Fruit Smoothies

Fruit Smoothies

Add ingredients to a blender:

One cup of your favorite fruit. My favorites for smoothies

include mulberries, cherries, pluots, blueberries or peaches.

One and a half cups orange juice or apple juice.

One cup vanilla yogurt.

One-quarter cup non-fat milk.

One banana.

Six tablespoons soy protein powder (optional).

Blend thoroughly. Refrigerate unused portion.

Makes 40 oz, about five servings.

175 calories per serving.

30 grams carbohydrates per serving.

7 grams protein per serving.

Note: to enjoy this delicious drink throughout the year,

vacuum seal and freeze your excess cherries, mulberries

and blueberries. Cut excess pluots and peaches into chunks;

seal and freeze.

Experiment with other fruits, including plums, apricots,

cranberries and nectarines!