6 Smoothies You Can Spike

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published 29 April 2016

Being healthy takes prep work and you're a busy lady. To help you out with your a.m./p.m. routine, here's a guide to smoothies you can make for breakfast...and then have later with some ~alcohol~. That's what multi-tasking is, right?

1. Sunrise Detox

This smoothie is a favorite at the W Vieques Retreat & Spa on Vieques Island off the coast of Puerto Rico.

Recipe for 1 glass—blend together:

One whole orange

½ carrot

½ green apple

½ ginger

Add a dash of cayenne pepper, garnish with carrot.

To spike, add 1 ½ oz vodka.

2. Biekes Detox

For hydration under the sun, the property's Biekes Detox features agua de coco (coconut water), celery, pineapple, and apple garnished with fresh coconut.

Recipe for 1 glass—blend together:

4oz. fresh coconut water

1 cup of diced pineapple

½ celery

½ green apple

Blend and garnish with fresh coconut shavings.

To spike, add 1 ½ oz pineapple vodka or rum.

3. Miami Cleansing

Overlooking panoramic views of Biscayne Bay, travelers staying at Conrad Miami can tap into the Miami lifestyle by ordering the Cleanse and Detox Smoothie that boasts flax seed, apple, spinach, celery, parsley, cinnamon and water.

Recipe for 4 glasses—blend together:

1 Cucumber

Lemon Juice from 2 Lemons

1 Bunch Parsley

1 Green Apple

2 leaves Kale

1 Stalk Celery

1 tbs Ground Flaxseeds

1/2 tsp Ground Cinnamon

Strawberry, for garnish.

To spike, add 1 ½ oz tequila or fruit vodka to each glass.

4. Absolutely Spiked Berry Smoothie

Featured by the Conrad Miami, this refreshing berry smoothie is refreshing and smooth–perfect for relaxing by the beach (or in your apartment).

Recipe for 3 glasses—blend together:

1 Cup Cubed Watermelon

¼ Cup Blueberries

¼ Cup Raspberries

½ Cup Strawberries

½ Cup Almond Milk

1 Cup Ice

Blend all of the ingredients and garnish with a sliced strawberry, blueberry, and micro green.

To spike, add 3 oz vanilla vodka.

5. Sleeping Blend

Led by Chef Matthew Byrne, Tiger Woods' former private chef, Hilton West Palm Beach offers vitamin-rich smoothies for guests, sourced from area farms and marketplaces with local fruits, veggies and herbs. Highlights include a sleep-inducing blend of kale, spinach, green apple, coco water, avocado, and energizing mixed berry blend with orange juice.

Recipe for 4 glasses—blend together:

1 cup Kale

1 cup spinach

1 Whole apple

6 oz. fresh coconut water

½ Avocado

Blend ingredients vigorously.

To spike, add 1 ½ oz grapefruit-infused vodka (we like Indian River Grapefruit vodka) or plain vodka to each glass.

6. Potassium Punch

Set on a 1,100-acre rainforest, Los Suenos Marriott Ocean & Golf Resort fuses tropical fruits from Costa Rica in its SIBO Smoothie. Crafting a potassium-packed concoction, the smoothie features papaya, banana, pineapple, spinach, beets, and orange juice.

Recipe for 1 glass—blend together:

1 Tbs Pineapple

3/8 cup Banana

1 Tbs Papaya

1 Tbs Spinach

¼ cup Beets

6 oz Orange Juice

1 scoop ice

To spike, add 1 ½ oz plain or fruit vodka.

Samantha Leal is the Deputy Editor at Well+Good, where she spends most of her day thinking of new ideas across platforms, bringing on new writers, overseeing the day-to-day of the website, and working with the awesome team to produce the best stories and packages. Before W+G, she was the Senior Web Editor for Marie Claire and the Deputy Editor for Latina.com, with bylines all over the internet. Graduating from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University with a minor in African history, she’s written everything from travel guides to political op-eds to wine explainers (currently enrolled in the WSET program) to celebrity profiles. Find her online pretty much everywhere @samanthajoleal.