Just Peachy Smoothies
Recipe from Diabetic Living

For kids or anyone who deserves a fruit snack or dessert, these diabetic-friendly smoothies are versatile. When in season, substitute red or blue berries for the pitted fruits for taste and color changes sure to appeal to any age.


Just Peachy Smoothies

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Ingredients
  • 2 cups
    sliced fresh peaches, nectarines, and/or apricots
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  • 1 cup
    fat-free milk
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  • 1 6-ounce carton
    peach fat-free yogurt with no-calorie sweetener
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  • 1 cup
    small ice cubes or crushed ice
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Directions
1.
In a blender, combine fruit, milk, and yogurt. Cover and blend until smooth.
2.
Gradually add ice through hole in lid, blending until almost smooth. If desired, garnish each serving with fresh fruit. Makes 4 (1-cup) servings.

Double Blue Berry Smoothies
Prepare Just Peachy Smoothies as directed through Step 2, except substitute blueberry yogurt for peach yogurt and 1-1/2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries and 1/2 cup fresh or frozen blackberries for peaches.

Double Red Berry Smoothies
Prepare Just Peachy Smoothies as directed through Step 2, except substitute strawberry yogurt for peach yogurt and 1-1/2 cups fresh or frozen sliced strawberries and 1/2 cup fresh or frozen red raspberries for peaches.

Fruit Smoothie Pops
Prepare peach, blue berry, or red berry mixtures as directed through Step 1. Omit ice. Pour mixture into 14 compartments of freezer pop molds. (Or pour into 3-ounce paper or plastic cups. Cover with foil. Make a slit in the foil of each. Add sticks.) Freeze for 4 to 6 hours or until firm. Makes 14 pops.

Make-Ahead Directions for Pops
Prepare pops as directed; freeze for up to 1 week.

Nutrition information
Per serving: Calories 78, Total Fat 0 g, Saturated Fat 0 g, Cholesterol 2 mg, Sodium 52 mg, Carbohydrate 16 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 4 g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 0%, Calcium 0%, Iron 0%. Exchanges: Fruit .5. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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