Raspberry Dream Smoothie
What’s almost as good as strawberries and cream? How about raspberries and cream. And what the heck, we’ll throw in some strawberries too.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup low fat raspberry yogurt
- 1/2 whole milk (whole milk for creamy goodness or 2% for “dieting”)
- 1 cup frozen raspberries
- 3/4 cup frozen strawberries
- 2 cups of ice
Peachy Keen Smoothie
As I’ve written before I am not a big fan of peaches. I just don’t care for the flavor of a peach. But I’ve been told I’m weird so I try to give the peach its due and include peach smoothie recipes. Here is a healthy recipe for a peach smoothie that I might even try one day.
Ingredients:
- 2 cups of sliced peaches
- 1/2 cup of fat free milk (or 1/4 fat free milk and 1/4 soy milk)
- 1 cup lowfat peach yogurt
- 2 cups of ice
- Dash of nutmeg
Super Power Smoothie
This power smoothie recipe may not help you leap buildings in a single bound, but it will give you energy to start or finish the day strong.
Ingredients:
- 1 banana, frozen (if possible) and sliced
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 1/4 cup blueberries
- 1/3 cup vanilla yogurt
- 2-4 ice cubes
- 1/4 cup Honey Bunches of Oats cereal
Blend for a few minutes; add more ice to thicken. You can use frozen blueberries, but fresh will add a bit more taste to the smoothie.
Banana Blackberry Smoothie
This recipe combines blackberries with bananas, but it would work equally well with any type of berry you have on hand.
Ingredients:
- 1 medium banana, peeled
- 1/2 cup blackberries
- 1/2 cup non-fat vanilla yogurt
- 1/2 cup ice cubes
Preparation:
1. Place all four ingredients into the blender. Blend on high for about 15 seconds, or until it is creamy and smooth! Serve immediately.
Source: http://lowcaloriecooking.about.com
Photo © Kimberley K. Eggleston
Peachy Keen Smoothie
Summer peaches, is there anything sweeter? Probably, but still…a peach smoothie in July is a good thing. You may wish to leave in the syrup if you use can sweetened peaches.
Ingredients:
- 2 cups peaches (its up to you if you used sweetened or not, I do)
- 1 cup 2% milk
- 2 scoops of vanilla ice cream or 2 cups of vanilla yogurt
- pinch of nutmeg
- 1 cup of orange juice
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
The almond adds a nice flavor, but try it without if you don’t have any, you’ll still find it delicious. Adding the ice cream really sweetens it up, so yogurt can take some sugar out. Blend this sucker up and enjoy!
