Recipe: Berry Vanilla Banana Smoothie

This smoothie is filled with berry vanilla goodness, as well as low-fat dairy and bananas. It’s smooth, creamy and sweet. Blend it up for breakfast to make your morning magical.

Ingredients

• 8 oz nonfat milk
• 1/3 cup 1% fat cottage cheese
• 1/4 unsweetened blueberries, frozen
• 1/4 cup unsweetened blackberries, frozen
• 1/4 cup red grapes, frozen
• 1/2 banana, sliced and frozen
• 1/4 tsp vanilla extract

Directions

1. Cut up banana into slices. Freeze banana and grapes (until ready for use).
2. Put all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Add more or less milk to desired consistency. Add your choice of sweetener, if desired.

Nutrition information (per serving)

Makes 1 serving

Calories: 235
Total fat: 1.5 g
Saturated fat: 0.7 g
Fiber: 3 g
Sugar: 31 g
Protein: 19 g
Sodium: 407 mg
Calcium: 361 mg
Magnesium: 51 mg
Potassium: 750 mg

— Recipe provided by our Digestive Disease Health team dietitians.