Abigail's Rainbow Smoothie

I am a smoothie girl. I love the frozen treats for breakfast and lunch. Not only are they good to drink they can be extremely healthy. While cruising on the internet yesterday I found a fabulous recipe for a Rainbow Smoothie. 7 layers of delicious goodness in a glass. Peaches, oranges, pineapple, strawberries, blueberries, and mangos and mixed berries. This is the recipe for champions!

Abby

http://thefirstyearblog.com/rainbow-smoothie/

Rainbow Smoothie

Print Recipe

Yield: 3-4 cups of each color of smoothie

Ingredients:

Red Layer

• 1 frozen banana
• 1/2 cup greek yogurt, vanilla or plain
• 1/2 cup frozen raspberries
• 1/2 cup frozen strawberries
• water or liquid for blending

Orange Layer

• 1 frozen banana
• 1/2 cup greek yogurt, vanilla or plain
• 1/2 cup frozen peaches
• 1 small orange
• 1/4 cup frozen mango
• water or liquid for blending

Yellow Layer

• 2 frozen bananas
• 1/2 cup greek yogurt, vanilla or plain
• 1 cup frozen pineapple
• water or liquid for blending

Green Layer

• 2 frozen bananas
• 1/2 cup greek yogurt, vanilla or plain
• 1 handful (or more) spinach
• 1 cup frozen pineapple
• water or liquid for blending

Blue Layer

• 2 frozen bananas
• 1/2 cup greek yogurt, vanilla or plain
• 1 cup frozen pineapple
• small amount of blue food coloring
• water or liquid for blending

Purple Layer

• 1 frozen banana
• 1/2 cup greek yogurt, vanilla or plain
• 1 cup frozen mixed berries
• water or liquid for blending

Magenta Layer

• 1 frozen banana
• 1/2 cup greek yogurt, vanilla or plain
• 1/2 cup sliced beets
• 1 cup frozen strawberries or raspberries

Directions

For each smoothie

1. Place all the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Add more liquid to help it blend if it's too thick.
2. Transfer the smoothie to a bowl or container, rinse the blender and prep the next smoothie.

To assemble the rainbow smoothie

1. Carefully layer each color smoothie in glasses in rainbow order. If desired, blend the smoothie using a straw or stir stick. Top each smoothie with a toothpick filled with leftover fruit.

I was able to make 8-10 rainbow smoothies using 15.5 oz glasses. If you are opposed to using a small amount of blue food coloring to achieve the blue layer, it's totally fine to skip that layer! If you want to go the all natural route, here is a tutorial for how to make natural blue food coloring, or you can buy natural blue food coloring here or here as well.