S'mores Shake
Healthy recipe from Cooking Light Chill: Smoothies, Sloshes, Shakes, Juices, Drinks & Ices (Oxmoor House, 2013) by the Editors of Cooking Light magazine ( www.cookinglight.com/chill)
Makes 4 (2 3 cup) servings
- 8 stackable marshmallows
- 4 graham cracker sheets
- 1/2 cup 1% low-fat milk
- 1/2 ounce semisweet chocolate, grated
- 3 cups fat-free vanilla light ice cream
Preheat broiler.
Place marshmallows on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Broil 45 seconds or until puffed and toasted. Cool on pan 2 minutes.
Crush the graham cracker sheets into a blender. Add milk, 4 toasted marshmallows, chocolate and ice cream; process until smooth. Pour milk shake into 4 glasses. Top each shake with 1 marshmallow. Serve immediately.
Nutrition per serving: 288 calories
Exercise equivalents in minutes:
- Walk: 75
- Bike: 41
- Run: 31
- Swim: 35
- Yoga: 99
- Dance: 49
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Orange-Carrot Refresher
Healthy recipe from Cooking Light Chill: Smoothies, Slushes, Shakes, Juices, Drinks & Ices (Oxmoor House, 2013) by the Editors of Cooking Light magazine ( www.cookinglight.com/chill)
Makes 5 (1-cup) servings
- 2 cups fresh orange juice (about 4 oranges)
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice (about 2 large limes)
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon refrigerated ginger paste
- 1 teaspoon refrigerated mint paste
- Dash of salt
- 2 cups 100% carrot juice, chilled
- Ice cubes
- Mint sprigs (optional)
Place first 6 ingredients in a large pitcher; stir with a whisk. Add carrot juice; stir until blended. Serve over ice. Garnish with mint sprigs, if desired.
Nutrition per serving: 86 calories
Exercise equivalents in minutes:
- Walk: 22
- Bike: 12
- Run: 9
- Swim: 11
- Yoga: 29
- Dance: 15
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