Tropical Sunshine Fruit Smoothie
Refreshing and tangy, this smoothie is a great way to start the day .
Makes 4 cups
1
large banana, peeled, cut into ½-inch pieces
1
cup orange juice (use calcium-enriched for greater
nutritional value)
2
cups mango chunks (¾-inch pieces)
1½ cups frozen pineapple chunks (1-inch pieces)
Place ingredients in blender jar in order listed . Cover and
blend on Liquefy for about 30 seconds until completely
smooth and blended . Serve immediately .
Garnish with sliced strawberries, sliced kiwi, fresh berries
on a skewer, orange wedge, and/or coconut .
Nutritional information per serving (one cup):
Calories 164 (2% from fat) • carb. 40g • pro. 1g • fat 0g • sat. fat 0g
• chol. 0mg • sod. 13mg • calc. 11mg • fiber 4g
Notes
• Ingredients can be increased by 50% to make 6 cups
of smoothie .
• For a “colada” flavor, add ½ cup light coconut milk with
the orange juice before blending .
Apricot Berry Smoothie
Makes about 6 cups
2
cups fresh strawberries or raspberries
(or 1 cup each)
1
cup apricot or peach juice*
(can substitute orange juice)
1
cup orange sections
1
cup fat free vanilla yogurt
2
cups frozen apricot, peach or mango slices
Place ingredients in blender jar in order listed . Cover and
blend on Liquefy for about 30 seconds until completely
smooth and blended . Serve immediately .
*Be sure to get pure juice, not juices made with corn syrup .
These can usually be found in the natural foods sections of
most well-stocked grocery stores or in specialty/gourmet
grocery stores .
Nutritional information per serving (one cup):
Calories 85 (4% from fat) • carb. 19g • pro. 3g • fat 0g • sat. fat 0g
• chol. 1mg • sod. 22mg • calc. 84mg • fiber 4g
