Berry & Banana Smoothie

"A scrumptious, low fat, low GI smoothie which I found in the October 2005 issue of the Australian magazine 'Delicious' and have adapted. Because it's different from other smoothies I've made, I have posted it here for safekeeping - and for the 2005 Zaar World Tour."
 
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Ready In:
5mins
Ingredients:
5
Serves:
2
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ingredients

  • 12 1/2 cup strawberries (or mixture of raspberries, strawberries, blueberries) or 1/2 cup blueberries (or mixture of raspberries, strawberries, blueberries)
  • 1 banana, chopped
  • 14 cup sunflower seeds
  • 1 (375 ml) can evaporated low-fat milk
  • 2 scoops low-fat frozen yogurt or 2 scoops low-fat ice cream
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directions

  • Combine all the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.
  • Pour the smoothie into 2 tall glasses and serve.

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Reviews

  1. This was wonderful. I used fresh blueberries, 2% milk and the low fat frozen yogurt and the combination was very, very good. Really liked the addition of sunflower seeds. I'll make this one again. Thanks Blue
     
  2. Blue - well this was quite a change from my normal smoothie recipe. I had fresh strawberries and bananas and used 1% milk in place of the evaporated (as I did not have any on hand this morning) and low-fat vanilla ice cream. The sunflower seeds add a nice texture and flavor to the overall smoothie. I think that next time I will skip on the banana and just use the berries (I'm just not a big banana lover in drinks). Great refreshing smoothie that I plan on making and using as a meal replacement at lunch often. Made for 123 Hits Tag Game.
     
  3. I really liked this BlueMoon. For me it is a very thick and filling type smoothie and I believe it must be the added sunflower seeds. I must admit, this is a first for me in adding seeds to my smoothies. I was a bit skeptical, but the little bit of snap from the seeds comes thru nicely. I used skim milk for the liquid part to cut down on the fat. Also, used vanilla frozen yogurt. My banana and raspberries were frozen too. This could also explain the thickness to the drink. Perfect!! Made for HolidayTag~
     
  4. VERY, VERY NICE TASTING SMOOTHIE! Certainly different from what I usually put together, but very nice, still! I enjoyed the seeds & the evaporated milk as a nice change from the juices! Thanks for sharing a definite keeper! [Tagged, made & reviewed in Zaar Stars Tag Game]
     
  5. A yummy smoothie. I substituted low-fat milk in place of the evaporated low-fat milk because I didn't have any on hand. Thanks for sharing!
     
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Tweaks

  1. Blue - well this was quite a change from my normal smoothie recipe. I had fresh strawberries and bananas and used 1% milk in place of the evaporated (as I did not have any on hand this morning) and low-fat vanilla ice cream. The sunflower seeds add a nice texture and flavor to the overall smoothie. I think that next time I will skip on the banana and just use the berries (I'm just not a big banana lover in drinks). Great refreshing smoothie that I plan on making and using as a meal replacement at lunch often. Made for 123 Hits Tag Game.
     
  2. I used a mixture of organic frozen berries and used Organic whole milk instead of canned evaporated milk! This was just what I wanted!!! I am going to try it with vanilla yogurt next! Thanks bluemoon!
     

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July 2008 update: VERY happy to be back on Zaar after about a two year absence due to having had no internet connection at home, and having been too unwell for a time so that getting re-connected wasn't even a priority! <br> <br>And really looking forward to getting back into the Zaar world and connecting again with the many wonderful people I knew before, and new people, of course!
 
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