Papaya Smoothie

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From EatingWell:  May/June 1996, EatingWell for a Healthy Heart Cookbook (2008)

Beat the winter blues with a taste of the tropics; this papaya smoothie has an added buttermilk tang.

2 servings, 1 1/4 cups each | Active Time: 10 minutes | Total Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 papaya, peeled, seeded and coarsely chopped (1 1/4 cups)
• 3/4 cup bottled fruit nectar, such as papaya, mango or peach
• 1/2 cup buttermilk, (see Tip)
• 2 1/2 tablespoons sugar, preferably superfine
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 5 ice cubes

Preparation

1. Combine all ingredients in a blender; cover and blend until very smooth and frothy. Pour into 2 tall glasses and serve.

Nutrition

Per serving : 176 Calories; 1 g Fat; 0 g Sat; 0 g Mono; 2 mg Cholesterol; 42 g Carbohydrates; 3 g Protein; 2 g Fiber; 74 mg Sodium; 365 mg Potassium

3 Carbohydrate Serving

Exchanges: 2 fruit, 1 carbohydrate (other)

Tips & Notes

• Tip: No buttermilk? You can use buttermilk powder prepared according to package directions. Or make “sour milk”: the ratio is 1 tablespoon lemon juice or vinegar to 1 cup milk.