Homemade Smoothie Fridays: Strawberries & Banana

This is a classic smoothie that everyone can make at home with your friends or kids. It's so easy!

Servings: 1 to 2

Ingredients:

• 1/2 to 1 organic banana (depending on how you like your consistency)
• Frozen or fresh strawberries
• 1 cup of milk (I chose soymilk)

You can adjust accordingly to your tastes!

Equipment:

• Blender
• Cups

Strawberries are a great source of fiber and vitamin C. It's a low fat and cholesterol food. It's delicious and full of other vitamins and minerals. What's not to love~

Homemade Smoothie Fridays: Beets and Raspberries

Gather your ingredients:

• 1/2 of beet, chopped

• 1/3 cup of frozen or fresh raspberries

• 1 cup of orange juice

• 1 tbsp of goji berries or powder

• 1 tbsp of acai powder

I like frozen fruit since I can keep them in the fridge longer as I tend to get busy throughout the week.

I use the Navitas brand. Looking forward to trying out different ones. :)

The dirt looking stuff on top is the acai powder. 

Goji berries are great anti-oxidants and rich in vitamin A.

 Look at this rich and beautiful color. This is so yummy. It's healthy and nutritious and gives me an energy boost throughout the day! I love beets!

Benefits of beets: detox, vitamins A, B, & C, beta-carotene, beta-cyanine, folic acid, potassium, magnesium, fiber, phosphorus, and iron. Beets are great for everybody and pregnant women as well. (Please consult with your doctor before starting any diet regimen)

Homemade Smoothie Fridays: Peach & Mango

Seriously gotta love mango and peach. It's funny back in the day I hated mango and peaches and now I love them so much. Pineapple would be a great addition to this. YUM

1. 1/2 cup of frozen or fresh mango

2. 1/2 cup of frozen or fresh peaches

3. 1/2 of a banana

4. 1 cup of orange juice (organic or freshly squeezed)

5. ***optional*** 1 tbsp of freeze dried pomegranate powder by Navitas brand

6. A few baby carrots. I like a mixture of veggie and fruit smoothie.

2-3 servings or if you're like me drink all of it for yourself. *maniacal laughter* FRUITS ALL MINE!!! MINE I TELL YA!!!!

Tada! Here you go. It's sooooo yummy. Well actually try it out for yourself. The taste is indescribable. I am going to have another one of these. SOOO GOOD, DROOLS. 0_O

Hope you liked this simple smoothie recipe that I made. I hope to make more in the future. I am so excited!

Love you all my bonbon sweeties,

Shon

Homemade Smoothie Fridays: Berry Medley

Good morning bonbon beautiful people~
I'm feeling so great today maybe because it's FRIDAY! I wanted to share with you my smoothie recipe today. I stumbled upon the frozen berry medley at my local market and I can't believe I've never gotten these before. I am in love~~ The great thing is that if you're busy you don't have to worry about them spoiling. So I'm going to call it Shon's fantastic berry-licious orange smoothie! Jk. That's a bit much. It's so sweet and yummy. I did not put any additional sweeteners or anything as the orange juice and the berries did the job.

RAW Ingredients:
1 cup of orange juice
1 cup of frozen berry medley (Whole foods)
1/2 of an organic apple
A few slices of red cabbage
A few carrots
A few slices of banana    ***Optional
Tbsp of freeze dried organic pomegranate powder   //   Navitas brand     ***Optional

This can make 2 servings
Tip: Try to get organic and non-GMO if they are available to you. Or if you grow your own that's even better!

It was sooooooo good. It's packed with vitamins and antioxidants. Who could resist?? I drank 2 of these by myself. >.< The funny thing is that I feel hungrier and tempted to make more. I guess I can snack on some bananas before I make another one. What are your favorite homemade recipes??? Feel free to share with everybody below!

Love Shon

Healthy Orange Juice With A Twist

I just made some carrot and red cabbage orange juice today. Before you lovely ladies and gents start making that face that looks like you have sucked on a lemon, there are great benefits to this drink and it actually doesn't taste bad at all. I made this juice just because I had excess cabbage from making corn salad and my mom ended buying the jumbo bag of carrots that nobody can really finish. The great benefit in red cabbage and carrots is that they contain different forms of vitamin A that contribute to eye health.

"Beta-carotene is converted into the form of vitamin A called retinol that's used by cells in the eyes that detect light and convert it into nerve impulses. Lutein and zeaxanthin function as antioxidants that protect the retina and may help prevent age-related macular degeneration." -Sandi Busch, healthyeating.sfgate.com

The important thing here is that you get red cabbage because comparing both regular cabbage and red cabbage are both healthy, nutritious, and cholesterol friendly foods. However, you'll find that red cabbage has a lot more to offer overall. The regular cabbage does trump red one with vitamin K by an additional 40% of DV. You can check out nutritiondata.self.com. Everybody has heard oranges are great sources of vitamin C but did you know that red cabbages are too?

Photo from healthy recipes.wikia.com

Red cabbage, 1 cup raw
Vitamin C, 85% DV
Vitamin K, 42% DV
Vitamin A, 20% DV
Carbs, 85% DV
Great source of fiber

There are many more but I listed the top nutrients.

Carrots, 1 cup raw

Vitamin A, 428% DV
Vitamin C, 13% DV
Vitamin K, 21% DV
Potassium, 12%
Carbs, 89% DV
Great source of fiber
anti-inflammatory


Photo by www.bhg.com

You can mix it with any fruit drink but I decided to go along with organic orange juice from Wholefoods. It is so yummy and easy to make. You can hardly taste the cabbage unless you put a lot in there. You can garnish it with a sliced wedge of orange to make it look pretty. If you don't like pulp then you can strain it if you use a blender.

Note of discretion: please consult with a doctor before starting any health diets or drinks. Certain vegetables such as cabbage are high in vitamin K which can be fatal to someone who is on anticoagulants as it can increase the risk of stroke or a heart attack.