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Flower Create Your Own Fruit Smoothies
Image Hi, my name is Marina Keegan. I am 17 and I have celiac disease. One of my favorite summer treats is to create my own fruit smoothies. A fruit smoothie is a fruit drink - and they are delicious. I like my fruit smoothies to be frozen which makes them like a dessert!

A fruit smoothie is made by mixing the ingredients together in a blender

You can do this too as long as an adult helps you with the blender

The secret to a great fruit smoothie is to use frozen fruit NOT ice!!!!!!!

Image Okay here are some ingredients you could use:
Frozen Fruit: strawberries, raspberries, blueberries - any frozen fruit will work. Pick your favorite.
Fresh Fruit: bananas, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries.
Fruit Juice or Milk: orange juice, lemonade, grape juice, milk etc.
Yogurt: plain, or flavored Frozen Yogurt

Now comes the fun: You get to be the chef.

All you have to do is pick a frozen ingredient (fruit or yogurt), then pick one from each of the other choices. Have an adult put the ingredients into the blender for you and then blend them until smooth. If the smoothie is too thick, add more of the liquid ingredients. If it is not thick enough, add more solid ingredients.

For example:
1 cup frozen fruit
1 banana
1 cup juice
1 cup yogurt

My favorite recipe is:
1 cup frozen strawberries
1 banana (make sure it is very ripe)
1 cup orange juice
1 cup fruit flavored yogurt (I like raspberry or blueberry)

My brother's favorite recipe is:
1 cup frozen mixed berries
1 cup orange juice
1 banana
1 cup frozen vanilla yogurt

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