Smoothies/ Milkshakes

Interestingly enough, I just saw this article on Yahoo about smoothies.

http://food.yahoo.com/blog/beautyeats/13681/juice-bar-smoothies-the-best-and-worst

About the home-made smoothies, here is the recipe on the Dannon Light and Fit yogurt container:

Pick a juice: Orange, Cranberry, Grapefruit, Pineapple
Pick a fruit: Bananas, Peaches, Blueberries, Strawberries

Recipe: 1 cup yogurt, 1/2 cup juice, 1/2 diced fruit (fresh or canned), and 1/2 cup ice cubes. Place together in a blender, cover, and blend on high for one minute until smooth. Makes one generous serving. Shake thickness will vary based on the fruit you choose. Adjust the amounts to obtain the desired taste and consistency. Experiment with different varieties. The fun and frosty combinations are endless.

HTH

I have this for breakfast 5 days a week ...
1 ice cube
3/4 cup- DOLE frozen fruit red, yellow, orange & green mix - (60 cal. for 3/4 cup)
4 oz.- Tropicana Light N' Healthy Orange Juice(low pulp, no pulp,lots of pulp, calcium)-(25 cal.for 4oz.)
2 oz- Dannon Light & Fit No Fat Plain Vanilla Yogurt -(20 cal. for 2 oz.)

throw it in the smoothie machine or blender..... makes between 12-16 oz....... I buy stro-foam cus with tops, grab a straw & take to work...

NOTE: the Dole fruit combo has: strawberries& red grapes (red), peaches (orange), pineapple (yellow) and honeydew (green)
UNDER 100 CALORIES & FILLING......GOOD LUCK!!!!!

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quote="charley078;2710"]I have this for breakfast 5 days a week ...
1 ice cube
3/4 cup- DOLE frozen fruit red, yellow, orange & green mix - (60 cal. for 3/4 cup)
4 oz.- Tropicana Light N' Healthy Orange Juice(low pulp, no pulp,lots of pulp, calcium)-(25 cal.for 4oz.)
2 oz- Dannon Light & Fit No Fat Plain Vanilla Yogurt -(20 cal. for 2 oz.)

throw it in the smoothie machine or blender..... makes between 12-16 oz....... I buy stro-foam cus with tops, grab a straw & take to work...

NOTE: the Dole fruit combo has: strawberries& red grapes (red), peaches (orange), pineapple (yellow) and honeydew (green)
UNDER 100 CALORIES & FILLING......GOOD LUCK!!!!![/quote]

I use Kale, Cucumber, Chi Seeds, Avocado and Coconut water. It's under 200cals.

My regular is:
1/2 cup kale
1/2 cup spinach
1 banana
1 cup strawberrries
1 cup light almond milk

220 calories

I have nothing to contribute, but I don't think I have ever seen a 7.5 year old necro thread before :noway:

I let bananas get quite ripe on the counter, peel them, and wrap individually and put in the freezer. A frozen banana, a cup of unsweetened soy milk, and a couple sprinkles of cinnamon whirred in a standard cheap blender makes a great smoothie. Frozen blueberries and frozen dark sweet cherries also make great smoothies. A regular blender will pulversize the fruit so you don't feel it. Avoid fruits with seeds like raspberries unless you don't mind the feeling of the little seeds.

As to the dairy, use whatever kind of milk you prefer and add or don't add yogurt as you wish. I find yogurt can make a smoothie too tart for my taste so might sneak in a squit of honey.

If you want to goose up the protein, throw some protein powder in. Things like vanilla extract, etc. can be good. On occasion, I even peel a clementine and throw it in but you need to whir a little longer to cut up the filaments on the outside of the sections.

I usually have this every day-
1/2 c plain fat free Greek yogurt
1 banana
1/2 c blueberries or raspberries or frozen peaches or whatever I have. Pineapple is good too. Honey if you like it sweeter. Add some water and blend. So yummy! I add spinach if I have it. This thread is from 2007???

Going to have to try some of these.