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coconut water + cherry juice smoothie

This smoothie has nothing going for it in the looks department, but the nutritional goodness… now that's a thing of beauty. I copied the recipe from a fitness magazine that I was flipping through as I was getting primped at a hair salon yesterday. This bottle of tart cherry juice concentrate is made from approximately 25 lbs of cherries with nothing else added!

Coconut cherry smmothie 

Coconut Water + Cherry Juice Smoothie

1 cup coconut water

½ cup tart cherry juice (or 1/2 cup water + 1 tbsp cherry juice concentrate)

½ cup fresh or frozen blueberries

1 frozen banana cut into chunks

2 tsp flaxseed oil (I used 2 scoops concentrated flax lignans.)

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2 responses to “coconut water + cherry juice smoothie”

  1. Becky Avatar
    Becky

    Happy New Year! I’m not much of a smoothie person, but this sounds REALLY good! I’ll have to add some of it to my grocery list today 🙂 if I can get out of my driveway! Ack!

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  2. Adrienne Avatar
    Adrienne

    Oh, you really must try a few different smoothie recipes! I know that you will grow to love them. I have been gradually moving toward green smoothies which have fruit but also greens like kale, spinach, Swiss chard, leaf lettuce, beet greens, etc. along with other veggies like cukes, zucchini, beets, carrots, Romaine lettuce, tomato, etc. and fresh herbs like basil, parsley, etc. Variety is key. Green smoothies make so much sense because you are consuming tons of fiber and nutrients. Your body will thank you in so many ways. A Google search will turn up more green smoothie recipes than you can make in a lifetime. Give it a whirl… for your health.

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