**Remember to keep frozen fruit in your freezer:
#1 it’s cheaper
#2 it won’t go bad on you, it is frozen so quickly that it often has more nutrients that fresh fruit, and that goes for frozen veggies too!
#3 it allows you to mix up fruits more often and get lots of antioxidants for increased immune health and recovery from physical activity
 
 
Smoothie #1
·         ice (add ice to your required texture)
·         1 banana
·         2 cups peach yogurt
·         1 cup frozen strawberries
·         1 cup orange juice
 
Place the ice, yogurt, strawberries, banana, and orange juice in the jar of a blender. Puree until smooth and frothy.
 
Smoothie #2
·         3 large ripe bananas, peeled and sliced
·         1 cup washed strawberries
·         2 peeled and sliced kiwi
·         1 cup plain yogurt
·         1 1/4 cups orange juice
·         1/4 cup honey
·         1/4 cup crushed ice
Place all of the ingredients in the blender and process on high speed until smooth, about 30 to 45 seconds.
 
Smoothie #3
·         4 ounces plain, low-fat soy milk or regular cows milk
·         4 ounces acai, grape, or pomegranate juice
·         4 ounces frozen banana
·         4 ounces frozen strawberries
·         4 ounces frozen blueberries
·         4 ounces frozen peaches
Combine the soy milk, juice, banana, strawberries, blueberries, and the peaches in the carafe of a blender. Cover and refrigerate overnight or up to 8 hours.
In the morning, or when the fruit is partially thawed, put the carafe on the base of the blender, start at the lowest speed and slowly accelerate to medium, until you achieve a vortex. Blend on medium for 1 minute. Increase the speed to high and blend for an additional minute. Serve immediately.
 
 
**And don’t forget, you can always mix up the flavor of the yogurt (a favorite to use is vanilla), and mix it up with fruits you enjoy.  You can substitute in and out strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, cherries, peaches, kiwi, mango, pineapple, etc.
 
Enjoy!!

 
Jennifer Brunelli
Research Assistant to Dr. Sangita Sharma
University of North Carolina Nutrition Research Assistant
Kannapolis, NC