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HONEY OF A PEACH 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 1/4 cups plain low fat yogurt 1 pound ripe peaches, peeled, pitted, sliced 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 1/4 cups honey 1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract
Divide 1 cup yogurt among 8 sections of ice cube tray.
Freeze until yogurt cubes are solid, at least 4 hours. (can be prepared 1 day ahead, keep frozen. ) puree peaches with lemon juice in processor or blender.
Add remaining 1/4 cups yogurt, honey and vanilla. Process until mixture is well blended. Add frozen yogurt cubes and process until mixture is smooth and frothy.
Pour into chilled tall glasses and serve. 2 servings.
The scent that makes you skinny (effortlessly). Simply smelling a peach can help you shed 24 pounds this month without dieting, report scientists at the Chicago's Smell and Taste Treatment and Research Foundation. "Sweet scents trick the brain into feeling full, so food intake drops", says study author Alan Hirsch, M.D. "The effect is so powerfull, subjects lost up to 6 pounds per week."
Look vibrant with lemons. The Vitamin C in these tangy fruits is vital to the production of collagen, the connective tissue that keeps skin smooth and firm.
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