Strawberry Banana Yogurt Smoothie

A glass full of a great smoothie is the perfect way to beat the heat, especially if you are making it with healthy ingredients such as luscious red strawberries, bananas, and yogurt. Besides, more or less everybody enjoys smoothies, even tantrum-throwing kids. Smoothies are filling, and takes not a minute more than 2 to be ready.

A strawberry banana yogurt smoothie is a great breakfast option, and can also be quickly whipped up for unexpected guests or your kids play group. Try out the following recipes today, for some rave reviews and thrive in the assurance that you are delivering your family with something healthy to drink.

To make this strawberry banana smoothie, you will need to have,

• Strawberries, 6 (large)
• Banana, 1
• Yogurt, 2 tbsp.
• Whole milk, 1½ cup
• Sugar, 2 tsp.
• Ice cubes, 4

Procedure
In a mixer, add the strawberries, the banana, and the milk. Now blend until you have a uniform, smooth liquid, and then add the yogurt to this for a creamier texture. Blend for another 30 seconds, and serve in 2 highball glass.

Smoothies themselves are already hot favorites, and chocolate makes the prospect simply irresistible. The smoothie ingredients required for this are,

• Strawberries, ½ cup (frozen)
• Banana, 2 (frozen, cut into bite sized chunks)
• Yogurt, 1 cup
• Chocolate syrup, 2 tbsp.

Procedure
Just put it all in the blender and mix until you are left with a delightful, thick and uniform smoothie for two.

Worried about the high calories in this smoothie? Well, try this smoothie which has only 108 calories per serving. You'll need,

• Strawberries, 1 quart (ripe)
• Banana, 1 (small and chunked)
• Yogurt, 1 cup (low-fat variety)
• Orange juice, ¾ cup
• Sugar, 1 tbsp.

Procedure
Just blend everything together in a mixer and serve in 4 tall glasses decorated with orange wedges. This smoothie is loaded with 4 grams each of proteins and fibers, 17 grams of energy giving sugar, 45 mg of sodium, and only 2 grams of fat per serving.

This particular smoothie is loaded with about 234 calories in 2 cups of it, but then none of them come from fat. It also happens to be great for gluten-intolerants, and those who have been asked to maintain a low sodium diet. To make it, you must have,

• Strawberries, 1 cup
• Banana, ½

• Yogurt, ¼ cup (low-fat variety)
• Mango juice, ½ cup

Procedure
Blend everything together on high-speed in a mixer until you are left with a thick smoothie. A great grab-and-go breakfast option, you can also use papaya juice instead of the mango juice as it is great for your stomach, too!

This particular smoothie happens to be loaded with vitamin A, C, and K, along with being a great source of calcium, iron, potassium, and magnesium. It has negligible amounts of fats, 9 grams of protein, and 32 mg of cholesterol. Delicious and energizing.

My last recipe doesn't really use strawberries, but uses strawberry flavored yogurt instead. But I love it and so shall include it in this list.

You can concoct this with,

• Strawberry yogurt, 8 oz.
• Banana, 2
• Skim milk, 1 cup (chilled)
• Lemon juice, 1 tbsp.

Procedure
Put on the steel knife in the processor and then place all the ingredients in it. Blend for 10 seconds and serve in 2 tall glasses.

So, I hope your summers will now be chilled enough with these strawberry banana yogurt smoothies to sip on. If there's any leftover, you can always pour it into pop molds with some popsicle sticks and freeze to make delightful popsicles. You can add multiple fruit juices and try out different variations of your own as well.