I am brand new to this website but I have been doing low-carb for
several months. I have a recipe similar to yours but lower in carbs.
I have a personal blender. I don't really measure anything so the
measurements here are approximate. Get a small box of sugar-free
orange jello. Mix it with about 1/2 cup hot water. Set aside for a
moment. Put about 1/4 cup heavy cream in blender. Add 1 scoop low
carb vanilla protein powder (I get mine at Wal-mart really cheap).
Add ice to suit or put in 3 or 4 frozen unsweetened strawberries
instead (I buy these by the bag at Cosco but only use them
selectively). Also I have powdered greens that I will sometimes add a
scoop of, and sometimes I will put some benefiber in. Anyway, then
you add the jello and blend. Sometimes I have to add a little more
water because the combination of jello and cream overthickens. I hope
this helps. Also you can use any flavor of jello. Orange happens to
be my favorite but I have also used strawberry banana and cherry.
Anyways I hope this helps you keep it lower in carbs. Obviously just
using the jello, cream, and ice would be the lowest carb, but to kick
it up you can add some diet sprite to that!
Rachel




--- In lowcarblounge@yahoogroups.com, "Susan Berthold" <SBerthold@...>
wrote:
>
> I made smoothies tonight, as i wanted somethign cold and sweet and my
> ice cream maker isnt' working. :-(
>
> While this isn't the lowest-carb smoothie recipe, it is really very good
> and great for those at higher carb-levels. Of course you can use any
> frozen or fresh fruit (frozen works nice because it makes it more
> smoothie-like and less shake-like). I have done this with just about
> every fruit you can think of - Bananas, strawberries, mixed berries,
> peaches, etc. Changing the fruit of course changes the carb count. My
> favorite is banana (which my present higher carb-levels allow) while my
> hubby (who doesn't really LC) likes this blueberry version best.
>
>
>
> * Exported from MasterCook *
>
> Sue's Blueberry Smoothie
>
> Recipe By :Sue Berthold
> Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
> Categories : Breakfast, Snacks, Sweet Treats
>
> Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
> -------- ------------ --------------------------------
> 1/2 cup frozen blueberries
> 1/4 cup plain yogurt
> 1 scoop Naturade 100% Whey protien booster,
> vanilla
> 1/8 cup heavy cream
> 1/4 cup Carb Countdown Milk, 2%
> 6 drops liquid splenda (like sweetzfree, etc)
> crushed ice
>
> Add all ingredients except for the ice in magic bullet cup or blender
>
> Mix until everything is well blended, then taste to make sure sweetness
> is OK
>
> Add crushed ice and blend again until all ice is mixed in and there are
> no large chunks
>
> Yield:
> "1 serving"
> Start to Finish Time:
> "0:05"
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> -
>
> Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 220 Calories; 14g Fat (55.6%
> calories from fat); 12g Protein; 14g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber;
> 59mg Cholesterol; 56mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1/2 Fruit; 1/2 Non-Fat Milk;
> 2 1/2 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates.
>
> NOTES : * The more ice you add to this, the thicker it gets and the more
> like ice cream it becomes
>