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Tropical Grapefruit Smoothie January 20, 2013

Jamie says: I woke up one morning and was not in the mood for breakfast. (That never happens by the way.) I still wanted to eat something to get me energized for the morning, and a smoothie all of a sudden sounded perfect…

Tropical Grapefruit Smoothie

Tropical Grapefruit Smoothie

And yes it was! It was refreshing and sweet…

Hello, natural sweetness!

Hello, natural sweetness!

…and tasted like tropical paradise in a cup (or should I say mug in this case)!

Tropical bliss

Tropical bliss

Tropical Grapefruit Smoothie

Ingredients:

  • 1 small banana, organic
  • 1 cup 100% grapefruit juice, ruby red (Florida’s Natural)
  • 5 chunks frozen mango (Dole)
  • 5 chunks frozen pineapple (Publix)

Directions:

  1. Slice banana.
  2. Pour juice into a mini blender followed by frozen mango, frozen pineapple, and sliced banana. Blend until smooth. Enjoy!

Servings: 1

  • Nutrition note: Enjoy fruit for sweetness instead of dessert today. Although fruit and dessert both contain sugar, fruit, unlike most desserts, has other nutrients such as vitamin C and fiber, that play an important role in your health.