Banana Berry Smoothie

April 05, 2011

Topics:

Recipes and Healthy Eating

Homemade fruit and yogurt smoothies make a refreshing and tasty addition to your diet. Quick and easy to make, they are a good source of protein and fiber. Bananas have the added value of potassium and vitamin C.

Try out this banana berry smoothie as a healthy breakfast option or replenishing post-workout snack -- or even as part of your post-operative liquid diet.

For an extra nutritional boost, use Greek yogurt in place of regular yogurt to double the protein content without increasing the volume or calories.

Banana berry smoothie

Servings: 1

Ingredients

6 ounce container of fat-free plain Greek yogurt
½ cup frozen berries (any type, organic if possible)
½ frozen banana
½ cup skim, 1 percent or soy milk

Optional additions

1 packet of no-calorie sweetener such as Splenda® or Truvia™
Dash of cinnamon or nutmeg
Splash of vanilla extract

Directions

Put ingredients in blender and blend until smooth. Pour smoothie into glass or to-go cup.

Nutritional information

215 calories
20 grams of protein
3.5 grams of fiber

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