating and repairing damaged cells, but also, the taste combination works so well, you’ll wish you’d thought of it long ago!

YIELDS: 3 CUPS

Ingredients

2 bananas, peeled

½ cup Greek-style yogurt

1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon pure, organic maple syrup

1½ cups white tea

1 cup ice

1. In a blender, combine the bananas, yogurt, nutmeg, cinnamon, maple syrup, and 1 cup white tea with ½ cup ice, and blend until thoroughly combined.

2. While blending, add remaining white tea and ice until desired consistency is achieved.

Tropical Tea Twist

By adding a tropical twist to the already delicious flavor of white tea, this recipe makes for a smoothie that is bright, powerful, and insanely tasty! When only tropical ingredients seem to sound appealing, whirl them up in this delightful, vitamin C–filled drink that acts to protect your immune system with every single sip.

YIELDS: 3 CUPS

Ingredients

1 cup pineapple

1 orange, peeled and deseeded

½ white grapefruit, peeled and deseeded

½ cup coconut meat

1 cup white tea

1 cup ice

1. In a blender, combine the pineapple, orange, grapefruit, coconut meat, and white tea with ½ cup ice, and blend until thoroughly combined.

2. While blending, add remaining ice until desired consistency is achieved.

Whirl of White Grapefruit

While white grapefruit is the tartest of the grapefruit varieties, combining it with sweet, smooth banana makes for a cool creation that is slightly sweet, slightly tart, and slightly creamy, but overall absolutely delicious!

YIELDS: 3 CUPS

Ingredients

2 white grapefruits, peeled and deseeded

1 banana, peeled

1 cup water

1 cup ice

1. In a blender, combine the grapefruits, banana, and ½ cup water with ½ cup ice, and blend until thoroughly combined.

2. While blending, add remaining water and ice until desired consistency is achieved.