Every Smoothie ought to be this good...and most of mine are.

It's a great feeling when you consume something that tastes really good and you also know that it's really healthy. Today's smoothie was a case-in-point. Here's how it went down:

It all started with a knife-full of plain Greek Yogurt (probably between 1/3 and 1/2 cup) placed in the Vita-Mix blender. Next I poured in a little milk (maybe (1/2 or less) and a handful of raw almonds. Since I had a little more time today (it's my day off) I shelled 5 whole walnuts and added them into the mix. From there I went to the plastics stack and grabbed a 32 oz container, headed to the freezer and added the following frozen items:

4 large strawberries
Medium handful of blackberries
4-6 peach slices
small handful of pineapple, papaya, mango mix
Roughly a cup of chopped frozen spinach.

By then the plastic container was probably 4/5ths full. Brought that inside and placed it in the microwave for 30 seconds to partially defrost the mixture and then dumped it into the Vita-Mix.

Next I put 1/2 of a frozen banana in the the plastic container and microwaved that for 15 seconds (again just to partially defrost it) and dumped that into the Vita-Mix.

From there it was just a matter of turning on the Vita-Mix, cranking up the speed, switching to high, and using the tamper to make sure everything was mixed together nice and smooth.

This smoothie totally filled my 24 oz Tervis tumbler and was absolutely awesome. Healthy greens (that you can't even taste), lots of protein in the Greek yogurt and milk, healthy fats in the nuts, and a rich variety of delicious and anti-oxidant-laden fruit that merged beautifully into a thick, rich, and creamy purple smoothie that went down like a nice thick shake.

I realize that some diets might not appreciate (or be able to tolerate) the inclusion of dairy products, but for the vast majority of us, what's not to like? :)