Not all smoothies are created equal, especially when it comes to calories.
The road to fat is paved with healthy intentions. Sometimes, anyway.
Like when the fat-free food craze really kicked off in the early 1990s -- specifically, Snackwells. I thought, "FINALLY! No fat in cookies, I can eat a ton of 'em." Yeah, not so much, unless you want to weigh a ton.
That's why you have to be cognizant of what you're eating -- kinda the point to a story I have coming up in Monday's Scene section of the Tulsa World. It's about unhealthy "health" foods to watch out for.
One of the foods I didn't talk about, though, were smoothies, which I love. But the ones I remember loving the most ended up having several hundred calories.
Here, however, is a recipe for a yummy, filling smoothie I found on SmoothieWeb.com. For my fellow Dubya Dubya followers, it's packed with fruit, which is ZERO POINTS! The cup of low-fat milk and juice is minimal, and I'm sure you can tweak it to your liking.
Berry Healthy Breakfast Smoothie
1/2 cup blueberries
1/2 cup strawberries
1/2 cup blackberries
1 medium carrot
1 cup low-fat milk
1 cup pomegranate juice (cranberry is an okay substitute)
2 cups ice
Combine in blender, and mix away; services 2 (although I'd be tempted to claim it as one big breakfast).
For more, visit tulsaworld.com/smoothieweb.
Peace, love and pomegranate ... XOXO
