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What is your favorite fruit smoothie?

You know, I'd never even heard of smoothies before. The only thing even close is this drink that I had first at the Olive Garden and now my bf makes for me at home when I need a cool treat. It's a blend of ice cream and some milk and I think Bailey's and Kaluah and Amaretto, with chocolate syrup drizzled down the side of the glass. That's not quite a smoothie or healthy though <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

I think I'll have to try these smoothies sometime! I just need to start having fresh ingredients for them in the house. I think a banana one sounds like it would be good ...

I love Orange.

Lisa, is the drink you mention like what they call a Mud Slide?

Lisa -

My sister owned a smoothie stand. <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> So, I learned a lot about smoothies. My favorite is banana.

Orange is great!

Hey,
Have you guys ever heard of Yoplait Nouriche? It's the new pre-bottled yogurt smoothie with tons of vitamins. Yum!

[color:"blue"]2 bananas
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp honey
1 oz almonds

Combine ingredients in the blender and whip to a frenzy. Drink and smack your lips and say, "Ahh!" [/color]

You don't even need fresh ingredients. I get frozen berries and fruit (I usually get good cheap ones from Trader Joe's) and then just try out different combos.

I have a green tea smoothie recipe on my website under recipes which you can adapt to any of your favorite ingredients. The green tea is really beneficial for your health also.

I make a yogurt smoothie every morning:

Half a banana
handful of strawberries(frozen or not)
cup strawberry berry blend of juice
1/2 cup(more or less) yogurt(I use plain but you choose)
I use a blender and pour over ice.

add orange juice or other berries in season or frozen fruit smoothie blend or whatever your little heart desires...

I have made this with coffee and cream
my sis-in-law uses tofu but I take thyroid and it hinders absorption...the possibilities are endless...