Archive for November, 2007

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.

Tropical Tofu Berry Smoothie

• 1 cup light (reduced sugar) fat-free vanilla yogurt
• 1 cup skim milk
• 1 banana
• 3″ cube of soft tofu
• 3/4 cup blueberries
• 1 cup strawberries

Put yogurt, milk, banana, tofu, and Equal into blender and blend until smooth. Add berries and blend again until smoothie consistency is
reached.

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.

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

Lots of Fruit Smoothie
All begin with a base of:

• 1⁄2 c. plain, vanilla, or strawberry yogurt
• 1⁄4-1/2 c. milk then perhaps some fruit juice, usually orange or Dole specialty juices, 1⁄4-1/2c. Followed by fruit in many varying combinations, always including either banana or melon.
• 1 banana
• Handful frozen or fresh strawberries or blueberries one 4-5″ wide slice out of a cantaloupe or honeydew melon
• 1 kiwi

Then I’d blend it till I was pleased with the result. I found that melon added a lot of sweetness and made a nice background taste. I don’t
always use juice when I use the melon. We especially liked melon and blueberries, bananas and strawberries.

Ginger Tropical Smoothie

• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 1/4 cup pineapple juice
• 1/2 banana
• 1/4 to 1/2 tsp grated fresh ginger root
• 1/2 cup crushed ice, or 2 small ice cubes

Add all ingredients to blender and process until smooth. Serves 1

Breakfast Smoothie

• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 1 banana
• 6-7 frozen strawberries
• 4-5 slices frozen peaches
• 5-6 frozen blueberries
• 6-7 ice cubes
• fresh mint (optional)
• dash of nutmeg (optional)
• 1 tsp. honey (optional)

Place all ingredients except ice cubes in blender. Puree until smooth. Add ice, and puree again. Pour into a glass and sprinkle nutmeg on top
and garnish the some fresh mint.

Berry Good peach Smoothie

• 1/2 cup apple juice
• 1/2 cup nonfat vanilla yogurt
• 1 cup fresh peaches, sliced, partially frozen
• 1/2 cup raspberries, partially frozen
• 1 1/2 cups ice chips

Pour ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth. Serves 2.

peach Apple Smoothie

• 1 fresh peach
• 1/3 cup non-fat milk
• 1/4 cup of frozen apple juice concentrate

Peel 1 fresh peach. Cut it into thin slices. Put into a plastic bag with a zipper bag, laying flat. Put the plastic bag into the freezer for 1-2 hours. Take out 1/4 of the peaches and break them into pieces. Mix in a blender with 1/3 cup of milk and 1/4 cup of frozen apple juice concentrate. Cover and blend until smooth. pour into a glass, and add more peach slices for peachy ice cubes!

Main Squeeze Smoothie

• 1 1/2 cups ripe strawberries, hulled and sliced
• 1 cup raspberries
• 1 banana, peeled and sliced
• 1 cup orange juice (preferably freshly squeezed)

Place all ingredients in blender and process until smooth. Serves 2