take time for yourself and get nourished with tropical smoothie cafe and their power-packed smoothies + more!

I don’t know about you, but life hasn’t slowed down simply because it’s the new year. While my health and fitness goals continue to be at an all time high, since my labral tear injury, the busy schedule still persists. We are still running around, I’m still looking for healthy meal ideas….and yet, I’m still running out of hours in a day. A solution came in my inbox though, and I can’t wait to share it!

A couple of my blogger friends have shared pictures about their ongoing experiences with Tropical Smoothie Cafe and I was thrilled to find out that we have a few locations within 20 minutes of me. WHAT!! I never knew that, and that’s my own fault, but I can’t wait to check them out. I mean, after all, look….When I started doing my research, I didn’t know that they were MORE than just smoothies. My husband told me about sandwiches, flatbreads and wraps they offered as well. YUMMO upon reading their menu!

Tropical Smoothie Cafe is currently offering four “extra” smoothies that each cover a range of nutritional benefits – whether that’s adding super foods to your diet, increasing protein intake or going through a detox – these recipes will help you stay on track with your New Year’s resolutions. Below is a bit of detail regarding these, but keep on reading after that for a smoothie recipe YOU can easily make at home!

The Four Upcoming Smoothies & Ingredient details

• The Detox Island Green features a combination of spinach, kale, mango, pineapple, banana and fresh ginger.
• Chia Blueberry Max provides a delicious combination of protein and antioxidants. The smoothie is packed with delicious ingredients including roasted banana, chia seeds, blueberries, peanut butter, almonds, dates, coconut, cinnamon, whole grain oats and whey protein.
• The Health Nut Smoothie blends blueberries, mango, banana, almonds and your choice of protein, thereby offering great taste with an added boost of fiber and protein.
• Lastly, is the Immune Blast. With flu season still in full swing, the smoothie provides a Vitamin C- packed immunity boost with a refreshing combination of banana, orange, apple, and orange juice.
  *The Chia Blueberry Max and Immune Blast will be available for a limited time.

My family absolutely loves making smoothies. My girls would each them every day, to be honest with you! And think of the control you have of the food you are investing when you make it yourself. You can control the calories, the fat, the go’s…and on and on. Great benefits if you ask me! And an easy way to stay on track with your health and fitness goals too. Take a peek at this exclusive chef developed recipe (from Tropical Smoothie Cafe, not me). This is NOT available at the smoothies bars, sharing for YOU!!

Detoxing Smoothie Recipe

• Celery = ¼ cup
• Green Apple = ½ apple
• Ginger = 1 inch piece
• Spinach = ½ cup
• Kale = ¼ cup
• Lemon = Juice of ½ lemon
• Cucumber = ¼ cup
• Avocado = ½ avocado
• Coconut water = ½ cup
• Ice = 1 & ½ cup

Have you been to Tropical Smoothie Cafe before? If not, are you looking forward to checking one out now that I’ve shared this with you?