Can i replace milk with ice in this smoothie recipe?
this smoothie recipe calls for six strawberries, 1/2 cup of yogurt, and a cup of whole milk, but can i jst replace the milk with some ice? thanks!!
- Lacy L
What is your favorite Jamba Juice smoothie?
Mine’s “Bright-Eyed and Blueberry”. What’s yours?
Micheal M- Definatly! They have great smoothies!
- Dressage Girl
Quick and Easy Breakfast Treats: Breakfast Wraps, Healthy Smoothies, and Hot Orange Tea
You don’t need a lot of time to prepare a good breakfast. Breakfast doesn’t have to be sugary cereal to be quick. We offer recipes for Breakfast Wraps, Tasty Healthy Smoothies, and Hot Orange Tea. In the wraps, you have sausage, egg, and fresh fruit. And they are ready in minutes. And a cup of hot orange tea is always refreshing.
BREAKFAST WRAPS
3/4 lb sausage, crumbled
4 green onions, sliced
2 apricots or peaches, pitted and sliced
4 eggs, beaten
4 burrito-size flour tortillas
In a greased medium skillet over medium-high heat, cook sausage until browned, stirring to break up. Drain meat and wipe skillet of excess fat. Return meat to skillet; add onions and fruit. Cook another minute and remove from the skillet. Again, wipe skillet with paper toweling. Spray skillet with nonstick cooking spray and add the eggs. Cook eggs, stirring constantly until thoroughly cooked. This will take a couple of minutes. Heat tortillas by wrapping in paper towels and heating for a few seconds in microwave. Divide the egg mixture and sausage mixture evenly between the four tortillas. Roll tortillas to wrap around sausage and eggs. For the smoothies, you toss the ingredients into the blender, blend, and enjoy. And they are perfect for an on-the-go fruit, juice, and milk treat.
TASTY HEALTHY SMOOTHIES
These smoothies are great for a quick breakfast or anytime you want a milkshake but realize you should do something healthier.
1 cup fat-free milk
1/4 cup orange juice
2 tbsp vanilla yogurt
1 tbsp honey
1 small banana, sliced and frozen
2/3 cup frozen blueberries
1/2 cup chopped peeled mango, frozen
1/4 cup frozen unsweetened peach slices
In a blender container, combine all the ingredients, cover and process until smooth. Pour into chilled glasses and serve immediately.
Yield: 4 servings of 3/4 cup each = 107 calories, 24 g carbs, 3 g protein OR 2 servings of 1 1/2 cups each = 214 calories, 48 g carbs, 6 g protein
HOT ORANGE TEA
1 tea bag
hot water
1 tsp orange juice
1 tsp honey
fresh orange slices, optional
Place tea bag into a mug or cup and pour boiling water into the cup. Allow tea to steep for 3 to 5 minutes. Remove the tea bag, pressing out the liquid. Stir the orange juice and honey into the tea. Garnish with an orange slice, if desired.
Enjoy!
- Grandma Linda
how good is a smoothie for you, what good do they do for me ,will they help me lose weight instead of brekkie
I usually put 3or4 banana’s, a thick cut from a pineapple, 1or2 peaches, 1/2 a mango, low fat natural bio yoghurt, about 10 ice cubes and a drop of water. also I sometimes swap something for either loads of strawberries or a papaya. Will it be doing me good or am I putting too much in, I am having these instead of breakfast and sometimes one later on in the day. Absolutely gorgeous though.
- xdavejx
Are Sonic Tropical Fruit Smoothie really healthy?
I am dieting for my wedding and for good health and I drink this almost every morning.
- omegawife1
we have very little and i can not afford a blender,so how can i make a creamy smoothie with out it? ?
me and my fiance are very poor, And i need to know a website also for substitute ingredients for recipes? Cause I’m always on a budget and some times i don’t have what the recipe calls for !
- Mechelle J
how dangerous is it to drink a smoothie that caudated 15 days ago? its dannon frusion?
Just noticed the expiration date after i drank it
- RADAR300
What is the color of the cap of the Loreal Kids Blueberry Smoothie Shampoo called?
It’s like a shiny blue green color.
- emil_slm
Two Easy Ways to Eat More Raw Vegetables
One of the most difficult things about going raw is eating enough greens and non-sweet fruits. They don’t have as much flavor as sweet fruits do and often times require a bit more chewing as well. For the “newbie” raw foodist, healthy raw vegetables can taste downright bland!
To help you increase the amount of healthy veggies in your diet, here are two super simple and delicious raw recipes.
#1: Green Smoothies
The main reason people have such a hard time eating their greens is pretty obvious… It’s hard to chew 1-2 pounds of greens in just *one* sitting! Not only can this take quite a long time, it’s actually tiresome on the jaw. A great way to combat this is to eat/drink green smoothies. A green smoothie is simply a fruit smoothie that has greens added to it. Pretty simple, right?
The easiest way to make a green smoothie is simply to add your favorite greens to your favorite fruit smoothie. If you do not have a favorite smoothie, here is a simple recipe to try.
*M.P.R. Smoothie*
4-5 mangoes 3 medium peaches 10 small leaves of romaine lettuce 1-2 cups of water
Blend.
With all the different fruits and greens available, the possibilities are endless. You could even try adding mild herbs like mint or parsley to your smoothies. How about a strawberry-banana-mint smoothie? Ooooohhh, now I’m hungry. :)
#2: Raw Pastas
Another reason people find it difficult to eat their greens and non-sweet fruits is that they get bored with the typical humongous salad. They want something new and different.
