Fruit smoothies

[harley89]

MY arithris is flaring and I need to take off weight. I have found low fat fruit smoothies are a great help Anybody have any good tips or recipes   Thanks

[tigereyes]

<b>Berry Fruitie Smoothie</b>

recipe ingredients:

1 small banana, cut up and frozen
1/4 cup raspberries
1 cup orange juice
1/3 cup nonfat, sugar free vanilla yogurt

recipe directions:
Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Pour into two glasses to serve.


<b>Berry Good Peach Smoothie</b>

recipe ingredients:

1/2 cup apple juice
1/2 cup nonfat vanilla yogurt
1 cup fresh peaches, sliced, partially frozen
1/2 cup raspberries, partially frozen
1 1/2 cups ice chips 

recipe directions:
Pour ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth. 


<b>Banana Berry Smoothie</b>

recipe ingredients:

1 banana
1 1/2 cup nonfat Dannon Vanilla Yogurt
3/4 cup frozen peaches
1 cup frozen strawberries
1 tablespoon orange juice concentrate

recipe directions:
Place all ingredients in blender, add ice to fill blender and blend until smooth. 


<b>Lemon Strawberry Yogurt Smoothie</b>

recipe ingredients:

1 cup nonfat vanilla yogurt
1/2 cup orange juice
1 1/2 cup strawberries
1/2 cup crushed ice
1 T. lemon juice
1/2 tsp. lemon zest

recipe directions:
Combine all in blender until smooth.


<b>Main Squeeze Smoothie</b>

recipe ingredients:

1 1/2 cups ripe strawberries, hulled and sliced
1 cup raspberries
1 banana, peeled and sliced
1 cup orange juice (preferably freshly squeezed)

recipe directions:
Place all ingredients in blender and process until smooth.



<b>Orange Flip Freeze</b>

recipe ingredients:

1 6-oz. can undiluted frozen orange juice concentrate
1 cup water
1 cup nonfat milk
1 tsp. vanilla
10 ice cubes

recipe directions:
Place all ingredients in a food processor or blender and process until smooth. Pour into glasses to serve.


<b>Paradise Freeze</b>

recipe ingredients:

1 ripe banana
1 cup strawberries
1 mango
1 cup cranberry juice
1 cup ice cubes

recipe directions:
Combine all ingredients in a food processor or blender. Blend until thick and smooth. 



<b>Tropical Five Fruit Blast Smoothie</b>

recipe ingredients:

1 large banana, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
2 kiwi fruit, peeled and quartered
1/2 cup peeled and diced mango
1/2 cup peeled and diced papaya
1 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
3 ice cubes

recipe directions:
Combine all ingredients in blender and whip until smooth. 



<b>Pineapple Delight Smoothie</b>

recipe ingredients:

2 cups nonfat milk
2 bananas, frozen and chunked
6 slices canned pineapple
1 tablespoon honey

recipe directions:
In a blender combine milk, frozen bananas, pineapple and honey. Blend until smooth.

Makes 4 cups, or 2 large servings. 

[pogohatesme]

Oh those sound yummy!  I'm gonna make some this weekend!!

[harley89]

Thanks Tigereyes just what I was looking for combos I had not thought of   Thanks very very much

[ClingFree]

Okay maybe its just me .. but toss some rum into any one of those and oh my Yummm

[SI]

To help with your arthritis, add fresh or frozen Bing cherries (pitted of course) to any of the recipes.  I'd say at least one cup.  Those have great anti-inflammatory properties.

[tigereyes]

Here are some cherry ones if you want to try them. I also found a few others you might be interested in.


<b>Cherry Smoothie</b>

1 very ripe banana
1 cup frozen unsweetened tart cherries
1 cup skim milk

Put banana, frozen cherries, and milk in a blender; puree until smooth. Serve immediately.


<b>Cherry Vanilla Smoothie</b>

1 cup nonfat milk
2 cups unsweetened frozen cherries
2 cups frozen raspberries
2 cups frozen nonfat vanilla yogurt
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
2 cups ice

Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Pour into 4 glasses and serve.


<b>Banana Split Smoothie</b>

1 cup fat free vanilla yogurt
1/2 cup milk
1 banana, cut into chuncks
1/2 cup crushed pineapple, drained
2 tbsp. strawberry jam
1/4 tsp. coconut extract
ice (as needed for thickness)

Place all ingredients into a blender; whirl until smooth, stirring as needed.


<b>Orange Smoothie</b>

6 oz. orange juice concentrate-frozen
1 cup milk
1 cup water
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla
10 ice cubes

Place all ingredients in a blender. Blend until smooth. Serve immediately.


<b>Pine Orange Banana Smoothie</b>

1 banana
6 ounces, light, fat free peach yogurt, frozen
6 ounces Dole Pine Orange Banana juice


Mix all together and pour into a chilled glass. If drink is too thick, add orange juice.


<b>Really Red Smoothie</b>

1 cup low fat strawberry yogurt or frozen yogurt
1/2 cup cranberry juice cocktail
1-1/2 cup strawberries, hulled, frozen
1 cup raspberries, frozen


Place all ingredients in a blender. Blend until smooth. Serves 2.


<b>Tropical Banana Blast Smoothie</b>

2 ripe bananas, peeled, quartered, and frozen
1 8-oz can crushed pineapple
2 cups milk (your choice of variety)
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 cup fresh or frozen strawberries


Combine all ingredients in a food processor and blend until smooth. Serves 2.