Summertime Smoothies: Blueberry, Oatmeal, and Honey Breakfast Smoothie

When you're too rushed, too tired, or too lazy to make yourself a healthy, balanced breakfast, make this blueberry, oatmeal, and honey breakfast smoothie. It's got everything you need to kick start your day: fiber, protein, whole grains, vitamins, antioxidants, and frothy deliciousness. And it can be made in about two minutes.

Who said Mondays weren't happy?



Blueberry, Oatmeal, and Honey Breakfast Smoothie
Makes 1 serving
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This breakfast smoothie is also delicious with strawberries, blackberries, or raspberries.

1 cup milk of your choice (I prefer vanilla soy milk or almond milk)
1/4 cup rolled oats
1/3 cup blueberries
1/2-1 teaspoon honey
A couple of dashes of cinnamon
A few pieces of ice

1. Place all ingredients in a blender and process until smooth and frothy. Add more milk if you prefer it thinner.

This is the second smoothie in my Summertime Smoothies series. Don't forget last week's: Cinnamon-Spiked Cherry and Banana Smoothie.

You might also enjoy these blueberry dessert recipes from Food Blogga:
"Nude" Berry Tartlets
Mom's Blueberry Sweet Rolls
Peach and Blueberry Galette

You might also enjoy these blueberry drink recipes:
Blueberry Crush recipe by YumSugar
Blueberry Margarita recipe by The Arugula Files
Salted Blueberry Agave Milkshake recipe by Local Lemons

Summertime Smoothies: Cinnamon-Spiked Cherry and Banana Smoothie

If someone said she wanted a "smoothie" back in the early 1930's, she wasn't talking about the frosty, blended drink made with fresh or frozen fruit. She was talking about body-shaping undergarments, like bras and girdles, that would "smooth" out her figure.

Nowadays, girdles are out, but smoothies are in. Whether it's a simple strawberry-banana breakfast smoothie made in your own kitchen or a $7 acai berry and juice concoction that promises eternal youth, smoothies are everywhere.

Though some of the earliest blended fruit drinks surfaced in the late 1930's and early 1940's, smoothies as we know them, emerged in the 1960's. According to Wikipedia, Stephen Kuhnau, the owner of the chain Smoothie King admits that he didn't create the word "smoothie;" he credits hippies from the late 1960's with coining the term. No matter who came up with the name, it's now synonymous with healthy, fun, and refreshing drinks.



Smoothies are generally made with fresh or frozen fruit and a liquid such as water, juice, or milk. Yogurt makes thicker smoothies. Sometimes sweeteners like agave nectar or honey are added. There are even green smoothies made from green vegetables such as spinach and kale. As for flavor combinations, let your imagination soar. But if you need some ideas, then please back here. Over the next several weeks I'll be sharing some of my favorite summertime smoothie recipes with you.

And ladies, in case you didn't catch the moral of the story, here it is: Drink more smoothies so you don't have to wear a smoothie.

Cinnamon-Spiked Cherry and Banana Smoothie
Makes 1 serving
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1/2 cup pitted fresh cherries (or unthawed frozen)
1/2 frozen banana
1 cup vanilla soy milk (or milk of your choice)
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon

1. Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth and frothy. Add more milk if you like it thinner.

You might also enjoy these cherry dessert recipes from Food Blogga:
Cherry and Blackberry Clafoutis 
Almond Panna Cotta with Glazed Cherries
Quick Chocolate Cinnamon Mousse with Cherries

You might also enjoy these cherry drink recipes: 
Cherry Mojito recipe at YumSugar
Cherry Limeade recipe at What Geeks Eat
Blue Lagoon Margarita recipe at Recipe Girl