Vegetable Smoothies

So as most of you know I like to eat healthy.  I went on a health kick last January and haven't stopped yet (Faturdays keep me going) but as for the other six days of the week I've been sticking to it.  Sometimes it gets monotonous so every once and a while I like to try new healthy recipes to break the cycle.  This week I decided to try smoothies.  Since I try not to eat too much fruit I looked for recipes for vegetable based smoothies but found slim pickins... so I decided to experiment and make my own recipes.  Here are two I tried and tested this weekend

Thanksgiving Smoothie: (makes two servings)

1/2 cup boiled sweet potato (sliced)
1/2 cup steamed beets
1/2 cup carrots (sliced)
1 1/2 cups almond milk (or tea of your choice if you don't want milk)
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 1/2 cups ice

Very sweet and delicious, reminded me of thanksgiving, I'm thinking of adding cranberries next time (they are supposedly not as high sugar as some fruits).  I bought the sweet potato and the beets precooked (canned) because I'm lazy and couldn't fathom boiling something for 20-30 minutes just to make a smoothie (but be careful and make sure there's no added sugar/syrup in this case). Same for the carrots, they would probably work raw but I used frozen carrots from the grocer's freezer (which I think are pre cooked?)

Avocado Lime Smoothie: (makes two servings)

1/2 an avocado
2 limes (peeled)
1/2 a cucumber (peeled and sliced)
1/2 cup spinach (packed)
1 1/2 cups almond milk (or tea of your choice if you don't want milk)
1 1/2 cups ice

This one has a very interesting taste, after tasting the first time I added an extra lime for more flavor and then it was really good (think avocado lime dressings you might have had). Peeling the lime was difficult, I ended up quartering it and then turning it inside out and using my fingers to pull off the fruit.  For the cucumber I used a carrot/potato peeler. This one utilizes all raw ingredients and it more healthy and more flavorful but might be too flavorful for some people.

Try them and let me know what you think! (vegetable haters, be brave!)