My New Favorite: Vanilla Grapefruit Green Smoothie

Guess what?  I'm still drinking smoothies every day and eating loads of vegetables.  This is day 17, week 3, of getting the most nutrients as possible out of my food.  I'm pretty happy with the way I'm feeling.  And I get to eat all of this really good food.  Win-win.

The smoothie shown above was lunch earlier this week.  The special guest was ruby red grapefruit.  I think I'll be adding grapefruit to my smoothies more often.

Vanilla Grapefruit Green Smoothie

• 2 handfuls greens (I used a combo of spinach and baby kale)
• 1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
• 1 cup frozen mango
• 1 frozen banana
• 1 ruby red grapefruit

Combine all ingredients in a high speed blender until smooth.

I discovered that I love the way vanilla and grapefruit taste together.  The smooth, sweet vanilla and bright, tart grapefruit complement each other.   The banana and almond milk add a creaminess that helps buffer the tart of the grapefruit as well, especially if the banana is frozen.  This might be one of my new favorite smoothie combinations! 


Oh, and look what I found on my day off:

 A bunch of stairs in a bunch of trees.  Couldn't be much happier.  How's your week going?  Check back in for Healthy Vegan Friday.  I'm going to post about a Spring Health Challenge that you might be interested in.  And I have a tasty new salad dressing to share.

Happy Wednesday!