Lean Green Smoothie Recipe

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Kids love the unusual color of this frosty and flavorful smoothie. It’s fine-tuned to their liking with bananas, creamy yogurt and shh…spinach.—Madison Mayberry, Ames, Iowa

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Lean Green Smoothie Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 10 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

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Ingredients

3/4 cup fat-free milk
1-1/2 cups (12 ounces) fat-free vanilla yogurt
1 cup ice cubes
1 cup fresh spinach
1 ripe medium banana
2 tablespoons lemon juice

Directions

In a blender, combine all ingredients; cover and process for 30 seconds or until smooth. Pour into chilled glasses; serve immediately. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 cup equals 99 calories, trace fat (trace saturated fat), 4 mg cholesterol, 24 mg sodium, 19 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 5 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 fat-free milk, 1/2 fruit.

Originally published as Lean Green Smoothie in Country Woman August/September 2012, p47