Smoothie Recipes

Check out these great smoothie recipes from Better Homes and Gardens® Online. You can
make a fruit smoothie with the berry banana or frosty fruit smoothie recipe or a coffee-banana
smoothie as a breakfast drink.

Mixed-Fruit Smoothies: Quick, colorful, and delicious, these four-ingredient fruit smoothies are as good-looking as they are good for you. Score a few extra oohs and aahs by using the two-tone serving suggestion.

Ingredients

• 2   bananas, chilled

• 2/3-cup strawberries or mango slices

• 1 12-ounce can grape juice or mango, apricot, strawberry, or other fruit nectar, chilled

• 1  8-ounce carton fat-free yogurt

• 1-tablespoon honey (optional)

• 2 tablespoons ground pistachio nuts (optional)

Directions

In a blender combine bananas, strawberries or mango slices, grape juice or fruit nectar, yogurt, and, if desired, honey. Cover and blend until smooth. Pour into six tall, chilled glasses. If desired, sprinkle with ground pistachio nuts. Makes 6 smoothies.

Note: For two-tone smoothies, make mango smoothies and strawberry smoothies. Transfer to separate pitchers or glass measuring cups. Taking a pitcher or cup in each hand, slowly pour both smoothies at the same time into opposite sides of the glass.

Nutritional Information

Nutritional facts per serving
calories: 152, total fat: 2g, saturated fat: 0g, cholesterol: 1mg, sodium: 50mg, carbohydrate: 47g, fiber: 3g, protein: 6g, vitamin A: 2%, vitamin C: 33%, calcium: 14%, iron: 5%.

Berry Banana Smoothie: Keep the ingredients for this smoothie recipe on hand to make a healthy after school snack.

Ingredients

• 1 small banana, peeled, cut up, and frozen

• 1/4-cup fresh or frozen assorted berries (such as raspberries, blackberries, and/or strawberries)

• 1 cup orange juice

• 3 tablespoons vanilla low-fat yogurt

• Fresh mint (optional)

• Fresh berries (optional)

Directions

In a blender container combine the frozen banana pieces, desired fresh or frozen berries, orange juice, and yogurt. Cover and blend until smooth. To serve, pour into glasses. If desired, garnish with fresh mint and additional berries. Makes 2 (8-ounce) servings.

Test Kitchen Tip: Keep frozen bananas on hand by placing peeled, cut-up, ripe bananas in a freezer container or plastic bag. Use the frozen banana pieces right from the freezer for this fruity shake.

Nutritional Information

Nutritional facts per serving
calories: 121, total fat: 1g, saturated fat: 0g, cholesterol: 2mg, sodium: 18mg, carbohydrate: 28g, fiber: 2g, protein: 2g, vitamin A: 3%, vitamin C: 116%, calcium: 6%, iron: 3%.