Yoplait Strawberry Banana Smoothie Mix Review

There I was, all primed and ready to go with my Osterizer 16 Speed Blender.  On my trip to Dominick's yesterday I had found something new to me ... Yoplait Strawberry Banana Smoothie.  This product consisted of a 7.6 oz. plastic pouch of sliced fresh strawberries and bananas.  It would have been nice if someone at the store had bothered to notice the "Keep Frozen" warning which was clearly visible in the upper left-hand corner of the package label; instead they had thrown all these things in with the regular refrigerated yogurts.  I didn't notice the mistake either until I got home and really looked at the package details but this story has a happy ending since I was able to drink this stuff and survive the night to write this review.

Directions couldn't be easier -- blend contents of the pouch with a cup of milk.  The package recommends skim milk but all I had on hand was 2% and that worked beautifully.  Nutritional information is given for both the mix as packaged and also prepared with skim milk. 

STATS:

If you prepare your Yoplait Smoothie with skim milk, you will get two servings each containing 110 calories with 15 calories from fat.  There are one gram Total Fat, .5 gram Saturated Fat, zero Trans Fat, less than 5 mg. Cholesterol, 15 mg. Sodium, 14 grams Total Carbs, one gram Dietary Fiber, 9 grams Sugars, and one gram Protein.  This preparation with milk also results in 4% (D.V.) Vitamin A, 30% Vitamin C, and 15% Calcium.

TASTE TIP:

Anyone who thinks that mixing the Yoplait Strawberry Banana Smoothie mix in with a cup of skim milk is going to result in the kind of fruit smoothie you get from the Mall is in for a HUGE disappointment.  I knew this and I'm surprised that the package directions didn't mention it.  Before I did anything else, I crushed a cup of ice and THEN added the fruit mix and the milk and blended for a couple minutes.  The addition of the ice resulted in a beautiful batch of smoothie which was the equal of a Strawberry Banana Vivanno  from Starbuck's.  I was afraid to share with a neighbor because the fruit had not been kept frozen at the store and I was taking a chance but I ended up with so much delectable smoothie that that ended up being my dinner last night.  When ice is added to the blend, I heartily recommend this stuff.