Strawberry-Mango-Carrot Smoothie
I have to update you on the Vitamix!
It is alive and well!!
Turns out it has an automatic shut off if the motor is overheating, which can happen when using low speeds.
The next morning, I tried it again… and it is all working fine and dandy!
I was really worried actually… Sorry for being such a downer for the past few posts. 
Perfect timing to whip up this fabulous smoothie. The carrot tempers the sweetness from the mango and pineapple juice. It also adds a bit of bulk which I countered with some more water.
Enjoy!
This is my submission to this week’s Weekend Wellness and to this month’s Berries event featuring strawberries.
Strawberry-Mango Smoothie
1/2 cup frozen strawberries
1/2 cup frozen mango chunks
1/2 cup chopped carrot (1 small carrot)
1/2 cup pineapple juice
1/4 cup water or 2 ice cubes
1. Add all ingredients to a high-spleed blender and mix until smooth.
Serves 1.
What a lovely smoothie and I love your cute glass straw, too! Carrot and mango are a great combination. I like to make a smoothie with them and ginger.
Great idea with the ginger, Amy! I will try that next time.
That looks great. I am going to try this one when the kids get up this morning…
Sounds like my kind of fruity drink! Did you use a raw carrot, or steamed? Love the color!
It was a raw carrot, Ricki.
Hurray for the vitamix being alive! I was actually wondering if it had overheated, I think that happened to me before with my food processor. This smoothie sounds so good. Wonder how it would be in my regular blender..
Yeah I was blending it a lower speed. Apparently the Vitamix prefers to be run at a high speed because then the fan kicks in.. the fan doesn’t kick in at low speeds… it just shuts off if overheated.
Ever since I came up with that Strawberry Avocado Smoothie I’ve been dreaming up others nonstop. I was thinking about doing something with carrot, and didn’t want to do carrot juice, but contemplated whether to use raw carrots or roasted. I wasn’t sure if raw would work for some reason, but you’ve shown me it does! This sounds delish
Yeah, the carrot worked well because it adds bulk but tempers the sweet ingredients. And it makes it a pretty orange.
Totally understandable! I would have been beside myself.
Love the flavors in this smoothie!
Wow .. amazing click and colorful smoothie. Thx for linking to the event.
Really loving this smoothie! I make mine w almond milk always for some reason, love the carrot mixed w fruit in this one!
Awesome smoothie! Definitely gonna try this combo
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