[seeemilywrite]

Since its getting hot outside... What's Your favorite Smoothie Recipie?
I do a strawberry bananna. I put one bananna, 2 cups of strawberries, a cup of regualr yougurt and ice into the blender. Sometimes I add a little lemonade to give it a little tangy flavor.

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We make smoothies a lot in our house. My kids enjoy eating breakfast at school, and since they get up an hour before they leave, they are usually hungry so we make healthy breakfast smoothies to kick-start their day.
Here are two favorites (we also do a strawberry banana one that they LOVE)

Tropical Fruit Shake
1/2 mango
2 tbsp. frozen pina coloda mix (or 1/8 tsp. natural coconut extract)
1/2 banana, frozen
4 strawberries, frozen
6 ice cubes
1 1/4 cup water (we often substitute milk and yogurt)

In a blender, process all the ingredients until thoroughly mixed and serve.

Banana-Berry Fruit Smoothie
1/2 pear, cored
1/4 cup frozen blueberries or frozen mixed berries
1/2 banana, frozen
1 1/4 cup water (usually we substitute this with half yogurt half milk)
1/8 tsp. cinnamon
1 tbsp. milk

In a blender, process all the ingredients until thoroughly mixed and serve.

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Here are three we have NOT tried yet (obviously my kids won't try the first one). But we intend to make these soon!!
Coffee Banana Smoothie
1 cup LAND O LAKES® Fat Free Half & Half
1 (1.16-ounce) packet LAND O LAKES® Cappuccino Classics™ Suprema, Suisse Mocha, Amaretto Italia or French Vanilla
1 medium (1 cup) banana, sliced
2 cups vanilla ice cream, slightly softened
Instructions:
Place all ingredients into 5-cup blender container. Cover; blend, scraping sides occasionally, until smooth (30 to 60 seconds).
Melon Cooler
3/4 cup LAND O LAKES® Fat Free Half & Half
1/2 small (2 cups) cantaloupe, cut into 2-inch chunks
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups vanilla ice cream
Mint sprigs, if desired
Melon wedges, if desired
Instructions:
Combine fat free half & half, cantaloupe and vanilla in 5-cup blender container. Cover; blend at medium speed until well blended (30 seconds to 1 minute).
Scrape down sides of container; add ice cream. Cover; blend at medium speed until smooth (10 to 15 seconds).
Pour into individual glasses. Garnish with mint sprigs and melon wedges, if desired. Serve immediately.
TIP: This melon cooler can be eaten slightly frozen as a milk shake or thawed as an ice cream drink.
Strawberry Passion Smoothie
Ingredients:
1 cup LAND O LAKES® Fat Free Half & Half
1 (6-ounce) container vanilla yogurt
1/4 cup frozen apple, passion and mango tropical fruit juice blend concentrate*
1 (10-ounce) package frozen strawberries in syrup, thawed
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
Strawberry and orange slices, if desired
Instructions:
Place all ingredients except strawberry and orange slices in a 5-cup blender container. Cover; blend at HIGH speed until smooth (40 to 50 seconds).
Pour into individual glasses. Garnish with strawberry and orange slices, if desired. Serve immediately.
*Substitute 1 cup orange juice.

[seeemilywrite]

Mmmmmmm....I'm thinking today may turn into a fantastic smoothie day with these new recipies. Thanks! For me, for the most part making smoothies has turned into "I'll throw that in the blender"

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I came across a couple of other recipes for smoothies.
Here's one:

Strawberry Swirl Smoothie
1 can (12 fl. oz.) Evaporated Lowfat 2% Milk, chilled
1 1/2 cups (to 2 cups) whole strawberries, frozen or fresh
1 container (8 oz.) sugar-free strawberry yogurt
Directions:
Place evaporated milk, strawberries and yogurt in blender; cover. Blend until smooth.

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Here's another really yummy one

Chocolate Banana Smoothie
1 cup milk
1/3 cup Chocolate Flavor Powder
2 bananas, cut into pieces
1 cup ice cubes
Directions:
Place milk, chocolate powder, bananas and ice in blender; cover. Blend until smooth.
Other Smoothie ideas: For a Chocolate Peanut Smoothie, blend in 1 tablespoon creamy peanut butter.
For a Fruit Smoothie, blend in 1 cup strawberries or raspberries in place of bananas.