Smoothie Recipe Cards from the Western Dairy …€¦ ·  · 2014-06-06Ingredients: Amount:...

Ingredients: Amount:

Fat-free or low-fat white milk 42 ozLow-fat vanilla yogurt 84 ozOrange juice 21 ozCanned peaches, sliced, frozen 42 oz

Peachy Orangeroo Smoothie Yield/Number of Portions: 190oz - 19 smoothies Servings-Portion Size: 19 - 10oz smoothies

Preparation Instructions:

1 Place all ingredients in blender

2 Pulse until smooth

3 Pour into cups

4 Refrigerate until service

5 Hold for cold service at 41oF or below

2g Saturated Fat 1.5g Trans Fat 0g

112mg 30g

Dietary Fiber 1g 9g

170

Total Fat

SodiumTotal Carbohydrate

Protein

Serving Size 10 oz

Calories Amount Per Serving

Nutrition Facts

294mg Calcium 412 IU Vitamin A 67mg Vitamin C 0.3mg Iron

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Ingredients: Amount:

Fat-free or low-fat white milk 32 ozLow-fat vanilla yogurt 63 ozFrozen spinach, chopped 32 ozFrozen pineapple chunks 21 ozFrozen peaches, sliced 21 ozFrozen mango chunks 21 oz

Super Green SmoothieYield/Number of Portions: 190oz - 19 smoothies Servings-Portion Size: 19 - 10oz smoothies

Preparation Instructions:

1 Temper fruit for 20-30 minutes before blending for best texture

2 Place all ingredients in blender

3 Pulse until smooth

4 Pour into cups

5 Refrigerate until service

6 Hold for cold service at 41oF or below

2g Saturated Fat 1g Trans Fat 0g

130mg 33g

Dietary Fiber 3g 9g

174

Total Fat

SodiumTotal Carbohydrate

Protein

Serving Size 10 oz

Calories Amount Per Serving

Nutrition Facts

293mg Calcium 6215 IU Vitamin A 40mg Vitamin C 1.2mg Iron

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Banana Split SmoothieYield/Number of Portions: 190oz - 19 smoothies Servings-Portion Size: 19 - 10oz smoothies

Ingredients: Amount:Fat-free or low-fat white milk 38 ozLow-fat vanilla yogurt 76 ozBananas, Sliced, Frozen 38 ozStrawberries, Sliced, Frozen 19 ozPineapple, Tidbits, Canned 19 oz

Preparation Instructions:

1 Place all ingredients in blender. Add ice to increase volume and creaminess if needed.

2 Pulse until smooth

3 Pour into cups

4 Refrigerate until service

5 Hold for cold service at 41oF or below

0.7g Saturated Fat 0.4g Trans Fat 0g

86mg 44g

Dietary Fiber 2g 7g

209

Total Fat

SodiumTotal Carbohydrate

Protein

Serving Size 10 oz

Calories Amount Per Serving

Nutrition Facts

168mg Calcium 657 IU Vitamin A 23mg Vitamin C 0.5mg Iron

Recipes provided by:

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Smoothie 101• Blendedfruitbeveragesorsmoothiesareabetterofferingthanjustfruitjuice

becausetheycontainallthefiberoffruitwiththeaddednutritionalbenefitofyogurt.

• Smoothiesareeasytomake–cancontainasfewasthreeingredients–yogurt,fruitandmilk.

• UtilizeUSDAfruitsinanexcitingway.

Ingredient Tips• Stockpilechunksofpeeledoverripebananasinthefreezertoaddtosmoothies.

• Bananascanbeaddedtoanysmoothieforadditional,sweetnessandvelvetytexture.

• Addfreshfruittocannedorfrozenfruittoperkuptheflavor.

• Driedfruitscanbeaddedtocannedorfrozenfruitsmoothies.Adddriedfruit“asis”orplumpinwaterorjuiceovernightbeforeblendingintosmoothie.

• Substitutefrozensweetpotatocubesfor1/4ofthefruitforaddedcolorandnutrition.

• Pairlowacidfruitslikeblueberrieswithhigheracidfruitslikestrawberriesforabiggerflavorimpact.

• Add1/4cupofCocoapowdertobasicsmoothierecipeforalowfat,sugarfree,flavonoidrichadditiontosmoothieswithbananas,cherriesorpeanutbutter.OrifCocoapowderisnotavailableusefat-freechocolatemilk.

• Freezechunksofmelontomakeasmoothie.

• Addspinachorkaleforafuncolorandbignutritionalboost.Smoo

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Preparation Tips• Smoothiesmaybepreparedthedaybeforeandheld

chilledovernight.

• Addbananasforaddedsweetness,nutritionandacreamytexture.Serveimmediatelyorfreeze.Bananabasedsmoothieswilldarkenifrefrigeratedovernight.

• Smoothiescanbefrozenifyouneedtoholdlongerthanovernight.Leavesomeheadroominthecupsincetheywillexpandwhenfrozen.

• Usefrozenfruitsorfreezedrained,cannedfruitstogivesmoothiesathickerconsistency.

• IfSmoothiesarethickerthandesired,addmilktothin.

• Refrigeratecannedfruitsovernightforchilledsmoothieprepinthemorningormakesmoothiesaheadandchillovernight.

Merchandizing Tips• Havesmoothietastingstofamiliarizestudentswithnew

offeringsandgenerateenthusiasm.

• Havea“namethesmoothie”orsmoothierecipecontest.

• Namesmoothiesafterschoolmascotorfavoritestaffmembers.

• Makesmoothies“holiday”colors:strawberryforValentine’sDay,addspinachforSt.Patrick’sDay.

• Layercontrastingcolors/flavorsofsmoothies.

• Makesmoothiesinschoolcolors.

• Serveinschoollogocupsforfundraisers.

• Garnishwithapaperparasolforholidays.

Serving Tips• Topwithslicesorchunksoffruitinthesmoothie.

• SprinkleCinnamonorNutmegacrossthetopofsmoothies.

• SprinkleCayennePepperacrossthetopandmakeitascreamingsmoothie.

• Mixequalpartsmoothiesandleftovercookedrice(orothergrains)forayogurtricepudding.

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