Food
Fruit and Fiber Protein Shake
By Yankee Magazine|Dec 13 2006|
Photo Credit: Puckett, Howard L.
Yield:
about 3 cupsTotal Time:
4 minutesIngredients
2 tablespoons flaxseeds (or 1/4 cup ground flaxseeds)
1 cup whole frozen strawberries (about 10)
6 whole dried apricots, pitted
1 medium banana, peeled
1-1/2 cups low-fat vanilla soymilk, chilled
Instructions
Place whole flaxseeds (if not using ground) in a clean spice or coffee grinder and whir until seeds are pulverized. Place strawberries, apricots, banana, and soymilk in a blender. Add powdered flaxseeds, cover blender, and process until mixture is smooth, about 30 seconds. Pour into glasses and serve.
This is an OK recipe. I have tried it with several different combinations of fruit, but have found that the strawberries work best as the “base” fruit. I used cow’s milk with vanilla extract rather than soy milk as I think the soy milk ruins the taste of the beverage.
I have tried various fruit combinations, as this recipe is a good guide. The soy-milk is much healthier, and beware of extracts if you are on medication that forbids alcohol: extracts are 36 percent alcohol.