Once again, it's pumpkin time! Teach kids that pumpkins are for more than carving at Halloween or displaying for fall. This YUMMY, easy-to-make shake is perfect for classroom tasting, and it's packed with vitamin A, calcium and fiber.
Ingredients
1 14-ounce can of pumpkin, chilled
1 6-ounce container low-fat vanilla yogurt
1 cups low-fat milk
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
6 tablespoons graham cracker crumbs, optional
Directions
1. Place pumpkin, cream cheese and vanilla yogurt in a blender.
2. Add milk, brown sugar, cream cheese and vanilla yogurt in a blender.
3. Blend until smooth. Pour into glasses and top each serving with a teaspoon of graham cracker crumbs if desired.
Makes 6 servings (18 tasting servings)
Nutritional Analysis per Serving
150 calories
23 g carbohydrates
6 g protein
3.5 g fat
200 mg calcium
2 g fiber
Related Books
Pumpkins
by Jacqueline Farmer and Phyllis Limbacher Tildes
Charlesbridge, 2004
Learn fun facts and information, including the history, legends, growth cycle and nutrition. !
From Seed to Pumpkin
by Wendy Pfeffer and Illustrated by James Graham Hale
HarperCollins Publishers, 2004
Find out how a tiny yellow seeds grow into big, orange pumpkins!
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