Beverages: Dairy-Based Drinks: Tropical Strawberry Smoothie

Strawberries, pineapple and pina colada yogurt...cool and refreshing, it's lower-calorie as a Recipe Makeover.
Per 1 cup serving: 100 calories and 1g fat.
Saves, per cup: 43 calories and 3g fat over restaurant smoothies.

Author: Recipe and photo provided courtesy of the California Strawberry Commission. © California Strawberry Commission. All rights reserved.
Date: January 03, 2013

Serves: 4 person(s)
Yield: 4 x 1-cup servings

Preparation Time: 5 mins
Cooking Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Restaurant smoothies are large sized and are frequently made with ice cream, sherbet or frozen yogurt making them more like milk shakes than fruit smoothies.

This made-over smoothie replaces the high-calorie, high-fat ice cream and milk with low-fat (unfrozen) yogurt. Replacing sweetened pineapple with fresh or unsweetened canned pineapple lowers the calories and total sugars, making this a healthier smoothie.

Note: Although restaurant smoothies are generally very large, for comparison purposes, this traditional smoothie recipe is shown in four 1-cup serving sizes versus the traditional two 2-cup serving sizes.

Directions:

In blender container, combine strawberries, pineapple, yogurt, and orange juice. Blend until smooth. Gradually add ice cubes with motor running; blend until smooth.