Peach-Banana Smoothie

Serves 4

Place 2 peeled, sliced peaches, 2 bananas, 27 oz. orange juice and 12 ice cubes in a blender and mix until smooth. Serve in tall glasses.

Choose the best fruit. Pick the ripest peaches you can find for the sweetest flavor.

Watermelon Lemonade

Courtesy of National Watermelon Promotion Board
Serves 4

Place 6 cups watermelon cubes (seeds removed), 1/4 cup raspberries and 1 cup cold water in a blender, cover and mix until smooth. Strain into a pitcher. Stir in 1/3 cup sugar and 1/2 cup lemon juice until sugar dissolves. Refrigerate 1 hour, stir again and serve in frosted glasses.

Sweeten to taste. Adjust the amounts of sugar and lemon depending on how sweet you like this refreshing drink.

Cherry Pop

Serves 2
Place 3/4 cup cola, 2 cups frozen cherries (not thawed), 1 cup nonfat vanilla frozen yogurt and 1 tsp. fresh lemon juice in a blender and mix until smooth. Serve in tall glasses.

Go retro. Serve this sweet smoothie in old-fashioned soda fountain glasses.

Pineapple Slush

Serves 4

Pour 34 oz. pineapple juice into a freezer-proof container, cover and freeze for at least 2 hours. Remove from freezer and take off lid. Stir with a fork, breaking up ice crystals. Pop back into freezer for 2 hours longer. Remove from freezer, spoon slush into glasses and serve.

Try other flavors. Don't like pineapple? Try grape, apple or orange juices.

California Cranberry-Berry Smoothie

Serves 2
Puree 1 banana, 1 cup frozen low-fat raspberry yogurt, 2/3 cup cranberry juice, 1/2 cup frozen blueberries and 1/2 cup frozen raspberries in a blender until smooth.

Swap the yogurt. Can't find raspberry frozen yogurt? Vanilla would be just as delicious.