Holiday Cranberry Orange Smoothie

November 15, 2023

Love this smoothie recipe with fresh cranberries (they’re at all my stores here) or your leftover cranberries or cranberry dish so save for when you have turkey day leftovers too. Aren’t all the holiday flavors so fun?

As always it’s a completely balanced meal smoothie for stable blood sugar levels. And who knew fresh cranberries are so low in sugar? I never thought about it but learned when adding up numbers for my counters. They are super tart! I think I’ll buy another bag to make this one all week.

If you have my cranberry jam made, 1/4 c of that works, or even leftover sugar-laden cranberry sauce, 1/4 c of that works great too! That’s a great amount of healthy starch & you have plenty of “room” to store in your liver and muscles for an easy fuel source without going overboard and storing in fat cells. Skip the dried cranberries though. Dried fruits aren’t a stable blood sugar friend unless you’re on an all-day hike and need a trail mix for fuel for those muscles. Ha!

INGREDIENTS
🦃1 c milk of choice or water
🎄1/4 c fresh cranberries (or leftover cranberry dish from Thanksgiving)
🦃dash pink salt
🎄1 T orange rind or 1/4 tsp orange extract
🦃1/2 tsp cinnamon
🎄1 serving vanilla or salted caramel protein powder @equipfoods “peachie” is a coupon code
🦃1 scoop collagen or 1/4 c nonfat Greek yogurt (extra protein)
🎄1-2 T pecan or almond butter or 1/2
🦃1 c ice
🎄1-2 T psyllium husk, flax, or chia (optional extra fiber)

STEPS

Blend on low then switch to high until cranberries are blended. Topped mine with whip bc treat yo-self & a sprinkle of @bearnakedgranola vanilla almond granola for that vital chewing to stimulate digestion and to feel satisfied. Don’t drink a meal. 🤓