Strawberry Orange Smoothie

With strawberries in season, it’s a great time to buy some fresh strawberries and use them in a smoothie.  Of course you can use frozen in this smoothie recipe, but a smoothie in which I use fresh strawberries always tastes so much better to me than when I use frozen.  I typically save the frozen for winter when I can’t get buy fresh.  This Strawberry Orange Smoothie recipe yields 2 servings, and be careful if you’re counting calories or carbs because this contains 310 calories and 65 grams of carbs!  If you’re worried about the carbs, not using the honey will lower the carb count by a little over one-third.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup low-fat strawberry yogurt
• 1 cup soy milk (or milk of your choosing)
• 1 cup orange juice
• 1 pint strawberries, washed and hulled (reserve 2 for garnish)
• 3 tbsp. honey
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract

Directions:

Place all ingredients in blender and blend on high.  Garnish 2 glasses with the reserved strawberries.

Nutritional Info:

Calories: 394 | Protein: 8g | Carbs: 78g | Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 2.5mg | Potassium: 827mg | Fiber: 5g