SUMMER SMOOTHIES

BY Anthony J Sepe

I gave a talk to teenagers at the hospital. I wanted to make the talk interesting and make the talk fun for them, too. My presentation was called: “THE TEEN MACHINE: Let’s Wrap-- & have a Smoothie!!!” We made several smoothie’s, and the following recipes are my own original recipes, which I would like to share with you; however, when you use or print these recipes, please give proper attribution credit, © 2000-2009 Medical Nutrition Therapy Services Anthony J Sepe “Blog: From A Dietitian’s Perspective” http://fromadietitiansperspective.blogspot.com. All rights reserved.

 

· BANANA BLUEBERRY SMOOTHIE

© Medical Nutrition Therapy Services, Recipe courtesy Anthony J Sepe, 2000-2009.

Ingredients:

1. 4 Ice cubes crushed

2. 2 Bananas

3. ½ cup blueberries

4. 1 c plain yogurt or ½ c orange juice

METHOD:

Crush ice cubes in blender. Slice bananas and add to blender. Add blueberries to blender. Pour in yogurt or orange juice. Blend until smooth. Pour into glass and serve. Top w/banana skewer.

 

· STRAWBERRY PINEAPPLE BANANA SMOOTHIE

© Medical Nutrition Therapy Services, Recipe courtesy Anthony J Sepe, 2000-2009.

Ingredients:

1. 4 Ice cubes, crushed

2. ½ cup strawberries

3. ½ cup crushed pineapple

4. ½ sliced banana

5. ½ c orange juice

6. ½ tsp vanilla extract (optional)

Method:

Crush ice cubes in blender. Add strawberries, crushed pineapple, sliced bananas and orange juice to blender. Blend until smooth. Pour into glasses and serve; top with fruit.

 

 

· CHOCOLATE COVERED STRAWBERRY SMOOTHIE

© Medical Nutrition Therapy Services, Recipe courtesy Anthony J Sepe, 2000-2009.

Ingredients:

1. 4 ice cubes crushed

2. ½ cup strawberries

3. ½ cup orange juice

4. 2 Tbsp. chocolate syrup

METHOD:

Crush ice cubes in blender. Add strawberries, orange juice and 2 Tablespoons of chocolate syrup to blender. Blend until smooth. Pour into glasses and serve. Top with fruit.

Smoothie tid-bits

· For fruits use: strawberries, bananas, blueberries, peaches

· For flavors use: vanilla extract or chocolate syrup, if desired

· For liquids use: milk, orange juice, flavored or plain yogurt

Copyright 2000-2009 Medical Nutrition Therapy Services, All Rights Reserved.