• 2 sweet potatoes, cooked and cooled
• 1 banana, peeled and sliced
• 2 (8 oz) containers vanilla yogurt
• 1 C milk
• 1 tsp. sugar
• 10 ice cubes

How to Make It:

1. Put the sweet potatoes and bananas in the blender.
2. Add the yogurt.
3. Pour in the milk.
4. Add the sugar.
5. Place the ice cubes on top.
6. Blend until very smooth.

If you want this to taste just like Mom’s candied sweet potatoes use brown sugar instead of white sugar.  Adjust the amount to ½ tsp. and enjoy.

• 1 (8 oz) container plain yogurt
• 1 cucumber, peeled, seeded and chopped
• 1 tomato, chopped
• 1 stalk of celery, chopped
• 3 romaine lettuce leaves
• 1 TBSP onion, minced
• 6 ice cubes
• Salt and pepper to taste

How to Make It:

1. Place the yogurt into the blender.
2. Add all the vegetables.
3. Place the ice on top.
4. Puree until smooth.
5. Add salt and pepper to taste.
6. Blend slightly to mix in the seasoning.

There’s nothing like a summer salad.  Too often there’s just not enough time to eat them.  Try this smoothie to get those vegetables in a cool refreshing drink even on the run.

• 2 C vegetable juice
• ½ C carrot juice
• 1 tsp. hot sauce
• 1 tsp. lemon juice
• 4 spinach leaves
• 1 tsp. parsley flakes
• 12 ice cubes

How to Make It:

1. Pour the vegetable juice and carrot juice into the blender.
2. Add the hot sauce and lemon juice
3. Place the spinach leaves into the juices.
4. Sprinkle in the parsley.
5. Carefully add the ice cubes.
6. Blend until mixture is creamy.

If you like thicker smoothies, don’t blend for too long. Blending breaks down the ingredients. Chop the spinach to help blend them faster.