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By Cheryl Alters Jamison and Bill Jamison

Posted July 23rd, 2007

This article is reprinted with permission from A Real American Breakfast: The Best Meal of the Day, Any Time of the Day, by Cheryl Alters Jamison, (2002, William Morrow)

A Real American Breakfast: The Best Meal of the Day, Any Time of the Day

Author Notes:

On the go eaters love smoothies. In addition to offering convenience and speed, they provide a painless way to get a healthy quantity of fruit into your daily diet. Choose fruit by season, but also don't hesitate to use frozen fruit in a smoothie, its icy tingle can be a plus in the drink.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 generous cups chopped mangoes, peaches, plums, strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, watermelon, cantaloupe, or honeydew melon 1 small banana, cut into chunks
1/2 cup plain or fruit-flavored yogurt
1/2 cup skim or low-fat milk
6 ice cubes
sugar, optional
fresh fruit chunks and fresh mint sprigs, optional

Instructions:

Serves 1

In a blender, combine the chopped fruit, banana, yogurt, milk, and ice cubes. Puree until smooth. Add a little sugar if the drink is not as sweet as you like. Pour into tall glasses and drink up. On a leisurely morning, garnish the smoothie, if you wish, with fruit chunks on toothpicks and sprigs of mint for each glass.