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Thursday, 29 September 2005, 11:55 GMT 12:55 UK

Score with our smoothies

Got some spare milk, fruit and other odds and ends lying around and a blender to throw them into?

A glass of smoothie

Smoothies are extremely easy to make, not to mention healthy and tasty.

And it's the perfect opportunity to experiment with the more exotic fruits of the world - passion fruit and rambutan anyone?

BERRY TIME

What you'll need:

1/2 a glass of milk

1/2 a glass of cranberry juice

8 fresh strawberries

18 fresh raspberries

How to put it together

Pour all the ingredients into the blender

Blend for 10 seconds

Pour into a tall glass

Decorate with a cherry on top

KIWI SMOOTHIE

What you'll need

Glass of chilled milk

8-10 raspberries (frozen if desired)

1 kiwi fruit (1/2 for smoothie and 1/2 for decoration)

2 scoops of raspberry ripple ice cream (optional)

How to put it together

Place fruit and ice cream in blender

Blend together until smooth

Add milk and blend for one minute

Pour into tall glass

Decorate with kiwi slices

Add straw and serve

RIPPLE TIPPLE

Milk Facts

The 206 bones in the human skeleton are made up of 99% calcium
The daily recommended intake of calcium for teenagers is 800 - 1000 milligrams
One portion of calcium is equal to 200ml of milk, 150g of yogurt or 30g of cheese
Three portions of calcium a day is a good guideline for your diet

What you'll need

Milk

Coco powder

Cooking chocolate

Tinned raspberries

Raspberry ripple ice cream

Fresh cream (optional)

How to put it together

Grate chocolate and sieve raspberries

Mix in a bowl with 200ml of milk and whisk

Add 2 teaspoons of cocoa powder and 3 scoops of ice cream

Whisk again

Add fresh cream and whisk again

Decorate with grated chocolate, add straw and serve

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