Hungry Girl Goes… in Search of EZ Shakes!

Creamy Coconut Raspberry Smoothie
Not a fan of raspberries? Try this with strawberries! It is SO good...

Ingredients:
1 cup unsweetened vanilla coconut milk beverage (like the kind by So Delicious)

3/4 cup frozen unsweetened raspberries, partially thawed

1/8 tsp. coconut extract

2 no-calorie sweetener packets (like Truvia or Splenda)

1 cup crushed ice or 5 - 8 ice cubes

Directions:
Place all ingredients in a blender, and blend at high speed until smooth. Drink up!

MAKES 1 SERVING

Entire recipe (about 18 oz.) has 106 calories, 5g fat, 15.5g carbs, 7.5g fiber, 1g protein and a PointsPlus® value of 2.

Creamy PB Shake
PB lovers will go NUTS for this shake! Find powdered peanut butter at select supermarkets, or order some online.

Ingredients:

2 tbsp. powdered peanut butter

2/3 cup plus 1 tbsp. light vanilla soymilk

1/4 cup light vanilla ice cream

1/3 cup low-fat peanut butter flavored cereal (like Jif Peanut Butter Cereal)

1/4 tsp. vanilla extract

1 packet no-calorie sweetener (like Truvia or Splenda)

3/4 cup crushed ice or 4 - 6 ice cubes

2 tbsp. Fat Free Reddi-wip

1 maraschino cherry

Directions:

Place powdered peanut butter in a small bowl. Add 1 tbsp. soymilk, and mix until smooth and uniform.

Transfer mixture to a blender. Add ice cream, cereal, vanilla extract, sweetener, and remaining 2/3 cup soymilk.

Add ice, and blend at high speed until smooth.

Pour into a tall glass, and top with Reddi-wip and cherry.

MAKES 1 SERVING

Entire recipe (about 12 oz.) has 216 calories, 5.5g fat, 31.5g carbs, 3g fiber, 12g protein and a PointsPlus value of 6.

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