Quick Calcium Smoothie

This recipe is quick and easy and can be used as a meal replacement or as an additional drink to help gain weight. The molasses, soymilk, and sesame seeds all add valuable calcium, which is vital for those consuming fewer dairy products.

1 banana
2 1/2 cups (625 mL) enriched vanilla soy milk
2 Tbsp (30 mL) sesame seeds
2 Tbsp (30 mL) honey
2 Tbsp (30 mL) unsulphured blackstrap molasses
2 Tbsp (30 mL) soy or hemp protein powder

Slice banana into jar of blender. Fill jar to 3-cup (750-mL) level with soy milk. Add sesame seeds, honey, unsulphured blackstrap molasses, and soy protein powder. Blend until creamy.

Variations: Replace banana with raspberries or strawberries or half a small can of pineapple.

Serves 1.

source: "Cancer-Free Dining" alive #270, April 2005