Healthy berry smoothies add fruit to daily diet

The Associated Press

Finding ways to work fruit into a daily diet can be a challenge. This recipe from the Oregon Raspberry and Blackberry Commission offers a new way to get up to four servings of fruit in one sitting by blending raspberries and blackberries into a smooth meal.

Tropical Berry Smoothies

1 cup frozen red raspberries

2 cups frozen blackberries

1 kiwi peeled and sliced

1/2 cup apple juice

1 cup banana slices

1/2 cup low fat yogurt

Add all ingredients and blend until smooth. Pour and serve.

Makes two 24-ounce servings.

Nutrition information per serving: 283 cal., 2.23 g fat, 6.97 g pro., 64.4 g carbo.

Blackberry-Honeydew Smoothies

2 cups frozen blackberries

2 cups honeydew melon (fresh or frozen)

1 cup lemonade

1/3 cup sugar (or more to taste)

Puree all ingredients in a blender. Blend. Pour and serve.

Makes 2 servings.

Nutrition information per serving: 335 cal., .845 g fat, 2.69 g pro., 85.5 g carbo.