Fruit and yogurt smoothie

This recipe is inspired by a recipe sent to me by my colleague Sandy Mahaffey, who’s as health-conscious as anyone I know. She found it in a publication called VegNews, and I’ve modified it.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup of blueberries (fresh or frozen)
• 1 to 2 bananas (frozen banana slices are great, but fresh are OK, too)
• 1/2 cup of strawberries
• 1 cup of yogurt
• 1 cup of water or orange juice (or half of each; and you can raise or reduce the amount depending on how thick you want the smoothie to be)

Optional ingredients:

• 1/3 teaspoon nutritional yeast
• 1 teaspoon almond butter
• 1 tablespoon flax oil or ground flaxseeds
• 1 teaspoon vitamin C powder
• 1 teaspoon soy protein powder

Directions:

Simply blend everything together in a blender. If you’re using frozen bananas, it’s good to put those in first, to break them up. Then add the yogurt, then the fruit. Add in the water/juice last because the amount you use will depend on how thick you like your smoothie — the less liquid you add, the thicker the smoothie will be.

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