The kids and I have been blenderizing all kinds of amazing stuff - here are recipes from our first and second experiments.  We've used berries and bananas, grape juice, nonfat yogurt, and even silken tofu!  Soy milk is in one recipe so that all our kids can enjoy it. These drinks can be packed with calcium, vitamins, protein, fiber and thirst-quenching fluid all at the same time. They help the kids get their daily requirement of raw fruit and dairy products (or similar) with very low fat.
2 servings

Ingredients

Black Beauty Smoothie

  • 1 cup low-fat vanilla yogurt
  • 1/2 cup grape juice
  • 1 1/2 cups fresh blueberries, frozen
  • 1 cup fresh blackberries, frozen

Big Bold Banana Smoothie

  • 3/4 cup soy milk
  • 1/2 cup soft silken tofu
  • 4 fresh bananas, frozen and sliced (we learned to slice these BEFORE freezing, haha.)  Oops, they are hard to handle cold!)
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla
  • 1 tablespoon carob powder OR the secret ingredient*

* The secret ingredient is chocolate chips – about 1/4 cup.  Not all kids like this – you can serve some plain first, and add chips (and blend!) for those who want them.

Instructions

Combine ingredients in a blender, blend til smooth.

More Information

Next Friday, some of the student chefs will do the creating – from concept to slurp. Rumor has it we’re making a lemon concoction and one with mango and berries and a secret ingredient.*  I have a feeling we’ll have to do smoothies a lot this summer.

Getting berries and other staples such as yogurt is easy at Costco or any grocery.  Really good, ripe fruit makes a huge difference. These recipes recommend washing and freezing the fruit before blending it, which keeps the flavors powerful without using a lot of ice. Don’t worry, we aren’t putting anything like kale in these recipes… yet. 😉

These recipes come from a great little book, Smoothies – 50 Recipes for High-Energy Refreshment, by Mary Corpening Barber, Sara Corpening, and Lori Lyn Narlock.

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1 thought on “Smoothie Madness!”

  1. Intresing recipe… I haven’t gotten a chance to try it yet, but I will try it soon!
    I love all Laura’s recipes so I bet this one will be great too! 🙂

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