Wake-Up Blast

The basis for this flavorful low-fat breakfast drink is a vanilla-flavored milk-like soy beverage made from cooked soybeans, filtered water, honey and vanilla. You’ll find it in most supermarkets and health food stores and some Asian markets. It’s a great product to use in smoothies and also tastes good poured over cereal.

The scoop of frozen nonfat yogurt chills the drink, but for a really ice-cold beverage, freeze the banana before blending it with the other ingredients. Serve the drink right away while it’s cold and the colors are bright; it will turn brown if left standing.

(BERRY BLAST (IT’S A SNAP)

1 cup vanilla soy beverage

1 banana

1/2 cup raspberries

1 tablespoon honey

1/4 cup frozen nonfat yogurt

2 slices kiwi fruit

Process vanilla soy beverage, banana, all but 2 raspberries, honey and frozen yogurt in blender until well mixed.

Pour into 2 glasses and garnish each with 1 slice kiwi and 1 raspberry.

2 servings. Each serving:

156 calories; 50 mg sodium; 0 cholesterol; 2 grams fat; 32 grams carbohydrates; 6 grams protein; 1.39 grams fiber.