fresh & delicious: smoothies and juices

Throughout this entire pregnancy, the thing I have craved the most is fresh, ice cold drinks. Whether it be water, soda, juices, shakes or smoothies. Both of our fridges consists of about 80% liquids and 20% solids.. Thankfully, my husband doesn't mind it too much.  Or he is just being sweet and not saying anything about it.

Well, now that I am in my 3rd Trimester and getting close to being done with this pregnancy, I found that I am craving more and more healthy, wholesome foods. The same thing happened with my first baby and just thought it was just a little craving. But, just like with Cruz (my first child) the craving just continues to get stronger and stronger as the weeks go by. I guess the little dude needs those extra vitamins and minerals to get his strength up to keep up with his crazy active big brother. Thankfully, I LOVE fresh fruits and veggies. And, I bought all the cool kitchen appliances (A juicer, magic bullet etc..)  last year when I went thru this phase. So this time I just have to go to the store and buy all the food.

So, this post today will be mainly about a couple of yummy, healthy and easy drinks I have made in the last week or so that I think my readers will enjoy. So here we go! On to the recipes!!!

Chocolate Smoothie:

1 C "Silk Dark Chocolate Almond Milk"

1 Frozen Banana

1 tsp Vanilla Extract

1 Tbsp Cocoa

Ice 

Instructions:

Add all ingredients into a blender. Mix well. (Add as much ice as you would like to give you the thickness you desire) 

Pour into a cup, and enjoy!

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Apple & Carrot Juice:

1 bag of baby carrots

4 Green Apples

Instructions:

Wash Veggies and Fruits. Cup and Peel apples. Put all ingredients into a juicer. Let it sit in fridge for an hour or so to set up. Shake well. ENJOY! Keep refrigerated.

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The Citrus Booster:

4 Large Pink Grapefruits (peeled)

3 Large Oranges (peeled)

1.5 Lemons (peeled)

Instructions:

Cut up all fruit into medium bites. Combine all, put in a juicer. After you have juiced all the fruits, put juice drink in the fridge and let it sit for about 1-2 hours. Once the drink has set up, shake well and enjoy the citrusy goodness!!! Keep refrigerated.