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Apricotberry Drink 1 (15-ounce) can juice-packed apricot halves, undrained 1 (10-ounce) package frozen raspberries 3 tablespoons honey Q Put the apricot halves with their juice, the frozen raspberries, and honey in a blender. W Blend on medium speed until smooth. Makes 4 (¾-cup) servings One serving—Calories: 150; Total fat: 0.1 g; Saturated fat: 0 g; Cholesterol: 0 mg; Sodium: 4 mg; Carbohydrates: 39.1 g; Fiber: 4.1 g; Sugar: 34.9 g; Protein: 0.9 g

Pineberry Drink Ice cubes ¼ cup chilled pineapple juice ¼ cup chilled orange juice ¼ cup chilled cranberry juice Q Put a few ice cubes into an 8-ounce glass. W Pour the pineapple, orange, and cranberry juices into the glass. Stir to blend. Makes 1 (¾-cup) serving One serving—Calories: 89; Total fat: 0.2 g; Saturated fat: 0.02 g; Cholesterol: 0 mg; Sodium: 3 mg; Carbohydrates: 22.1 g; Fiber: 0.3 g; Sugar: 13.9 g; Protein: 1 g

Pineapple Berry Cooler 1 cup fresh strawberries, halved 1 cup pineapple chunks, fresh or canned ½ cup raspberries 3 tablespoons frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed Ice cubes Q Wash the berries, remove the stems, and cut each strawberry in half. W Put the strawberries, pineapple, raspberries, and lemonade concentrate in a blender. E Blend on high until the mixture is smooth. R Put a few ice cubes into two glasses then pour in the berry cooler.Makes 2 (1-cup) servings One serving—Calories: 125; Total fat: 0.6 g; Saturated fat: 0.01 g; Cholesterol: 0 mg; Sodium: 2 mg; Carbohydrates: 31.8 g; Fiber: 4.6 g; Sugar: 24 g; Protein: 1.4 g

Raspberry Cooler 1 cup orange juice 1 cup frozen raspberries 1 tablespoon powdered sugar 1 cup crushed ice Q Put the orange juice, raspberries, powdered sugar, and ice in a blender. W Blend on low speed until smooth. Pour into three glasses. Makes 3 (1-cup) servings One serving—Calories: 133; Total fat: 0.2 g; Saturated fat: 0.02 g; Cholesterol: 0 mg; Sodium: 1 mg; Carbohydrates: 32.9 g; Fiber: 3.8 g; Sugar: 20.7 g; Protein: 1.2 g

Peach Slush ½ cup milk (use casein-free vanilla soy milk or coconut milk for a dairy-free diet) 1 cup canned, juice-packed sliced peaches, drained 1 teaspoon sugar ¼ teaspoon vanilla Q Pour the milk into an ice cube tray. If you don’t have an ice cube tray, pour the milk into a shallow pan. Freeze for 1½ hours or until solid. W Put the peaches, sugar, and vanilla into a blender. Add the frozen cubes of milk. If the milk was frozen in a shallow pan, use a spoon or fork to break it up into smaller chunks before adding it to the blender. E Blend on high until smooth. Pour into three glasses. Makes 3 (½-cup) servings One serving—Calories: 63; Total fat: 0.9 g; Saturated fat: 0.5 g; Cholesterol: 3 mg; Sodium: 24 mg; Carbohydrates: 13 g; Fiber: 1.1 g; Sugar: 11.8 g; Protein: 1.9 g

Apple Smoothie 1 apple, peeled, cored, and cut into chunks 1 small banana ⅓ cup milk (use casein-free vanilla soy or rice milk for a dairy-free diet) ⅛ teaspoon cinnamon 3 ice cubes Q Put the apple, banana, milk, cinnamon, and ice cubes into a blender. W Blend on high until smooth, then pour into a glass. Makes 1 (1-cup) serving One serving—Calories: 208; Total fat: 2.2 g; Saturated fat: 1.1 g; Cholesterol: 7 mg; Sodium: 43 mg; Carbohydrates: 47.9 g; Fiber: 4.9 g; Sugar: 32.3 g; Protein: 4.2 g

