Beet It Smoothie

If you are a little worried about putting beets into something sweet I have come up with a beet smoothie that goes down....well.....smoothly.

Beginner's Beet It Smoothie:

8oz Organic Apple Juice
4oz Vanilla Flavored Almond Milk (I use almond breeze unsweetened)
1/2 large banana
1/2 cup beets (sliced)

Put all into blender and blend until smooth.  I froze the bananas and beets ahead of time so that my smoothie has that frosty consistency.  If you are using fresh ingredients, add a few ice cubes before blending.

Using Spark People's nutrition counter (www.sparkpeople.com)  I calculated my nutritional facts for this smoothie:

				Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein
Beets, .5 cup				37	8	0	1
Banana, .5 Large				63	16	0	1
Apple Juice, unsweetened 8 oz				117	29	0	0
Almond Breeze, vanilla unsweetened 4 oz				20	1	2	1
TOTAL:				237	54	2	3

The sweetness of the apple juice offsets the earthy flavor of the beets and plays up their sweet side instead.

Enjoy and let me know what you think!