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BLUEBERRY 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 banana, preferably frozen a handful of blueberries, frozen or fresh 1 cup of milk reduced fat or skim milk (or soy milk)
Combine in a blender or with a hand blender. Enjoy.
Savoring Berries can oustmart snack attacks for 4 hours and help you shed 5% of your body weight in 6 months. The credit goes to dozens of blood sugar stabilizing antioxidants. Bluberries are so packed with them, just a half cup daily can boost your blood levels by 100%.
More on Berries: Enjoying 1 cup each day can boost insulin sensitivity by 7%, And that translates into a 42% drop in erratic blood sugar, binge eating and weight concerns, USDA studies suggest. The credit goes to cyanidin, kaempferol and phenolics. "This phytochemicals activate the brain's satiety center, so you feel full on far less food," says Guttersen.
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