Drinks & Smoothies, Real Food Recipes
Orange Berry Green Tea Slushie
I started to call this new drink a smoothie, but it really does deserve something with more pizzaz. And the word slushie brings back all kinds of memories of being five years old wanting to go down to the 7/11 convenience store for a red slushie whenever the clock said 7:11. (Don’t laugh. You know you did things just as silly when you were little. If not, I pity your deprived childhood. ;)
So now I present to you a more grown up, matured, slightly more elegant, certainly a lot healthier, but never snobby version of the iconic gas station slushie – the Orange Berry Green Tea Slushie.
The orange, berries, AND green tea are all packed full of vitamin C & antioxidants. Plus the tea gives you just enough of a boost to kickstart your day and get you going. No added sugar needed!
Orange Berry Green Tea Slushie
Ingredients:
2 navel oranges, peeled & deseeded 1 c. frozen blueberries 1 c. frozen strawberries 1/2 c. unsweetened iced green teaDirections:
Place all ingredients in a blender and crank it up until it’s slushie-like. Add a few ice cubes if you’d like even more of a slush.
Try mixing up the berry combinations to find your personal favorite. Frozen raspberries would be great in this drink as well.
Be honest. How many gas station slushies have you consumed in your lifetime?
This post is linked to Slightly Indulgent Tuesday, Real Food Wednesday
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Brittany
March 15, 2012 at 1:27 pmMaybe five. I’m not a big fan of gas station slushies. I think I would love your version though. :)
Darlene
March 15, 2012 at 7:23 pmI’m going to try this!! My Aunt used to live by a Dairy Queen.Every time we visited we got to get an slushie.What a thrill that was!! Ah,the good old days! Darlene
Leanne @ Healthful Pursuit
March 16, 2012 at 7:35 amOh my gosh, that’s a tough question… on average, I probably had 1/day from the months of mid-May to the end of September for at least 5 years… 675? Each probably had around 60g of sugar… so that’s like 40,000 grams of sugar. Wow.
Lori Winter
March 21, 2012 at 12:59 pmYikes! Sounds a lot like me back in the day with Sonic milkshakes & soft drinks though. Aren’t you so glad to rid your body of all that sugar now? Ha! I know I am ;)
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