Start your day with a healthy and refreshing Strawberry Orange Sunrise Smoothie.
I’m exhausted! For the past two weeks my husband and I have been hard at work fixing up our new little town home. We want to get everything in order before the baby comes and before he goes back to school. While working fast we’ve been sipping on this Strawberry Orange Sunrise Smoothie.
It’s been great to have him home so much and Carly has sure been in heaven playing with daddy all day. She’s kind of turned into a little daddy’s girl. Her favorite thing to do with him (besides going on the swing) is to have him sit with her at the bottom of the steps while she just jabbers up a storm to him. Seeing them together just melts my heart and makes me so happy. Nick is such a good father and I’m so excited to see him develop a relationship with our second little girl.
Anyway, our home projects have included repainting our kitchen cabinets… from black to white! It took many coats of primer and paint but it looks amazing and so much brighter. We also installed a fan in our bedroom which took us almost two hours to figure out but has felt amazing the last few nights (remember how I’m now 8 months pregnant?).
We also just barely finished painting all our 1970’s plain brown doors white and installed new knobs and hinges. It’s amazing how a layer of paint can really change the look of things and make them look all new and clean. I can’t wait to show you the before and after pictures!
Oh and this smoothie staring you in the face is super yummy. We live off smoothies during the summer time and this one is deliciously refreshing. The yogurt and banana make it creamy and sweet which is just what you want in a smoothie. Perfect for a quick breakfast or snack on these hot days. Enjoy!
Strawberry Orange Sunrise Smoothie
Ingredients
- 2 bananas, peeled
- 2 cups strawberries, stems removed
- 1 orange, peeled (or 3/4 cup orange juice)
- 1 cup non-fat vanilla yogurt
- 8-10 large ice cubes
Instructions
- Place all ingredients in a blender and puree until smooth.
Medha @ Whisk & Shout
June 21, 2015 at 9:45 amThis looks so delicious and tropical! A perfect way to start a summer morning 🙂
Erin @ Her Heartland Soul
June 21, 2015 at 10:44 amThis sounds like a delicious homemade Orange Julius! Yum!
Paige
June 22, 2015 at 11:58 amThese look so yummy and delicious! Strawberries and oranges are one of my favorite combos!
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Amy
June 8, 2016 at 9:04 amI just made this and it was delicious! My 3 year old twins and I loved it! Thank you for a wonderful recipe!
Melanie
June 13, 2016 at 11:11 pmAmy, Yay! Glad you all liked it! My 3 year old loves smoothies too. I might start sneaking veggies them!
Mrs.Tucker
April 23, 2018 at 7:42 amWhole strawberry or sliced ?
Melanie
May 25, 2018 at 8:17 amWhole. No need to slice if you have a good blender.
Jenny
January 9, 2017 at 9:49 amIs there anything you can substitute the yogurt for? If so how much do you use? I am new at the smoothie making thing!
Melanie
January 10, 2017 at 12:19 amJenny, Are you not wanting to consume dairy? Silk and So Delicious have diary free alternative yogurts (they are in the “health foods” aisle, not by the regular yogurt) that taste really good. I’ll be posting a smoothie bowl using it next week. So, those are great replacements. You could swap in sherbet, avocado… anything to help make it creamy but I also like the sweetness the yogurt provides. Or you can just leave it out and add more liquid to get a desired consistency.
Patty Wilson
March 3, 2017 at 4:16 amWhat do you mean sneak veggies in, or How would you do that?
Melanie
March 21, 2017 at 7:49 amPatty, I just add veggies like spinach like I did in my green smoothies. When mixed with the fruit, juice, yogurt… the kids don’t even notice it’s in there.
ashley
March 18, 2017 at 9:33 pmwhat can I substitute the orange with? im allergic to them. almost all recipes I find for an extra energy boost or weightloss involves oranges 🙁 but this looks & sounds so good!
Thanks!!
Melanie
March 21, 2017 at 7:29 amBummer Ashley! But you could sub it for pineapple. It will a have a little different taste but still so yummy!
Amy
April 9, 2017 at 8:07 pmThese look so good!
Melanie
April 9, 2017 at 8:22 pmThank you Amy! It sure is! 🙂
Julia
December 27, 2017 at 1:14 amThis looks really good and I love fast smoothies are. I’ve never tried orange in a smoothie either actually, I’m usually fairly boring and stick to the old faithful banana and berry smoothies!
Julia // The Sunday Mode
Tracy
May 23, 2018 at 10:15 amLooking at the nutrition facts, it didn’t state a measurement of how much a serving was. For example is it 8 oz per serving?
Melanie
May 25, 2018 at 8:07 amThe nutrition facts are for one 16 ounce serving. The recipe makes two 16 ounce servings total.