Nutty Berry Smoothie

Sorry. . . again. . . I don’t measure!
Put into the Magic Bullet:

Sugar free, low fat vanilla yogurt
Milk
Frozen mixed berries
5-10 whole blanched unsalted almonds

Blend until smooth

Comments

Deb said…

ooo even lower carb with unsweetened almond milk.

June 15, 2010 at 4:43 PM

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