Mango Carrot Orange Smoothie
Creating this for those wanting the mango, carrot, and orange smoothie from the list. When I was in high school, I was addicted to orange carrot juice. I know it's odd, especially growing up in the home of Starbucks. Pfft, my favorite coffee house was Tully's. My mom kept telling me I was going to turn orange the way I kept drinking the juice. It is possible, but thankfully, I never turned orange, or it probably would have ended my face modeling. I remember one of the first dates I went on with my husband. He surprised me by buying me orange carrot juice and a pink frosted sugar cookie. My two favorite things at the time. I never said a word, figured he was a keeper for being so observant. Or maybe I really did always have a bottle of orange carrot juice in my hand...
I like to make smoothies the night before that require juicing and put them in the fridge for breakfast. Then the next morning, I just need to add ice to my blender cup, blend, and walk out the door. I used to have a really nice juicer that my mother-in-law gave me. Unfortunately, it was a complete nightmare to clean, so I gave it away in one of my moves. Now I just use my blender and a strainer. It's still easier to clean than my old juicer, as crazy as that sounds. If you have a juicer, feel free to use it. I just like this way better.
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Mango Carrot Orange Smoothie
4 mangos
4 large carrots, peeled and roughly chopped
2 navel oranges
1 16.9 oz can of coconut water
1 tbsp lime juice
2 cups of ice
2 scoops of collagen powder(optional)
sweetener (optional)
Makes 4 smoothies.
So, this isn't orange carrot juice, but with the produce boxes, I'm trying to use up mangos as well. I start by blending the carrots with the coconut water. I strain out the pulp. I split the pulp between my dog and my chickens. They absolutely love this. Add the carrot coconut water to the pitcher. Next, I blend up the mangos and add them to the pitcher. I have a small Ninja blender, which is awesome for individual smoothies, but it makes me have to blend things in batches for multiple servings. Juice the oranges with a citrus juicer. I add this with the lime juice to the blender to blend up my collagen powder. The collagen is optional, but I like how it adds a subtle creaminess and froths up the smoothie. It kind of reminds me of an Orange Julius, except that the collagen is replacing the egg whites. I don't like super sweet smoothies, add your preferred sweetener if you think the smoothie needs it. Otherwise, store in the fridge until you are ready to add ice and blend.
Smoothies are the poetry of fruits dancing in your mouth.
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