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Tropical Sunshine Fruit Smoothie, Banana Berry Smoothie

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Tropical Sunshine Fruit Smoothie Refreshing and tangy, this smoothie is a great way to start the day. Makes 4 cups 1 large banana, peeled, cut into ½-inch pieces 1 cup orange juice (use calcium-enriched for greater nutritional value) 2 cups mango chunks (¾-inch) 1½ cups frozen pineapple chunks (1-inch pieces) Place ingredients in blender jar in order listed. Cover and blend on Food Processor for 20 to 30 seconds until completely smooth and blended. Serve immediately. Garnish with sliced strawberries, sliced kiwi, fresh berries on a skewer, orange wedge and/or coconut. Nutritional information per serving (one cup): Calories 164 (2% from fat) • carb. 40g • pro. 1g • fat 0g • sat. fat 0g • chol. 0mg • sod. 13mg • calc. 11mg • fiber 4g Notes • Ingredients can be increased by 50% to make 6 cups of smoothie. • For a "colada" flavor, add ½ cup light coconut milk with the orange juice before blending. Banana Berry Smoothie This smoothie provides potassium and is full of vitamin C and antioxidants. Makes 5 cups 1 large banana, peeled and cut into ½-inch slices 2 cups fresh strawberry halves 1 cup fresh pomegranate juice* 1 cup fat free vanilla yogurt 2 cups frozen raspberries or blueberries (or 1 cup each) sugar or honey to taste if needed (will depend on tartness of fruit and personal taste) Place ingredients in blender jar in order listed. Cover and blend on Food Processor for 20 to 30 seconds until completely smooth and blended. Serve immediately. Nutritional information per serving (one cup): Calories 141 (2% from fat) • carb. 33g • pro. 4g • fat 0g • sat. fat 0g • chol. 1mg • sod. 35mg • calc. 84mg • fiber 4g *You may use either freshly made pomegranate juice or purchased pomegranate juice. To prepare fresh pomegranate juice in your Cuisinart® blender, remove the seeds from a fresh pomegranate. Place in blender jar. Select Purée and blend until puréed. Press purée through a fine mesh strainer to remove seed particles. One average pomegranate will yield about ½ cup fresh pomegranate juice. 5

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Tropical Sunshine Fruit Smoothie
Refreshing and tangy, this smoothie is a great way to start the day.
Makes 4 cups
1
large banana, peeled, cut into ½-inch pieces
1
cup orange juice (use calcium-enriched for greater
nutritional value)
2
cups mango chunks (¾-inch)
1½
cups frozen pineapple chunks (1-inch pieces)
Place ingredients in blender jar in order listed. Cover and blend on
Food Processor for 20 to 30 seconds until completely smooth and
blended. Serve immediately.
Garnish with sliced strawberries, sliced kiwi, fresh berries on a
skewer, orange wedge and/or coconut.
Nutritional information per serving (one cup):
Calories 164 (2% from fat) • carb. 40g • pro. 1g • fat 0g • sat. fat 0g
• chol. 0mg • sod. 13mg • calc. 11mg • fiber 4g
Notes
•
Ingredients can be increased by 50% to make 6 cups
of smoothie.
•
For a “colada” flavor, add ½ cup light coconut milk with the
orange juice before blending.
Banana Berry Smoothie
This smoothie provides potassium and is full of
vitamin C and antioxidants.
Makes 5 cups
1
large banana, peeled and cut into ½-inch slices
2
cups fresh strawberry halves
1
cup fresh pomegranate juice*
1
cup fat free vanilla yogurt
2
cups frozen raspberries or blueberries (or 1 cup each)
sugar or honey to taste if needed
(will depend on tartness of fruit and personal taste)
Place ingredients in blender jar in order listed. Cover and blend on
Food Processor for 20 to 30 seconds until completely smooth and
blended. Serve immediately.
Nutritional information per serving (one cup):
Calories 141 (2% from fat) • carb. 33g • pro. 4g • fat 0g • sat. fat 0g
• chol. 1mg • sod. 35mg • calc. 84mg • fiber 4g
*You may use either freshly made pomegranate juice or purchased
pomegranate juice. To prepare fresh pomegranate juice in your
Cuisinart
®
blender, remove the seeds from a fresh pomegranate.
Place in blender jar. Select Purée and blend until puréed. Press
purée through a fine mesh strainer to remove seed particles. One
average pomegranate will yield about ½ cup fresh pomegranate
juice.