Make-A-Meal Sunrise Smoothie

Junior Leagues In The Kitchen with Kids

Everyday Recipes & Activities for Healthy Living

from the Get Up and Go chapter
Serves 2

Tools Needed:

Measuring Cups and Spoons

Electric Blender

Tall Glasses

Whirl up a delicious smoothie for fun in the kitchen with almost any combination of fruits and juices. For added nutrition, one teaspoon of flaxseed for every one-cup serving adds Omega-3 fatty acids. Two additional tablespoons of nonfat dry milk powder adds calcium.

The ingredients for MAKE-A-MEAL SMOOTHIE use:

2 cups strawberries

4 peach halves or 2 bananas

1 cup nonfat plain yougurt

1/4 cup nonfat dry milk powder or 1 envelope instant breakfast mix

3 TBL wheat bran

1-1/2 TBL honey

ASSEMBLE THE PARTS

Combine the strawberries, peaches, yogurt, nonfat dry milk powder, wheat bran and honey in an electric blender.

BLEND IT UP

Place the top on the blender and blend until everything is well combined.

POUR IT IN

Pour the smoothie carefully into tall glasses.

Use the same steps to make a BERRY YOGURT SMOOTHIE using:

1 cup frozen unsweetened raspberries

1 cup frozen unsweetened blackberries

1 cup nonfat vanilla yougurt

1 cup 2% milk

3 TBL honey

1 tsp grated orange zest

1 tsp vanilla extract

Large pinch of cinnamon

 

Use the same steps to make a TROPICAL SHAKE  using:
1 cup nonfat plain or flavored yogurt

1 banana, sliced

1/2 cup chopped pineapple

1/2 cup orange juice

1 TBL honey

2 tsps vanilla extract

Ice cubes (or freeze the fruit in advance)