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Default Low carb smoothie. Is it possible?

Pina coladas! I would use coconut cream I think for that. And rum
essence.

"Storrmmee" > wrote in message
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> man that with some coconut milk if low enough carb would be just
> outstanding, Lee
> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>> "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.

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>> 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!
>>

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