Linda D’s Orange Fruit Smoothie
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Preparation time: 5 minutes |
4 (8-ounce) servings |
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200 calories per serving, 1% from fat |
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Packed with vitamin C, this smoothie offers great possibilities and other great phytochemicals. It’s been known to make your total cholesterol level fall. This makes you 6.8 days younger! |
Bananas, berries, orange juice, soy milk (vitamin C, isoflavones, potassium, antioxidants, flavonoids, folic acid, fiber) |
ingredients
2 cups cut-up honeydew melon
2 cups frozen or fresh hulled, halved strawberries
2 cups frozen raspberries or other berries
2 tablespoons frozen orange juice concentrate
4 ice cubes or 1 cup crushed ice
1 large tablespoon quick oats
preparation
Combine all ingredients in a blender container. Cover; blend until smooth.
substitutions: One glass of orange juice can replace the tablespoon of orange juice concentrate. Frozen blueberries or mixed berries may replace raspberries. If fruit is fresh rather than frozen, add 2 more ice cubes.
tips: This frosty fiber-packed breakfast shake must be served cold. With a few nuts, this works as a great afternoon snack or as a quick breakfast. A tip of the chef’s hat to Linda DeFrancisco for this. She has a friend who had high blood pressure and high total cholesterol. Since substituting this drink for her normal saturated-fat breakfast, her blood pressure and total cholesterol have marched toward normality.
nutritional analysis
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Total fat (g) 0.2 |
Sodium (mg) 15 |
Vitamin A (RE) 20 |
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Fat calories (kc) 2 |
Calcium (mg) 26 |
Beta-carotene (RE) 120 |
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Cholesterol (mg) 0 |
Magnesium (mg) 55 |
Vitamin C (mg) 40 |
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Saturated fat (g) 0.1 |
Zinc (mg) 0.7 |
Vitamin E (mg) 0.4 |
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Polyunsaturated fat (g) 0.1 |
Selenium (mcg) 1 |
Thiamin B1 (mg) 0.3 |
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Monounsaturated fat (g) 0.1 |
Potassium (mg) 600 |
Riboflavin B2 (mg) 0.2 |
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Fiber (g) 6 |
Flavonoids (mg) 0.2 |
Niacin B3 (mg) 1 |
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Carbohydrates (g) 28 |
Lycopene (mg) 0 |
Vitamin B6 (mg) 0.4 |
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Sugar (g) 13 |
Fish (oz) 0 |
Folic acid (mcg) 51 |
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Protein (g) 4.8 |
Nuts (oz) 0 |
Vitamin B12 (mcg) 0 |