Start your day with…
Breakfast on-the-go shake
For extra fuel in the morning, potassium-rich bananas and fibre-packed rolled oats are the perfect match.
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Makes 1 shake
Ingredients
* 1 cup vanilla soy beverage
* 1 fresh or frozen ripe banana
* 1/4 cup ( 50 mL) uncooked, quick-cooking rolled oats
Whirl all ingredients in a blender until as smooth as you like.
Get through the mid-day slump with…
Papaya smoothie
This sweet-tasting smoothie will top out your daily vitamin C intake; and it’ll perk you up for less than 150 calories per cup.
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Makes 4 cups (1 L)
Ingredients
* 1 cup (250 mL) crushed ice or 6 ice cubes
* 1 ripe papaya, peeled
* 2 tbsp (30 mL) liquid honey
* 2 cups (500 mL) plain yogurt
* Pinch of ground ginger (optional)
If your food processor or blender cannot be used for crushing ice, place ice in a plastic bag, then wrap in a clean tea towel and use a hammer to coarsely crush. Place crushed ice in bowl of a food processor or blender. Slice papaya in half. Discard seeds. Coarsely chop and add to food processor or blender with honey, yogurt and ginger. Blend until smooth and frothy, about 2 minutes. Pour into tall chilled glasses.
Drink anytime for a nutritional boost…
Bone chiller
Loaded with calcium and protein, this creamy shake will give your bones – and your body – a boost.
Preparation time 5 minutes
Makes 2 (1-1/4-cup/300-mL) servings
Ingredients
* 1/2 cup ( 125 mL) low-fat vanilla yogurt
* 1 cup ( 250 mL) vanilla soy beverage or regular soy beverage
* 1/2 tsp ( 2 mL) vanilla
* 1/3 cup ( 75 mL) diced pitted prunes, rehydrated, if necessary
* 1 banana, preferably frozen, peeled and sliced
* 2 ice cubes, crushed
Place all ingredients in a blender. Blend until smooth.