Tasty Tropical Smoothie

For general guidelines on preparing smoothies and shakes, see our Tips for Easy Smoothie Making.

Preparation time: 10 minutes.

Serves one.

Ingredients

• 1 ripe banana
• ½ cup diced peaches (fresh or frozen)
• 1 cup mango, guava, or papaya nectar (juice)
• ½ cup any liquid (milk, soy milk, rice milk, Boost, Ensure, Boost Plus, or Ensure Plus, or a generic version of one of these products); use more than ½ cup if needed to blend.
• 4 ice cubes

Instructions

• Clean, peel, and prepare the fruit and other solid ingredients.
• Place these ingredients in the blender.
• Add liquid ingredients to blender.
• Blend all of the ingredients together to your desired consistency.
• Add additional liquid to the blender if needed to thin out consistency for better blending. Depending on the strength of your blender, you may need more or less liquid to make the mixture blend.

Per serving*: 468 calories; 96 grams of carbohydrates; 9 grams of protein; 5.3 grams of fat; 6 grams of fiber; 134 milligrams of sodium; 882 milligrams of potassium

* Made with Boost Plus, Ensure Plus, or a generic version of one of these products. Calories and protein will be somewhat lower if made with milk, soy milk, rice milk, or another liquid.

If you are feeling good and eating well, you may not need high calorie eating tips and recipes. Instead, you can try our recipes in the Wellness Nutrition area.