What Can You Do With Fruit That Is Too

 Ripe For Your Families Liking??

 

 

If your kids are anything like mine, a banana with dark spots and a strawberry that has any soft spots whatsoever on it might as well be a piece of liver and sends them running for the hills!!  I found myself constantly throwing away perfectly good ripe fruit because myself or my husband couldn't eat it all ourselves.  Finally, one day, I took down the kids parlor style ice cream sundae glasses and colorful straws and put my blender to work!!  The outcome was awesome!   I created the prettiest, most appealing, nutritious, yummy smoothie for all of us and I didn't throw away my perfectly good fruit. It was definitely a proud Mom moment....I outsmarted them!!

When your fruit starts to get very ripe and is no longer acceptable for consumption by your kids (the biggest food critics in the world), place it in the freezer and make a delicious Frozen Fruit Smoothie.....perfect for those hot summer days!

 

RECIPE: (provides 2 servings)

 

1 Frozen Banana (peeled and cut into chunks before freezing)

1 Cup Frozen Strawberries

1 Cup Skim Milk

1/2 Cup Vanilla Fat Free Yogurt

1 Packet Truvia or 1T Honey    

 

Place all of the above ingredients in the blender and process until smooth.

Pour into a glass and serve...yum, yum!

If the fruit is not frozen, just add 2-3 ice cubes.     

 

* provides approximately 352 calories (with Honey), 14grams protein

* if you would like to add more protein, simply add 2T non-fat dry milk powder

   (=6grams protein, additional 60 calories).

* for a non-dairy smoothie, substitute 1 cup rice milk for the milk and yogurt.