Peanut Butter Chocolate Smoothie

Peanuts and peanut butter great anytime family staples—great for an energy-boosting snack or a healthful PB&J sandwich. But lately, they’re being used in a variety of delicious and innovative recipes like the one below. Peanut butter you can drink—now that’s refreshing.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup fat-free or low-fat chocolate milk
• 2 tbsp creamy peanut butter
• 4 pitted prunes (dried plums)
• ½ cup sliced ripe banana, frozen
• ¼ cup crushed ice

Preparation:

• Combine milk, peanut butter and prunes in an electric blender; process until smooth.
• Add frozen banana and crushed ice; process again until blended.

Make 2 serving, about 3/1 cup each.

Weight Loss Recipes Amount per Serving: 250 calories, 8 g fat, 9 g protein, 38 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 0 mg cholesterol,, 150 mg sodium