Hot Weather = DRINK SMOOTHIES

Got a blender!? Please dust it off and USE IT!! No better time than now or any of the other 364 days of the year to whip up a delicious, nutritious, cool, treat! Everyday is a smoothie day for me! Here are a few fool proof ways to ensure you will always have the fruit available to whip one up at any given time !

• Always buy fruit, even if you don't need any more
• Cut up, chop, the fruit that is "going to fast" on you and place it on cookie sheets lined with waxed paper. Place in freezer. When frozen, add all the fruit to a gallon sized freezer bag. Do this every couple of days. Then before you know it, you will have a bag of frozen mixed fruit ready to be zapped into a refreshing smoothie.
•Don't use ICE! Period!-- It waters down the taste and if you do the above frozen fruit trick, you can say bye bye to ice in your fruit smoothie!
• Be CREATIVE.. There are no set rules or recipes! Be bold... add spinach!
•Write down your favorite blends to share with friends, or to remember for another day!

Here are some SUPER FOODS to keep on hand if you want to really boost yourself through your smoothie!

 What are they? They are whole, natural foods that provide more vitamins, minerals, essential fatty acids, fiber, phytonutrients, and antioxidants than other foods. Here are some you might want to add:

• Acai Berries
• Almond Butter
• Aloe Vera Juice
• Avocado
• Chia Seed
• Flax Seed
• Ginger
• Pumpkin
• Sprouts
• Wheatgrass

One of my favorite concoctions is :
1 banana
1 orange
1-2 c. of my Mixed Frozen Fruit
chia seeds
splash of coconut water
splash of Orange Juice*
* or enough to get the blender going!

Pour into favorite glass plug a straw in there! Sit back, sip, and enjoy!!!!