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There's nothing more delicious and nutritious than strawberries and bananas together. Now you can have these two delicious fruits in a scrumptious milkshake. Strawberry Banana Milkshake is a great drink to have any time of day.

Bananas and strawberries are good for you and go perfectly with milk. You're probably used to having them on your cereal Jason Kipnis Jersey , but now you can see how delicious they are in a tall, frosty glass filled with this wonderful milkshake. Enjoy.

Strawberry Banana Milkshake

2 bananas
10 oz. box frozen strawberries, partially thawed
2 cups milk
2 pints strawberry ice cream

Directions

Slice the bananas. Combine bananas, strawberries, milk and 1 pint of the ice cream in blender Francisco Lindor Jersey , in batches.

Blend until smooth. Top each with scoop of remaining ice cream.


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Copyright 2005
Donna Monday
Easy to make ? fun to drink


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