Wake-Up Smoothie

From EatingWell: Summer 2004, The EatingWell Diabetes Cookbook (2005) — Subscribe Now!

With a stash of berries in your freezer, you can jump-start your day with this nutritious, tasty smoothie in just minutes. It provides vitamin C, fiber, potassium and soy protein.

READER'S COMMENT:

"Nice, but I don't see the point of adding sugar/sweetener. I make my own smoothie for breakfast, with 1 ripe banana, 1 bifidus yogurt, 2 tbs oatmeal, a splash of 2% milk and some cinnamon. "

Comments

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Nice, but I don't see the point of adding sugar/sweetener. I make my own smoothie for breakfast, with 1 ripe banana, 1 bifidus yogurt, 2 tbs oatmeal, a splash of 2% milk and some cinnamon.	3 weeks 2 days ago
I've been eating this smoothie for breakfast for over 2 years and I can't stop. I use 1 banana (frozen w/o peel), 1 frozen strawberry, and a bunch of frozen blue berries (to taste). Then add the plain yogurt and OJ. After you blend stir in some flax seed. You should buy the Magic Bullet. This makes it sooo much easier to make a smoothie every day. I've had the same one the entire time so that something like 700+ smoothies and it's still going strong.	3 weeks 6 days ago
I have been making a version of this also, but I use nonfat plain yogurt, a banana, frozen fruit and a splash of diet peach green tea (like Snapple or Lipton). I use a fresh banana if they are not too ripe for me (but I also freeze bananas if I have too many before they get too ripe). That way I always have them available and no longer waste them by throwing them out! I adjust the amount of liquid depending on whether I am using all frozen fruit or fresh. I don't add additional sweetner, but if I did I would probably choose Splenda. Great way to get a few servings of fruit and satisfies my sweet tooth but very low-calorie!	3 weeks 6 days ago
This has tons of sugar and very little protein. If you drink the entire smoothie there's almost 100 grams of carbs. Add some protein powder or pasteurized egg whites to the smoothie and it'll be a better breakfast	3 weeks 6 days ago
Better to add agave nectar than sugar. It's straight from the plant and you need less as it's more sweet.	4 weeks 1 hour ago
I prefer using a ripe banana to sweeten instead of sugar. I also add up to 2 TB (start with 1 tsp, then go up gradually) ground flax seed.	4 weeks 10 hours ago
Leave out the extra Sugar/Splenda...this really should not be necessary for a smoothie like this, especially with a banana already adding so much sweetness. If you want to make this smoothie that much better add a scoop of whey protein (from your local GNC or health store) instead of the yogurt. I add chocolate protein and with raspberries I have a very healthy and tasty (without adding extra sugar) start to the day.	4 weeks 10 hours ago
great smoothie, I have a recipe like that, without the sugar and splenda....and it taste great without the extra calories	5 weeks 3 days ago
This is a great recipe that I fix at home. I also add dry nuts (almonds, peanuts) and sometimes some Peanut Butter. I also add a chopped apple and any other fresh fruit I have. I use Vanilla Yogurt and don't use any artificial sweetener.	5 weeks 4 days ago
sorry for the re-post but i forgot to add that the OJ is a little strong so im leaving out the extra 1/4 cup this mourning which will make is thicker (yummy) but you can also try apple juice with some ground flax seed for a good fiber drink too i have tried it it's good just don't go over board with the flax seed or you will be eating the drink haha	6 weeks 3 days ago