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Summer Smoothies: Beating the heat with a refreshing drink

Her Campus Placeholder Avatar Melissa Figueroa
Her Campus Placeholder Avatar Cara Chiaramonte
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at UFL chapter.

 

The weather may be cooling down but in Florida that really just means our high of 97 degrees turned into a high of 95.  Although some might want to reach for a big bowl of ice cream, you want to try to avoid it! We collegiettes are health conscious, smart-eating fitness machines — nothing but the best for us. To watch our waists, we reach for some fresh fruit and milk! You got it; it’s smoothie day! We’ve put together some delicious recipes for you to slurp on while you beat the heat.

A Triple-Berry Blend can be easily blended with minimal ingredients.

  • 1 1/2 cups mixed blackberries, strawberries and raspberries  
  • 1 cup each milk and ice 
  • Sugar to taste

Stick it in the blender and let your taste buds sing!

Peach-Mango-Banana Blend is perfect for a citrusy flavor.

  • 1 cup each chopped fresh or frozen peaches and mango 
  • 1 cup each plain yogurt and ice  
  • 1/2 banana  
  • Sugar to taste

This is a great blend to get a little taste of the tropics at home.

Banana PB&J Blend has a little bit of a guilty pleasure, but in the right measures.

  • 1 frozen banana
  • 1-cup soymilk 
  • 1/4 cup each creamy peanut butter and wheat germ 
  • 2 tablespoons seedless strawberry or raspberry jelly

Everything you like in a childhood snack all in a frozen drink.

Enjoy your tummy staying full and your waistline staying slim, ladies!

Sources: 
Foodnetwork.com 
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/ 
http://lh3.ggpht.com/ 
http://www.eatingbirdfood.com/

 

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Journalism major with a minor in education. Currently a copywriter for Infinite Energy. Twitter handle: @DiadysFig
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Cara oversees Her Campus Media's community department and serves as strategic lead for the expansion, development and management of all HCM communities, including the Her Campus Chapter Network, InfluenceHer Collective, College Fashionista, Spoon University, Campus Trendsetters, alumni and high school. She works closely with company leadership to develop new community-related sales offerings and the Integrated Marketing team to support all community-focused client marketing programs from end to end. Cara has experience working with high-profile talent, such as Jessica Alba, Andrew Yang, Amber Tamblyn, Aja Naomi King, Troian Bellisario, Jessica Marie Garcia, Nico Tortorella, Nastia Liukin, Rebecca Minkoff, Cecile Richards and Samantha Power, as well as brands like Coca-Cola, L'Oréal Paris, The New York Times, HBO, Uber, H&M and more. Having been a part of the HC family since 2011, Cara served as Campus Correspondent of the HC chapter at the University of Florida where she studied journalism, women’s studies and leadership. A New Yorker turned Floridian, Cara has a Friends quote for any situation. You can usually find her with her friends and family at the beach, a concert or live sports event or binge-watching Grey's Anatomy or Sons of Anarchy. Follow her on Instagram and Twitter @thecararose.