What You Need:

• 1 C strong brewed coffee, cold
• 1 banana, peeled and sliced
• 1 (6 oz) container vanilla yogurt
• 2 tsp. sugar
• 4 ice cubes

How to Make It:

1. Pour the coffee into the blender.
2. Add the banana and the yogurt.
3. Sprinkle in the sugar.
4. Add the ice cubes.
5. Blend on high until smooth.

Try this smoothie if you having a sluggish day.  It will open your eyes and get you going.  For a special treat try using a flavored coffee such as hazelnut or vanilla.

What You Need:

• ½ C marshmallow cream
• ¼ C chocolate syrup
• 1 C milk
• 2 C ice
• 2 graham crackers, crumbled

How to Make It:

1. Place the marshmallow cream and chocolate into the blender.
2. Pour in the milk.
3. Add the ice cubes and sprinkle the cracker crumbs over the top.
4. Blend on high until smooth.

To make this an even more special treat top with a few colored mini marshmallows and some miniature chocolate chips.

What You Need:

• ½ C milk
• ½ C almonds
• 1 banana, peeled and sliced
• 1 TBSP honey
• 2 TBSP vanilla yogurt
• 1/8 tsp. vanilla extract
• Pinch of nutmeg
• 4 ice cubes

How to Make It:

1. Pour the milk into the blender.
2. Add the almonds, banana, honey, yogurt and extract.
3. Sprinkle in the nutmeg.
4. Add the ice cubes.
5. Blend on high until frothy.

This is a great get me started in the morning smoothie.  Replace the banana with a peach and the vanilla extract with almond extract to make a slightly different taste.  If you aren’t partial to nutmeg try cinnamon instead.