Juice bar smoothies have justifiably gotten a bad rap because they’re often chock-full of added sugar and calories. This twist on traditional raspberry lemonade uses only 1 teaspoon of honey, and the rest of the sweetness comes from real fruit. Note that it’s important to use frozen fruit in smoothies because if you use too many ice cubes to try to get that thick consistency, you’ll end up with a watery, not-as-good-as-the-juice-bar’s smoothie in minutes.

　　

Ingredients

makes 1 (12-ounce) smoothie

　　1/2 cup frozen raspberries

　　1/2 cup frozen mango cubes

　　1/2 cup fat-free artificially or naturally sweetened lemon or lemon chiffon yogurt

　　1/4 cup fresh lemon juice

　　1 teaspoon honey or more, to taste

　　4 medium ice cubes

　　

Step 1

Put the raspberries, mango, yogurt, lemon juice, 1 teaspoon honey, and the ice in the jar of a blender with ice-crushing ability. Make sure the lid is on tight. Using the purée or ice crush setting, blend the ingredients until they are relatively smooth, about 1 minute. Then blend on the liquefy or high speed setting for about 10 seconds, or until the mixture is completely smooth. Add additional honey, if desired. Serve immediately.

　　

nutrition information

Step 2

Made with artificially sweetened yogurt:

　　

Step 3

Calories: 198

　　

Step 4

Protein: 7g

　　

Step 5

Carbohydrates: 47g

　　

Step 6

Fat: <1g

　　

Step 7

Saturated Fat: 0mg

　　

Step 8

Cholesterol: 3mg

　　

Step 9

Fiber: 5g

　　

Step 10

Sodium: 88mg

　　

Step 11

Made with naturally sweetened yogurt:

　　

Step 12

Calories: 218

　　

Step 13

Protein: 6g

　　

Step 14

Carbohydrates: 52g

　　

Step 15

Fat: <1g

　　

Step 16

Saturated Fat: 0mg

　　

Step 17

Cholesterol: 3mg

　　

Step 18

Fiber: 6g

　　

Step 19

Sodium: 71mg

　　Reprinted with permission from I Can't Believe It's Not Fattening! by Devin Alexander. Copyright © 2010 Devin Alexander. Published by Clarkson Potter Publishers, a division of Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.Devin Alexander is the author of The Most Decadent Diet Ever, Fast Food Fix, and coauthor of The New York Times bestsellers The Biggest Loser Cookbook and The Biggest Loser Family Cookbook. She was a chef on NBC's The Biggest Loser and the host of Healthy Decadence on Discover Health and FitTV.