Smoothies: Fruity Fun toe the Rescue!

Living lactose-free, for me, is a series of give and take. There are things that are easier for me to give up than others. Yogurt and cheese are the two things that I still allow myself to eat, while ice cream on the other hand, as long as I have the ingredients to make these great smoothies (or a stash of Edy’s Fruit Bars™ or frozen grapes on hand) I can easily resist the temptation to have a scoop.

Basic Banana Smoothie

1 ripe banana

8-10 oz. almond
milk*

* If you don’t have, or don’t like, almond milk, use regular milk and plain yogurt for a thickener

Banana Berry Smoothie

1 ripe banana

8-10 oz. almond milk

1 Edy’s Fruit Bar™ either strawberry or wild berry**

** I usually get the variety box with strawberry, lime, and wild berry

Vitamin C Morning Wake-up

1 ripe banana

¼ c frozen orange juice concentrate

8-10 oz. almond milk

Tropical Sunrise

1 ripe banana

¼ oz. frozen orange juice concentrate

½ c fresh or frozen mango

8-10 oz. almond milk

POM Wonderful™ Berry-Banana Bliss

1 ripe banana

1 Edy’s Fruit Bar

¼ c POM Wonderful™ Pomegranate juice

1 6 oz. container plain Greek yogurt***

*** All these smoothies can be made with or without yogurt, I like greek because its thicker and has a nice tang

Banana ChocolatDream

1 ripe banana

2 T chocolate syrup

8-10 oz. almond milk

2 T peanut butter (optional)****

**** a warning to those who try peanut butter, although it makes a great smoothie, it is very hard to incorporate into the mix

Blend in a blender
(I use my magic bullet, it works especially well) until smooth

Smoothies are an almost regular part of my morning routine, but they also work well as an ice cream craving cure, especially if you use vanilla almond milk, then it has an almost milkshake feel.