Nothing tastes better to me than a smoothie!  I love smoothies because I am actually a reformed milkshake drinker.  I drank 4 scoop double chocolate ice cream milkshakes everyday when I was pregnant with my first child, Joseph.  Since then, my waistline and my health have demanded that I change my ways.

Last year, I bought myself a Vitamix for my birthday, after burning out the motors of 3 different brands of blenders.  I have experimented constantly to find smoothie recipes and have finally found the few that make me happy every time I make them.

Recipe:

4 oz. 100% pineapple juice

1 peeled orange

10 green grapes

2 Tbsp. Chia seed gel

2 Tbsp. wheat germ

2 fresh dates

½ cup frozen mango

1 cup ice cubes

Throw it in the Vitamix, blend it up.  

Drink it all if you are that hungry or divide it with a friend!  Joseph came home from school and we shared it while watching the newest Revolution, his current favorite show.

If you are going to be a regular smoothie drinker like me, I suggest you invest in plastic straws and a straw cleaner.  I got mine on Amazon.