RECIPE: The perfect blend

Raise your hand if your pre-lunch stomach growls are loud enough to turn heads! With breakfast long behind you and dinner just a light on the horizon, it can be tempting to devour delicious but high-fat foods for lunch. A smoothie is a lighter option, but pre-packaged, store-bought smoothies are often more processed, higher in sugar and lower in nutrients than their freshly made counterparts.

Diana Rosito, a wellness coach at the Y Healthy Living Center at Baptist North Medical Campus, shows us how to make a simple smoothie that even the most beginner chef can handle.

Strawberry banana smoothie
2 c. strawberries
1 medium banana
1 c. almond milk
Agave nectar (optional sweetener)

Add halved strawberries, sliced banana and almond milk to blender. Add agave nectar for optional additional sweetness. Blend until smooth. Pour into a cup and garnish with a strawberry. Enjoy!

Baptist Health has five Y Healthy Living Centers throughout the Jacksonville area, offering services like health screenings, disease prevention, health risk assessment and health coaching.