POM Strawberry Mango Smoothie

With the arrival of summer, comes (one hopes) fewer nights of using the oven, and more time outside.  Why not make your day more refreshing by having a smoothie.  Mmmm smoothies.

Last fall, I posted this POM smoothie recipe, and recently I was lucky enough to receive more juice.  More concoctions are in the works, let me tell you.  Smoothies are always a great place to start.  This one has some surprise ingredients due to our local CSA box, and our efforts to add more Omega 3s to our diet.  And you can't go wrong with POM.  The health benefits are incredible.  So go to the grocery store now and get some!

POM Strawberry Mango Smoothie
by Sare

1 basket of strawberries (1 pint +...I think ours was bigger)
1 Cup frozen mango chunks
12 oz. POM Wonderful Juice
2 baby bok choy bunches (surprise!)
1/4 Cup flax seed (optional) (we use roasted..gives a nutty taste)

Wash strawberries then toss in the blender (no need to hull or even chop off the leaves, it all blends).  Wash bok choy leaves and chop off about an inch from the edge. Blend all ingredients in the blender to the desired consistency.

Sare's notes:
1. If you don't have bok choy, two handfuls of fresh spinach will work.  You can't even taste it.
2. Flax see is totally optional.  Some people might not go for this, but it helps your system, and we like the taste.


For more information about POM Wonderful and more delicious recipes, visit Pom Wonderful.

POM Wonderful Review & Smoothie Recipe

Well folks, it has certainly been a while since I posted anything. But I am BACK! Morning sickness had subsided, then I got a cold. Thinking about food, let alone researching awesome recipes, wasn't on the top of my to-do list. But thankfully, food and I are friends once again, and I plan to start posting more. Thanks for sticking around.

Pomegranate is an amazing fruit. The health benefits are incredible. Did you know that pomegranates have super antioxidant powers? More specifically POM Wonderful juice exceeds all other juices (even blueberry, cranberry, and acai) for antioxidant potency. (see www.pomwonderful.com for more information). The research astounds me. All that talk about red wine helping your heart, well, guess what, POM is better! The research I received also mentioned improvement in prostate health. So get drinkin'!

This juice is similar, but definitely better, than natural cranberry juice. (FYI: most cranberry juices you see in stores are not all natural. I'm talking 100% juice without sweeteners or other juices added). I decided I wanted to integrate it in a recipe...sooooo, Smoothie time!

In Brazil, I'd have a smoothie, aka "vitamina," almost every day. Smoothies are a great way to mix a lot of different fruits (maybe some that are a little over-ripe), and get your vitamins. I even remember a friend throwing a peeled beet into one of our smoothies once (I still haven't tried that here yet, maybe someday. It definitely adds a beautiful color).

Pomegranate Mango Smoothie
by Sare

8 oz. POM Wonderful 100% Pomegranate juice
1 1/2 C. frozen mango
1 C. vanilla yogurt (I recommend Trader Joe's. They don't use high fructose corn syrup)

Blend all ingredients in a blender until smooth. How simple is that? And it is a pretty color too.

For more awesome recipes using pomegranate, visit The POM recipes site. I am definitely going to be posting some of their recipes in the future. The pictures make me salivate.