It happens to all of us at one point or another – that craving for chocolate. Here’s a way you can cure the craving guilt free.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup of tofu
1 cup of fresh/frozen raspberries or strawberries
1 teaspoon flaxseed powder
3 tablespoons cocoa powder
1/2 cup skim-milk
Directions:
Place all ingredients in a Vita-Mix blender and blend on high until desired consistency is reached.
Ingredients:
1 cup yogurt (any flavor)
1 cup cherries (pitted)
1 cup strawberries (or 1 banana or 1 orange)
1/2 cup milk
1 cup ice cubes
Directions:
Place all ingredients in a Vita-Mix blender.
Blend on high until desired consistency has been reached.
Do you have picky kids that won’t eat yogurt? Here’s a great way to serve them yogurt without them even knowing!
Ingredients:
1 banana
1 cup strawberry-banana yogurt
1 cup milk
1/2 cup ice cubes
Directions:
Place all ingredients in a Vita-Mix blender.
Blend on high until smooth.
Pour into serving glasses.
Serving Size: 2
Ingredients:
1 cup strawberries
2 cups milk
1/2 cup plain yogurt
1 1/2 cups ice
Directions:
In a Vita-Mix blender add ice first and crush as much of it as you can.
Add the rest of the ingredients.
Blend on high for 1 minute or until smooth.
Note: If you want a low-fat version of this use low-fat yogurt & low-fat milk.
Ingredients:
1 cup milk
1 cup plain yogurt
1/2 cup orange juice
2 cups strawberries
ice cubes
Directions:
1. In a Vita-Mix blender add the orange juice and milk.
2. Add the yogurt, strawberries and ice cubes.
3. Blend on high until desired consistency is reached.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup low-fat milk
1 cup low-fat yogurt
1 cup raspberries
2 kiwis
1/2 cup ice cubes
Directions:
Peel and cut kiwis in half.
Add all ingredients to a Vita-Mix blender.
Blend on high until smooth.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup milk
14 cup pineapple with juice
1/2 cup white grape juice
1/4 cup seedless grapes
1/2 cup ice cubes
Directions:
Add all ingredients to a Vita-Mix blender.
Blend on high until smooth.
Fruit & yogurt smoothies are a great way to get fruit and dairy. A lemon yogurt (as used in this recipe) is a great way to get a dose of calcium in your diet.
This recipe doesn’t list the amount of ingredients to use. It’s entirely up to you. Obviously for smaller serving sizes you would use less ingredients than if you were making enough for several kids.
Ingredients:
Frozen lemonade (any flavor)
Strawberries (or any fruit)
Lemon yogurt (flavored or plain)
Skim milk
Ice cubes
Directions:
Place all ingredients into Vita-Mix blender and blend on high until smooth.
Here’s a great treat for your kids that you don’t have to feel guilty giving them. It’s on the healthy side but still yummy enough that kids won’t realize it’s ‘healthy’.
Ingredients:
Small package of Jell-o or gelatin, any flavor
1/2 cup milk
1 cup yogurt, any flavor
1/2 cup fruit or 1 fruit of choice
1/2 cup ice cubes
Directions:
Add all ingredients to a Vita-Mix blender and blend on high until smooth.
Ingredients:
1 cup vanilla yogurt
1 small apple
1 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
handful of ice cubes
Directions:
Wash and peel apple. Cut up into cubes and take out the seeds.
Place all ingredients in a Vita-Mix blender.
Blend on high for one minute or until smooth.
