FRIDAY FARE - Healthy Smoothies

I wanted to share something light and yummy today, so I looked for some healthy SMOOTHIE recipes.  Enjoy...

Amy's Healthy Fruity

Ingredients

• 1 cup strawberries, hulled
• 1/3 cup frozen blueberries
• 2 bananas, peeled and cut into chunks
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 1 1/2 cups plain yogurt
• 1 tablespoon soy milk powder

Directions:

Combine strawberries, blueberries, bananas, orange juice, yogurt, and soy milk powder in a blender. Blend until smooth, then pour into glasses and serve.
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Melon Lime Cooler

 

Ingredients

• 4 1/2 cups cubed honeydew melon
• 1 1/2 cups lime sherbet
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 4 fresh strawberries (optional)

  Directions
  
Place honeydew melon in a single layer on a baking sheet. Cover and freeze until firm, about 30 minutes.  Transfer frozen melon to a food processor with the sherbet and lime juice. Puree until smooth. Pour mixture evenly into 4 glasses, and garnish each glass with a strawberry. Serve immediately. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie

 Ingredients

• 2 bananas, broken into chunks
• 2 cups milk
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 2 tablespoons honey, or to taste
• 2 cups ice cubes

  Directions

Place bananas, milk, peanut butter, honey, and ice cubes in a blender; blend until smooth, about 30 seconds.