TROPICAL SMOOTHIES

• servings: SERVES 8

Ingredients

2 mangos, peeled, seeded and chopped (1½ cups)

2 papayas, peeled, seeded, and chopped (3 cups)

3 ripe bananas freshly squeezed orange juice

¾ cup skim milk

1½ cups

¾ cup nonfat yogurt

1 tablespoon good honey

6 cups ice

Directions

Combine ½ cup mango, 1 cup papaya, 1 banana, ¼ cup orange juice, ½ cup milk, ¼ cup yogurt, 1 teaspoon honey, ½ cup water, and 2 cups ice in a blender and process until smooth. Make two more batches, or until all the ingredients are used. Serve.

Notes

How nice is it when something that tastes so good is also good for you? I love to serve these smoothies instead of orange juice for Sunday breakfast. You can substitute raspberries for the mango and papaya to make banana raspberry smoothies. Yummmm...

When mangos and papayas are ripe, they smell ripe. The mango and papaya should also be soft to the touch and the banana a nice yellow with brown speckles.