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Mfamara Goita INGREDIENTS (225)771-2152  ½ cup of raspberry [email protected]  ½ cup of blueberry Or  1 cup of strawberry  2 cups of non-fat milk Fatemeh Malekian  1 scoop of unflavored whey protein isolate (225)771-0251 powder * [email protected]  1 cup of ice ** DIRECTIONS

The Serving size per recipe is 2 (~413g) This project was funded by USDA/NIFA Capacity Building Add all the ingredients into a blender and blend it Grant: Award # 2015-05411 thoroughly for 2 to 3 minutes until it becomes mixed together. * The whey protein isolate can be added to have a higher protein content ** If the fruits are used in the frozen form, the ice can be omitted.

NUTRITION FACTS Number of serving 2 Amount Per Serving (413g) Southern University and A&M College System Calories 240 Calories from Fat 5 Agricultural Research and Extension Center % Daily Value Ashford O. Williams Hall Total Fat 0.5g 5% P.O. Box 10010 Saturated Fat 0g 8% Baton Rouge, LA 70813 Trans Fat 0g 0% Phone (225)771-2262, Fax (225)771-4464 Cholesterol 5mg 7% www.suagcenter.com Sodium 170mg 7%

Total Carbohydrate 27g 9% Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center, an entity of the Southern University System, Adell Brown, Jr., Interim Chancellor; Ray Dietary Fiber 5g 20% Belton, System President; Leon R. Tarver II, Chairman, Board of Supervisors. It is issued in furtherance of the Cooperative Extension Work Sugars 20g Act of December 1971, and the Agricultural Research Program, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. All educational Protein 32g programs conducted by the Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center are provided to all persons regardless of race, national Vitamin A 10% Vitamin C 90% origin, or disability. © 2008 SU Ag Center. Calcium 35% Iron 4%

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