EZ Smoothie

This is a low calorie - high vitamin breakfast or snack. Great for kids after school snack or a quick breakfast for those teens. You can make it the night before and put it in the fridge in a closed container and just shake and drink in the morning. 1 cup yogurt (flavored or plain)  1 banana  1/2 cup orange juice (or your favorite juice)  1/2 cup peaches (frozen or fresh)  1/2 cup strawberries (frozen or fresh)  1 tsp flax seed (finely ground) or wheat bran (optional, but makes a great lo-cal way to get some more fiber and you won't even taste it)  Put all of the above in a blender and blend into a nourishing tasty treat!!  NOTE: You can use any fruit or juice, be creative. Some of my favorites are honeydew melon, raspberries, blueberries and pineapple. If you use frozen fruit it makes it an icy cool drink in the summer.

High Calcium Breakfast Tip
	Here is a tip for a high calcium breakfast. Oatmeal, using 1 cup low-fat milk for the cooking water and add ½ cup milk to the finished product. This will give you ½ the calcium you need in a day and more calcium than the average diet includes in a day.

Make your own anti-perspirant! Add 2 drops of Sage essential oil to 1 Tablespoon of vegetable oil. Apply mixture to underarms with a cotton ball. This lotion is soothing and will reduce prespiration and deodorize.

Shining Hair
	Don't know what to do with old brown bananas? Try mashing them and applying them to your hair! Leave on for 15 minutes and rinse off. This will give you a nice shine to your hair.

Natural Bug Spray
	Oil of Cloves mixed with water at a 4:10 ratio will repel insects. Put in a spray bottle and spray around areas you want insect free.