Sunday, February 21, 2010

Banana Blueberry Breakfast Smoothie

1/4 cup Pineapple juice
1/4 cup Applesauce
1/2 cup vanilla yogurt
1/2 cup fresh Blueberries
1 Tbp. ground flaxseed
2 Tbps. ground Sunflower seeds
1 frozen banana (peeled of course!)

Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.

Triple Berry Banana Yogurt Smoothie

8 ounces frozen mixed berries
2 small bananas, peeled, cut into 2-inch pieces, and frozen
6 ounces vanilla yogurt, preferably whole milk
1 cup whole milk
1 to 2 tablespoons honey

Add all ingredients to blender and puree until smooth.
Pour into glasses and serve immediately.

Yogurt Smoothie

1 cup cranberry-blackberry juice
½ banana
6 oz. key lime or lemon flavored yogurt
3/4 cup frozen raspberries
1 cup crushed ice

Place ingredients in blender and mix on medium-high until well blended.
Pour into glasses and serve immediately

Melon Madness Smoothie

1 1/2 cups seeded and chopped watermelon
1 1/2 cups seeded and chopped honeydew melon
Juice of 2 limes
1 cup vanilla nonfat yogurt
1 cup ice cubes

Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Pour into glasses.
Makes 4 servings

Raspberry Smoothie

1 cup milk
1⁄2 cup natural yogurt
1 cup raspberries
sugar or honey to taste.

Blend all ingredients on high until smooth. Pour into glasses.

Tangerine Berry Smoothie

1⁄2 cup lowfat or nonfat plain yogurt
1⁄2 cup tangerine juice
1⁄2 cup frozen, unsweetened strawberries, unthawed
1 tablespoon sugar, or to taste

In a blender whirl all ingredients together 30 seconds to 1 minute until smooth and frothy.
Makes 1 serving; about 1 - 1⁄2 cups.

Banana-Orange-Strawberry Fruit Shake

1/2 cup orange juice
1/2 banana, frozen
6 strawberries, frozen
1/2 cup water
1 tbsp. skim milk powder
1 heaping tbsp. high- quality protein powder (optional)
1 tsp. flax oil (optional)

In a blender, process all the ingredients until thoroughly mixed and serve.