Diabetic Milk Shake

Name: Diabetic Milk Shake
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 2 servings.
Ingredients: 3/4 cup fat-free no-sugar-added vanilla ice cream; 3/4 cup fat-free milk; 1 large ripe banana, quartered; Sugar substitute equivalent to 4 teaspoons sugar; 1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract

Here's a sugar-free refresher with a yummy vanilla-banana flavor. It blends together in no time. —Evelyn Archer, Elkville, Illinois

Ingredients

3/4 cup fat-free no-sugar-added vanilla ice cream
3/4 cup fat-free milk
1 large ripe banana, quartered
Sugar substitute equivalent to 4 teaspoons sugar
1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

Combine all ingredients in a blender container; cover and process on low until smooth. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts

1 cup: 162 calories, 3g fat (0 saturated fat), 9mg cholesterol, 99mg sodium, 29g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 0 fiber), 6g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch, 1 fruit, 1 fat.

Originally published as Diabetic Milk Shake in Country Woman May/June 1997