Smoothie

This is an all-time favorite when I feel the need for a health boost.
Andrew and I have been fighting off colds this week. A fresh smoothie hit the spot!
All the ingredients you need: 1 ripe banana, a container of your desired yogurt (in this case, french vanilla), berries to your liking (a frozen mix offers variety on the cheap) and orange juice.
No ice necessary.
Break up banana into small pieces, scrape in yogurt, pour a splash of oj, sprinkle in some berries. Blend! The longer, the better.
Breaking up the banana beforehand helps since often I am left with big pieces of banana in my drink if I don't do that.
I am guilty of letting bananas rot on my counter far too often! Please, self, remember to peel them and break up into blender size pieces and freeze in a baggie.
My tester had a fit because he wanted strawberries. He was refusing a try so I snuck a taste into his mouth with my finger. He soon came around and highly approved! Later on he was asking for more when he saw these photos and had a fit that it was "all gone"! Good cheddar cheese and fresh berries were the cure for that.
He drank 1/3 of it= mommy happiness!
When I drank the rest, I was a tad annoyed with the seeds (primarily a problem with raspberries). So you may want to stick with a strawberry/blueberry blend. The possibilities are endless. Check out all the selections in the frozen fruit section at your supermarket. I noticed Yoplait makes frozen yogurt/fruit cubes that you just add milk to and blend! Pretty clever- but I wonder how much sugar are in those. Besides, fresh is almost always better!