Sunrise Smoothie

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Orange juice, yogurt, and fresh fruit make these smoothies great-tasting, and good for you, too. Add flaxseed for a boost of heart-healthy fiber.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Servings: Serves 3 or 4.

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Ingredients

1 cup orange juice
1 cup plain fat-free yogurt
1 cup fresh or unsweetened frozen strawberries
2 medium bananas, peeled, cut up and frozen
1 teaspoon ground flax seed (optional)
6 to 8 ice cubes
Fresh strawberries (optional)

Directions

In a blender, combine juice, yogurt, 1 cup strawberries, bananas and flax seed, if you like. Cover; blend until pureed.

With blender running, add ice through feed tube, one cube at a time, until desired consistency. If you like, garnish with strawberries. Serves 3 or 4.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 170, Total Fat 1 g, Cholesterol 2 mg, Sodium 67 mg, Carbohydrate 37 g, Fiber 3 g, Protein 6 g.
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet

How to Make Smoothies

Don't spend another dime of your hard-earned cash at expensive fruit smoothie shops -- you can whip up your own smoothies at home in a standard blender, using fresh or frozen fruits and juices. Once you know the basics for how to make smoothies (the secret is all in the fruit-to-liquid ratio), you can easily adapt the recipe to include your favorite fruit, the season's best picks or whatever you have on hand. Homemade smoothies are often more nutritious than the kind you buy at a shop because you have control of the ingredients and can skip the added sugar that some places add.

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