Banana Pumpkin Smoothie

The frozen fruit helps give the smoothie a thick texture; chilling the pumpkin ensures the smoothie stays cold when you blend it. The combination of banana, pumpkin, yogurt, and orange juice gives this breakfast beverage 740 milligrams of potassium per serving.

Yield: 2 servings (serving size: about 1 cup)

Ingredients

• 1  cup  low-fat vanilla yogurt
• 3/4  cup  canned pumpkin, chilled
• 1/2  cup  ice cubes
• 1/3  cup  fresh orange juice
• 1  tablespoon  brown sugar
• 1/2  teaspoon  ground cinnamon
• 1/8  teaspoon  ground nutmeg
• Dash of ground cloves
• 1  ripe banana, sliced and frozen
• Dash of ground cinnamon (optional)

Preparation

Combine yogurt and next 8 ingredients (through banana) in a blender, and process until smooth. Garnish with dash of ground cinnamon, if desired. Serve immediately.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

218 (9% from fat)

Fat:

2.2g (sat 1.1g,mono 0.5g,poly 0.1g)

Protein:

8.4g

Carbohydrate:

44.5g

Fiber:

5.5g

Cholesterol:

6mg

Iron:

1.2mg

Sodium:

87mg

Calcium:

243mg