Located in the beautiful Finger Lakes Region of New York State along the rolling hills of Seneca Lake, Red Jacket was originally planted in 1917.  Today, the orchard and juice company is managed by the second and third generation of the Nicholson family, who have spent over 50 years mastering the art and science of quality fresh fruit and juice production.

But what makes their juice so special? It is 100% juice, never from concentrate, cold-pressed, unfiltered (so it retains the fiber of the fruit), 50% more antioxidant activity than clear juice, and made right on the orchard in Geneva, NY. It’s as close to eating the whole fruit as you can get! And I’m giving away a 6-bottle variety pack and the end of this post! (US residents only – but they cannot ship to CA.)

After thoroughly enjoying drinking a couple juices straight up, I decided to make a smoothie using the Fuji Apple Juice. I make green monster smoothies almost religiously, so it was fun to change it up a bit. The tangy-ness brought by the Greek yogurt and mango was well balanced with the sweetness of the strawberries and juice. I may need to add some of their juice to my green monsters!

One year ago: More Fudge Less Pudge Brownies

Two years ago: Coconut Chicken Salad with Apricot Honey Mustard Vinaigrette

STRAWBERRY, MANGO, AND YOGURT SMOOTHIE

Makes 2 large or 4 small smoothies

Ingredients:

1-1/4 cups Red Jacket Fuji apple juice

1 cup vanilla Greek yogurt (I used 0% vanilla Chobani)

1 cup fresh or frozen strawberries

2 cups fresh or frozen mango chunks

Directions: