"W. Baker" > wrote in message
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> Julie Bove > wrote:
> : Angela loves smoothies. I bought 4 (and thankfully only 4) Yoplait
> frozen
> : smoothie thingies. I think you just add milk and put them in the
> blender.
> : I know they contain berries, perhaps bananas, probably yogurt and no
> doubt
> : sugar. So not good.
>
> : When I make them from scratch I use frozen strawberries, a banana, rice
> milk
> : and a drizzle of honey. Or if making a dairy one I use real milk, plain
> or
> : vanilla yogurt and again the honey. Again, not good.
>
> : I need something lower in carbs and preferably without dairy because she
> can
> : have it only twice a week.
>
> : I am thinking I might be able to do a granita type of thing with frozen
> : strawberries by just whizzing them up in the Magic Bullet although I
> haven't
> : tried it yet. She might like that.
>
> : But can anyone think of how I could do a lower carb smoothie?
>
> : Thanks!
> I hand not tried this byt how about a kind of mixed fruit sorbet done as a
> slhushie smoothie. Mixes berries, fruits, etc, astrificial swttwnwe adn
> water whapped up with some ice in it. See if it works.

Thanks. I used to make a dessert with frozen pineapple chunks and chilled
pineapple juice. You put it in the blender and it is sort of like a sorbet
but perhaps a bit runnier. Very good though!