I typically make a smoothie once a week, a ruse to get my little one to ingest his least favorite fruit/vegetable as long as I have included a taste that he appreciates (banana).  We also have a masticating juicer- Omega VRT350 ( I use this if I am only interested in pure juice without the fiber). My fruit blender blade became ineffective so I recently purchased a Ninja juice blender to complement my Omega.

Zucchini Smoothie

2 D’Anjou Pears (chopped)
2  Navel Oranges (juiced using citrus juicer)
60 g Zucchini (chopped)

No milk, no water or added sugar needed.  Use your blender or  magic bullet, your choice.

Taste: Although the pear was prominent, notes of  the other two ingredients were definitely present in the taste.  My little one and I enjoyed the refreshing drink.

Another combo

This one is less sweet, to be expected because of the ingredients. You can however sweeten it up with more apples (sweet kind- Gala) or another of your choice, and with that you have created a different combination!

77g  Shredded  Zucchini/Courgette
185g, 2 small Green Apples from my garden (I need to figure out what type of hybrid it is)
1 lemon fruit, juiced.

Be sure to chop the other two ingredients small enough to make blending easy. Add water or more juice to make it more watery, if you prefer. I stuck with only the listed ingredients with no other added item. I got a darker green than with the first drink above

Taste: Great, but has that palate cleansing ‘lemonadey’ thick smoothie taste and texture to it. Different but lovely, I think. I like I like 🙂

Fig Pineapple Smoothie

Black figs
Blueberries
Watermelon

Pineapple
Banana
Red Seedless Grapes

Center: Black figs,blueberries & Watermelon. Outer: Pineapple,Banana& Red Grapes

Avocado Smoothie

Hass Avocado (3)
Banana (2)
Yellow New Zealand Kiwi (3)
Sweet Green Apples (2)
Almond Milk
Ice Cubes

I chopped and blended all listed ingredients to create the smoothie shown below, the ice cubes gives it a crunch and the added milk a smooth texture. I typically use only fruits or vegetable but added milk to make it more appealing for my little one.

Taste– Avocadobanana!

Avocado 

• Hass Avocado (3)
• Gala Apples (1)
• Condensed Coconut milk (1/2 cup)
• Ice cubes
• Honey

Winterberry almost!

Blackberries ( I had frozen these from last time I saw them in store)
Banana
Green grapes (seedless)
Pears (Anjou)

Coconut Milk Smoothie

I made this because we had some leftover coconut milk from pumpkin pie my husband made ( waste not , want not)

1/4 cup coconut milk
3 Anjou pear
2 Gala apples
Water

Taste: sweet coconut pear smoothie

Citrus Spinach

• Baby Spinach (1/2 bag)
• Gala Apples (2-3)
• Navel oranges (4-6)
• Agave (1-2 tbsp)

A little more orange if the spinach is too strong. Agave was found to help reduce the spinach strong tast

Tip: What I do because I sometimes buy lots of fruits at one go, I freeze some after washing and grab to use in my smoothie blend when needed. Of course for juicing, I use fresh fruits.