Smoothies–Breakfast by grizzlybiscuit

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SMOOTHIES -BREAKFAST
Submitted by grizzlybiscuit on June 28, 2006 at 4:38 am

You can make this in the blender in a snap. It's a great way to use up over ripe bananas and any other fruit you want to use up! You can keep switching out the fruits as the seasons pass! It's low in calories and fat and full of vitamins and minerals--the perfect way to start off the day!!
This recipe will yield about 5-6 portions (a 5-6 oz. glass) and hold up in the fridge for about three days!

8-10 oz. orange juice
1 8 oz. carton of your favorite low-fat yogurt
1 large banana or 2 small ones
about 5 or 6 rinsed and hulled fresh strawberries
1 Tbs. of honey or agave nectar
1/4 cup toasted wheat germ
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Place the strawberries in the blender first, so they puree up nice, then add all the ingredients at once and blend on medium speed for about 2 minutes. Then kick it up to high for about another minute.
If you don't get too crazy with the substitutions, an 8 oz. glass for breakfast is less than 500 calories. I use Tropicana Essentials Orange Juice, which is 1/2 the calories, sugar, and carbohydrates--great for diabetics also! Still tastes pretty close.

You can adjust the thickness by either adding another banana or some more orange juice, whichever direction you're going in.

Substitutions & other add ins:

You can sub kefir for the yogurt
Fresh ground flax seed for the wheat germ
a small amount of fresh mint
when in season: peaches and/or raspberries, with a pinch of cinnamon
blueberries with a couple drops of lemon
mangoes--add some lime juice and or cilantro

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