Enjoy this healthy alternative to a summertime staple.

Long for the sweet satisfaction of a strawberry milkshake, but loathe feeling sluggish when it’s all gone? Look no further than this light recipe made with juicy, straight-from-the-vine strawberries , creamy yogurt and energizing chia seeds—it’s the best of both worlds.

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Ingredients

• 1/2 cup ice cubes
• 1 cup hulled sliced strawberries
• 1 peeled ripe banana
• 1 cup skim milk
• 2 tbsp plain fat-free yogurt
• 1 vanilla bean, seeds scraped out
• 1 tbsp ground chia seeds

Directions

1 Put the ice cubes in a blender. Using the ice crush setting, pulse until the ice cubes are broken up into bits.

2 Add the fruit, followed by the remaining ingredients, to the blender and puree until smooth.

Serves: 2

Per serving
103 calories; 2 g fat; 3 mg cholesterol; 66 mg sodium; 16 g carbohydrates; 6 g protein; 4 g fibre