Make way for the raw “pasta”! I know it sounds complicated, fatty and all-around unhealthy (everything that I’m against), but I promise it is not.
Raw pasta is just spiralized vegetables! You simply take a non-sweet fruit like cucumber or zucchini and run it through a spiral vegetable slicer. Then, you make a clever “sauce” from fruits and veggies and viola. Now you have raw pasta!
Here is a quick, easy and delicious raw pasta to get you started.
*Alla Marina-raw*
2 medium-large zucchini 1 pint of cherry tomatoes 1 mangoes Basil to taste
Spiralize the zucchini. Gently pulse the tomatoes and mango in a blender and pour over the “pasta.” You can reserve some of the tomatoes and mangoes to dice as a garnish if you wish.
If you do not own a vegetable spiralizer, you can just use a mandolin or vegetable peeler to make raw “fettuccine.” Try to cut them as thin as possible so that they resemble noodles.
I bought my spiralizer for about $30 on amazon.com and it works very well. There are many different brands and models to choose from.
You can even add fatty foods to your raw pastas. Make a Guacamole-type sauce using avocado or sprinkle raw nuts on top of a tomato sauce. Just make sure that if you are using fats to eliminate any sweet fruits from your dish.
There you have it! Two tasty and healthy ways to increase your vegetable consumption.
- Swayze
Smoothies and Frozen Drinks – Secrets to Making the Perfect Frosty Summer Drink
What’s more refreshing than a frozen drink? If you’re looking for a delicious, healthy snack your kids will love, then a smoothie is a great choice. Or if you want to serve cooling refreshments to your summer guests, then a frozen drink is a real party pleaser. But there’s more to it than just tossing ingredients into a blender. Follow these secrets to making the perfect fruit smoothie or frozen drink and you’ll become an expert!
1. Freeze the fruit ahead of time. It doesn’t matter whether your smoothie recipe tells you to do this or not, this little trick will make for a thicker smoothie. Wash your fruit, cut in bite size pieces (slice bananas), spread out on a baking sheet in a single layer and freeze. When your fruit is frozen, you can pack it together in a storage bag or container in the freezer. For best results, use within 2 weeks.
2. Use fresh ripe fruit for the best flavor.
3. When the recipe calls for ice, crushed ice is best. If you don’t have crushed ice, you can always place ice cubes in a sealable plastic bag on a cutting board and “crush” the cubes with a hammer, rolling pin, frying pan, etc.
4. The blending order is important. First add the cold liquid, then the fruit, and last add the frozen yogurt (or ice cream) or the ice.
5. Considering using a Smoothie Maker. They really work! Unless you have a powerful blender, it will labor when pulverizing ice.
How to Fix a Less Than Perfect Recipe
Making smoothies and frozen drinks is not an exact science. You can start with a recipe and always change and improve it. Here are some basic tips to adapt any smoothie recipe to your own tastes and requirements.
To make it thicker: Add more ice, frozen fruit (especially a banana), frozen yogurt, ice cream or sherbet
If it’s too thick: Add milk, water, or juice and blend again. Be careful when adding a lot of juice, because it will change the flavor of the frozen drink.
To make it creamier: Use ice cream, frozen yogurt or vanilla yogurt instead of the ice.
To reduce calories: Replace whole milk with skim milk. Use frozen yogurt or sorbet instead of ice cream. Add fresh fruit instead of sweetened frozen fruit. Use a sugar substitute. Choose nonfat yogurt over regular yogurt.
To make it sweeter: Add honey, maple syrup, a little sugar (superfine or confectioner’s sugar blends best) or Splenda.
If it’s too sweet: add a little lemon juice or even lemonade.
To make it healthier: Add protein power or brewer’s yeast available from the health food or vitamin store (and some supermarkets).
To add fiber: Add ground flax seed, wheat bran, wheat germ, and leave the skin on the fruit.
To make a frozen drink with alcohol: Substitute rum, vodka, or a fruit liqueur for an equal part of the juice or other liquid called for in the recipe. Pour into a margarita or hurricane glass and garnish with fresh fruit. However, if a frozen drink calls for alcohol and you prefer a non-acoholic beverage, simply substitute juice, milk or water for the spirits.
To add extra flavor: Use very ripe, quality fresh fruit. A little cocoa powder gives it a chocolatey flavor. Try a few drops of almond extract or some of the other fruit extracts sold in the baking section of the supermarket. Add a pinch of cinnamon or nutmeg.
Recipes to get you started:
(Blend each of these as directed above)
Strawberry-Banana Smoothie
8 oz. vanilla or strawberry yogurt
1 1/2 cups fresh strawberries, frozen
1 whole banana
1 tablespoon honey
Orange Creamsicle Smoothie
1 cup orange juice
1/4 cup milk
2 cups orange sherbet
3/4 cup vanilla frozen yogurt
Peach Smoothie
2 cups peach nectar (juice)
1 cup peach yogurt
1/2 banana
1 1/2 cups frozen peach slices
1 cup vanilla frozen yogurt
Cantaloupe Smoothie
1 cup orange juice
1 tablespoon honey
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups cantaloupe, cut in chunks, frozen
heaping tablespoon of vanilla yogurt
ice cubes to thicken
Cappuccino Smoothie
1 cup brewed coffee
1 cup milk
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 cup vanilla ice cream
2 cups crushed ice or ice cubes
Garnish with whipped cream and a sprinkle of cinnamon
- Linda Kling
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