Yummy Treats 
By Stella Martinelli
Objective: To share quick recipes kids can make on their own with little to no adult supervision.
Requirements: A positive attitude, a desire to learn, and a HEALTHY appetite!
September, 2012 – Fun Fruit Smoothies
Fruit smoothies are a great snack or even make for a nice, quick meal. We love getting creative and putting different fruits in them. Pick out a few of your favorite fruits from the frozen section at your market to prepare for this recipe. Or you can just wash and freeze fruits into Zip-lock bags ahead of time. When our mango tree or our mulberry tree is in season, these are great additions to the smoothies.
Serves 2 kids.
Ingredients:
A 6-ounce container of plain or vanilla lowfat yogurt
6 ounces of orange juice (you can use the empty yogurt container to measure it)
6 ounces of frozen fruit
Use a blender and set it to “Smoothie,” which happens to be #11 on our blender.
Add the yogurt and then add the OJ. Blend. Add the frozen fruit, a little bit at a time. Blend for about 10 seconds or until well-blended and then add more frozen fruit. Never add more than a handful of fruit or you might break your blender. You might want to add more OJ or more frozen fruit, depending on how your smoothie looks. Basically this recipe calls for 1/3 yogurt, 1/3 orange juice and 1/3 frozen fruit. You can add more of each ingredient to make a larger amount.
Pour into a glass and enjoy!
Stella is seven years old and enjoys dancing, cartooning and making yummy recipes at home.
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