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Pineapple Shake

Ingredients:
1.00 md Banana, peeled, cut into chunks
1.50 c Skim milk
0.25 ts Vanilla extract
1.00 cn (20 oz.) pineapple chunks in unsweetened juice

Directions:
Drain pineapple, reserving 3/4 cup juice. Measure 1/2 cup pineapple chunks and save remainder for other use. Place all ingredients in blender and process until smooth. Pour into glasses. Makes 4 servings.

Vanilla-Banana Smoothie

2 chunked bananas
1 cup vanilla ice cream
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup fresh orange juice
1 cup milk

Place banana and vanilla ice cream into a blender. Pour in vanilla extract, orange juice, and milk. Puree until thick and smooth.

High-protein Drink

Ingredients:
1  cup  Vanilla honey ice milk
1  cup  Raw milk
1    Banana, peeled  and cut in chunks
3    Pecans, broken
2  tablespoons  Raw wheat germ
2  tablespoons  Protein powder

Directions:
Combine ice milk, raw milk, banana, pecans, wheat germ, and protein powder in blender container. Blend until smooth but still thick. Pour into chilled glass. Created by: Follow Your Heart, Canoga Park, California. (C) 1992 The Los Angeles Times

30-second Smoothie

Ingredients:
1  cup  nonfat yogurt
1  cup  orange juice
2    ice cubes

Chocolate Strawberry Smoothie

2 frozen banana chunked
1/2 cup frozen strawberries
2 tbsp chocolate syrup
1 cup plain yoghurt

In a blender combine bananas, strawberries, chocolate syrup and yogurt. Blend until smooth.

Banana Orange Smoothie

2 peeled and chunked, frozen bananas
1 peeled, segmented and seeded orange
8 oz tub raspberry yoghurt
1 1/2 tbsp honey
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg

Combine all ingredients in a blender and puree until smooth. Serve in tall stylish glasses.