Smoothie- Kid Style!

Ingredients

• 16 ounces low-fat vanilla yogurt (2 8 ounce containers)
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 1 cup strawberries (frozen or fresh)
• 1 banana
• 1 1/2 teaspoons Trix cereal, crushed
• 1 cup ice, crushed works best

Directions

1. 1

   These directions are over-simplified, for the kiddies --

2. 2

   Using a rubber spatula, scrape out all of the yogurt from the containers into the blender.

3. 3

   Using a liquid measuring cup, measure out the orange juice and add it to the blender.

4. 4

   Measure out 1 cup of strawberries and add it to the blender.

5. 5

   Peel the banana and use a table knife to cut it into chunks on a cutting board. Toss the banana into the blender.

6. 6

   Measure out the ice and add it to the blender too.

7. 7

   Give the mixture a gentle stir with a long wooded spoon or spatula.

8. 8

   Put the lid on the blender and blend until the mixture is smooth.

9. 9

   Pour the mixture into glasses and sprinkle the crushed Trix (or use fresh berries or mini- chocolate chips) onto the top.

10. 10

    Use your favorite crazy straw to slurp it down!