Best Recipe: Goldilocks Smoothie

Cook's notes: I've been making "5-a-day" smoothies with 5 different fruits and vegetables. However, I wanted to make a smoothie that wasn't high in carbs and natural sugars. I also wanted to keep the volume down and have a recipe that would make two satisfying glasses, not 50 to 60 oz. It’s also very tasty. …

Best Recipe: Chocolate-Covered Strawberry (Green Smoothie for One)

Cook’s notes: This is just about perfect — just sweet enough without adding sugar, a great blend of chocolate and peanut butter, baby spinach, and a good balance of fruit. Delicious and filling with protein and carbs in balance. Very satisfying indeed. Serves one (about 20 oz.) 1/2 cup plain, fat-free Greek yogurt 1/2 cup …

Measuring baby spinach

A note to regular readers: This blog may read like "The Smoothie Channel" for a while. I have been experimenting with having a green smoothie for breakfast instead of cereal with raisins. I won't post the failures, such as blueberry-avocado, but just the good ones. Also, it's hard to take appetizing photos of smoothies, so …