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BERRY BANANA SMOOTHIE
You can throw just about anything in a fruit smoothie to enhance its flavor such as honey, tofu, jams, any combination of fruits, peanut butter, juices, etc., but keep in mind it will effect the nutritional values.
1 large banana, peeled, sliced and frozen 3/4 cups frozen or fresh strawberries, raspberries or blueberries 3/4 cups low or non fat vanilla frozen yogurt 1 12ounces can or bottle of regular or diet ginger ale, chilled
Place all the ingredients in a blender or food processor. Cover and blend at highest speed until smooth.
Note: if you use fresh berries, try to use a frozen banana, and if you use a fresh banana, go for frozen berries.
Otherwise your drink will be too thin. Both fruits being frozen will give you a satisfyingly thick drinks.
Yogurt with Strawberries can turn even the most hectic days into something to smile about. "This vitamin B5-rich food boost production of glucocorticoids, hormones that tame tension by inhibiting the effects of the stress hormone cortisol," says Stephen Turner,M.D., of the Long Island College Hospital in Brooklyn.
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