Good For You Fruit Smoothie

This is a favorite of mine. A great way to get one serving of dairy and two servings of fruit. 

I don't drink milk so as an alternative I use coconut milk or almond milk. Both contain 50% more calcium per serving than dairy milk. 

For this recipe you'll need a blender with the ability to crush ice. 

Ingredients:

6 ice cubes 

1 cup of original coconut milk

1 very ripe banana 

1 cup frozen no sugar added cherries 

hand full of greens such as spinach 

Directions:

Crush the ice cubes

Add the coconut milk and blend on high

Add the banana and the cherries and grind until the cherries are chopped fine

Add the greens and chop fine.

Once everything is chopped turn the blender to high and blend until smooth. 

Enjoy!

Servings

Recipe will make one very large smoothie. I drink this in place of breakfast if I'm in a hurry or as a late afternoon snack to hold me over till dinner.

I count this as:
One serving of dairy
2 servings of fruit
Even though I use greens it doesn't add up enough to be counted as a whole serving of veggies.

Points:

If you use 1 cup of original coconut milk the smoothie will be 2 points. 

Use 1 cup unsweetened almond milk and it will only be 1 point.

Tips and Variations:

If the smoothie is too thick you may need to add a little more milk.

The riper the banana the sweeter it will taste

Use any fruit such as blueberries, strawberries or peaches as long as  they have no sugar added. 

Remember to eat at least 5 fruits and vegetables every day!