Peanut Butter Smoothie ¾ cup creamy peanut butter ¼ cup grated dark chocolate 1 teaspoon honey 1 cup milk (use casein-free vanilla soy milk or coconut milk for a dairy-free diet) 8 ice cubes Q Put the peanut butter, chocolate, honey, milk, and ice in a blender. W Blend on high until smooth. Pour into three glasses. Makes 3 (1-cup) servings One serving—Calories: 560; Total fat: 38.7 g; Saturated fat: 10.8 g; Cholesterol: 7 mg; Sodium: 343 mg; Carbohydrates: 27.9 g; Fiber: 5 g; Sugar: 19 g; Protein: 19.6 g

Chocolate Banana Whirl ½ cup milk (use casein-free vanilla soy milk or coconut milk for a dairy-free diet) 2 tablespoons grated dark chocolate 1 teaspoon vanilla ½ medium banana, sliced Q Put the milk, chocolate, vanilla, and banana in a blender. W Blend on high until smooth. Pour into a glass. Makes 1 (1-cup) serving One serving—Calories: 226; Total fat: 9.4 g; Saturated fat: 6.1 g; Cholesterol: 5 mg; Sodium: 71 mg; Carbohydrates: 34.1 g; Fiber: 1.8 g; Sugar: 25.1 g; Protein: 5.8 g

Cherry Banana Shake ½ cup milk (use casein-free vanilla soy or rice milk for a dairy-free diet) ½ teaspoon vanilla 1 small ripe banana, sliced 6 maraschino cherries 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa 3 cups vanilla ice cream (Turtle Mountain makes dairy-free ice creams) Q Put the milk (or vanilla soy or rice milk), vanilla, banana, cherries, and cocoa in a blender. W Cover and blend on high power until smooth. E Add the ice cream. Blend on medium power until smooth. Serve immediately. Makes 8 (½-cup) servings One serving—Calories: 155; Total fat: 6.5 g; Saturated fat: 3.6 g; Cholesterol: 22 mg; Sodium: 23 mg; Carbohydrates: 27.4 g; Fiber: 5.2 g; Sugar: 17.2 g; Protein: 1.5 g

Mint Lemon Fizz 2 cups cold water ⅔ cup fresh lemon juice (juice from 2 lemons) ⅓ cup sugar 4 fresh mint leaves 4 cups cold Sprite Ice cubes Q Pour the water into a large pitcher. W Pour the lemon juice through a strainer into the pitcher. E Stir in the sugar until completely dissolved. R Stir in the mint leaves. T Leave the pitcher on the counter for 30 minutes to let the fl avors blend. Y Remove the mint leaves. U Pour in the Sprite. I Put some ice cubes into each glass; pour the drink over the ice. Makes 7 (1-cup) servings One serving—Calories: 98; Total fat: 0 g; Saturated fat: 0 g; Cholesterol: 0 mg; Sodium: 13 mg; Carbohydrates: 26.3 g; Fiber: 0.09 g; Sugar: 10 g; Protein: 0.09 g

Lime Fizz Use your imagination to combine different fl avors of soda and sorbet. Try orange sorbet with orange soda, or lemon sorbet with cherry soda. ¾ cup cold Sprite ¼ cup lime sorbet (use dairy-free sorbet for a dairy-free diet) Q Pour half of the soda into a drinking glass. W Spoon the sorbet into the glass. E Pour in the remaining Sprite. Makes 1 (1-cup) serving One serving—Calories: 123; Total fat: 0 g; Saturated fat: 0 g; Cholesterol: 0 mg; Sodium: 21 mg; Carbohydrates: 33 g; Fiber: 0 g; Sugar: 11 g; Protein: 0 g

Creamy Pops ½ cup cranberry juice 1 cup milk (use casein-free vanilla soy milk or sweetened almond milk for dairy-free diets) 3 tablespoons sugar Q In a medium bowl, stir together the juice, milk, and sugar. W Spoon the mixture into four Popsicle molds, or use 5-ounce paper cups. E Freeze the molds for 4 hours or until frozen solid. If you’re using paper cups, insert a fl at, wooden stick in the center of the mold when the mixture is partially frozen, then freeze until solid. Makes 4 pops One pop—Calories: 77; Total fat: 0.04 g; Saturated fat: 0 g; Cholesterol: 3 mg; Sodium: 29 mg; Carbohydrates: 16.2 g; Fiber: 0.03 g; Sugar: 15.4 g; Protein: 1.6 g