Forget Jamba and his Juice

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We just re-read that headline, and even though it sounds a little...weird...we're rolling with it.

It's hot outside and fruit is in season (not to mention, it's swimsuit season) but instead of forking out $6 for a "fast food" smoothie, why not make your own? It's easy, you can control the calories and quality of produce you chuck into the blender, and it will definitely save you money. We recommend this as a great breakfast item or after a workout.

There's many ways you can do this, and it's virtually fool-proof. We use soy milk to to get calcium and protein instead of juice, which is usually high in calories and low in real nutrients. Yogurt also adds calcium and a good dose of protein. This recipe has a minimal amount of fat from the milk and yogurt; if you're counting this as a meal, round it out with some whole grain toast, or snack on some almonds (portion control: don't eat the whole can) if you want more healthy fat.

You will need:
1 c. of milk (we use 8th Continent Soymilk Light Vanilla)
1 c. strawberries
1/2 banana
1 small container of yogurt (we use Dannon Light and Fit, in various flavors)
5-6 cubes of ice
A blender

Put all ingredients in a blender. Put on lid. Hit "blend." Enjoy!

If you have other ideas for fruit combinations, please put them in the comments so everyone can benefit. Trust us, strawberry and banana get boring.

Contact the author of this article or email tips@austinist.com with further questions, comments or tips.

By Jen Rodosta in Food, Other on June 7, 2005 5:44 AM 0 Comments

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Adrienne

Umm...so how about those ideas for smoothies? Just trying to get back on track. Because a cold smoothie sounds good right about now as it's a hot, humid, muggy night in the great city of Austin tonight.

Miggo

This place needs more cowbell.

That is all.

Sam

I think this is a great post, especially considering that it is hot as hell today. As a matter of fact, I am going to make a smoothie now to cool me off. Thanks for the tips, Jen.

Jen

This site is about a VARIETY of topics. This is only ONE of the many covered. There are posts about government, stores, restaurants, etc., in addition to this article (and the music articles)that were posted today and every other day. Dave, the constructive criticism is appreciated, and that is a good story suggestion. Hopefully someone who is concerned about this particular health and fitness topic will find it of some use. If not, no serious harm done.

Justin Cox

Hey Dave,

Covering neighborhood specific issues is something that we've been working towards getting a better handle on. We've been making an internal push among the folks involved to better organize ourselves so that way we'll have time to expand our research and coverage. Hopefully you'll start to see more of those kinds of posts soon.

Also, if there are issues that you (any of you!) feel especially affected by, you can also contact anyone on this list with suggestions on topics.

Our goal is to cover things that matter to people here in Austin. We know no one will find every post relevant to their life, but hopefully we'll be of enough use for you to continue reading.

PS: Dear Austin...

Bike lanes are for BIKES, not parked cars.

Dave

I have to agree, how to make a smoothie is pretty weak. I would like to see more local political and neighborhood issues covered. The Shoal Creek bike lane debacle is a really fascinating example of our local government at work, for instance.

davidnunez

but I LIKE hipsters. Especially hipster grrls w/ the Lisa Loeb glasses.

Since when is being a hipster a bad thing?

oh yeah. 1998.

Don't mind me.

abc

And Jesus loves you, too. And Jesus also loves hipster trash, never forget that.

Justin Cox

Right.

1) hmmm...while I appreciate your concern for what you'd like to see posted, maybe if you made suggestions in a less bitchy manner, your point wouldn't be lost to those you're trying to reach. Or if you're going to be bitchy, at least be creative or funny about it.

2) I don't think Austin's thousands of hipsters would appreciate you calling any of the Austinist writers "hipsters." The closest the staff comes to hipsters are two Asian guys, and I'm sorry, but science and math do not a hipster make.

3) Why did you chose this post to vent in? Poor Jen and her delicious sounding recipe did nothing to deserve this! So you hate hipsters, smoothies and what else? Puppies? I bet you hate puppies. :( I'm kidding. In all seriousness I'm glad you do chose to read this blog and hopefully as we grow and expand our coverage you'll find us more interesting. Remember that we love you, even if you think we're hipster trash.

Bowehead

Your content is really lacking in comparison to Chicago and Gotham. Please write about more local hangouts, eateries, etc. instead of JUST the local music scene. I know you guys are a bunch of Austin hipsters, but come on, the people who read these blogs don't always live in the city you write about. They just like to read about it. So, how about you WRITE ABOUT IT?