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Banana-Berry Wake-Up Shake

Makes 2 servings

This creamy shake, which can be made the night before, is a great way to use up ripe bananas that have been frozen. When bananas start to get brown, pop them in the freezer and take out as needed.

 
1 banana 1
1 cup fresh or frozen berries (any combination) 250 mL
1 cup milk or vanilla-flavored soy beverage 250 mL
3/4 cup lower-fat yogurt (vanilla or other flavor that complements berries) 175 mL
  1. In a blender, liquefy fruit with a small amount of the milk. Add remaining milk and yogurt; blend until smooth. If shake is too thick, add extra milk or soy beverage to achieve desired consistency.
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Dietitian's Message

Shakes are a great way to increase fruit and milk intake. The skim-milk powder adds thickness to the Sunny Orange Shake and boosts the calcium content to 353 mg per serving. The vanilla yogurt used in these shakes has a slightly higher carbohydrate content than most other yogurts, so people with diabetes may want to choose a lowercarbohydrate brand.

Quick Shake

Once a week, 12-year-old Amelia Roblin gets up early to treat her dad to a smoothie. She combines 1/2 cup (125 mL) milk, one 6-oz (175 g) container flavored yogurt and 1/2 cup (125 mL) fruit in a blender. The flavor combinations are endless. Try peach yogurt and strawberries; lemon yogurt and frozen blueberries and strawberry yogurt and bananas.

Nutrients per serving

Calories 231
Fat 4.6 g
Saturated Fat 2.6 g
Sodium 104 mg
Protein 9 g
Carbohydrate 41 g
Fiber 4 g

Very High in: vitamin C, riboflavin, vitamin B12, calcium

High in: vitamin B6, folacin, pantothenic acid, magnesium, fibre

Source of: vitamin A, thiamine, niacin, zinc

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