March 21, 2007
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Food - The Old-Fashioned Way

Who needs plain old tap water, when you can get B vitamins as well as antioxidants in Propel Fitness Water? And Diet Coke is about to become Diet Coke Plus with niacin, vitamins B6, B12, magnesium and zinc—all wrapped up in a sweet, yet sugar-free concoction. We can even feel good about donuts as Krispy Kreme now offers a whole-wheat version with 2g of fiber (not to worry about the 11g of fat).

It seems the more popular organic and local foods become, so do their fortified, processed counterparts. So should it matter how you get your nutrients as long as you get them? In a nutshell, yes. There's probably a reason fiber comes packaged naturally in an apple and not a donut—it may be the entire package that makes its soluble fiber effective. Same for the calcium in milk.

It's important to eat natural foods, if for no other reason than to preserve our food heritage and the taste buds of future generations. On that note, here's a simple little smoothie that's in season any time of year. It delivers protein, calcium, potassium, vitamin C and vitamin D the old-fashioned way. Imagine that.

Orange Creamsicle Smoothie printer friendly version Great as is, or even better with a handful of fresh berries thrown in. Ingredients 1 cup skim milk 1 (6-ounce) container low-fat vanilla yogurt 1/3 cup frozen orange juice concentrate 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract 5 ice cubes Instructions 1. Combine milk, yogurt, orange juice concentrate and vanilla extract in blender. Blend 15 seconds to combine ingredients. Add ice cubes and blend about 20 seconds to crush ice. Serve immediately. Serves 2. Relish Cookbook Over 75 recipes in a snazzy paint-chip style format. Looking for more recipes? Try searching our database of recipes. Nutritional Information Per serving: 198 calories, 1.5g fat, 10g prot., 38g carbs., 1.5g fiber., 128mg sodium Other Recipe Suggestions Mr. Jefferson's Vanilla Ice Cream Tangerine Ice Broiled Peach Halves with Vanilla and Black Peppercorns Cumin-Crusted Beef Steaks with Orange-Olive Relish Spiced Orange Salad   If you liked this newsletter, give our website a try at http://www.relishmag.com.   If you would like to not receive future mailings of our newsletter, you can be removed from our list by using this link. Relish is a division of Publishing Group of America, Inc. All content within this site is ©2006 of Publishing Group of America unless otherwise noted.