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Strawberry-Banana Smoothie
From the Fall 2011 edition of Chop Chop Magazine. Makes 2 servings.
Ingredients
1 cup plain low-fat yogurt
1 overripe banana, sliced
6 strawberries, hulled
1 tablespoon orange juice concentrate (from a frozen can)
3 tablespoons water
2 teaspoons honey
Directions
Put the yogurt, banana, strawberries, orange juice concentrate, water and honey in the blender. Put the top on tightly.
With the help of an adult, turn the blender to medium and blend until the mixture is very smooth.
Serve right away, store in a thermos or refrigerate up to four hours.
