Apple Pie Smoothie

1/2 cup nonfat yogurt

8 ounces nonfat milk

1 tbs frozen apple juice concentrate

dash of cinnamon

1/2 whole green apple, seeded and cut in pieces

Combine all ingredients in a blender and process until smooth.  You can add ice while blending if desired.  Makes 1, 12 ounce serving.  Calories 103, Total Fat 1 gram, Saturated Fat 0 grams, Protein 15 grams, Carbohydrate 35 grams, Cholesterol 6 milligrams, Sodium 209 milligrams, Fiber 1 gram, Calcium 0, Iron 0

Yogurt Smoothie

1 c nonfat plain or flavored yogurt

1 c ice

1 c fresh fruit

2 tbs sugar

Combine all ingredients in a blender and process until smooth.  Serve immediately.  Try different fruits and flavored yogurts for different flavor combinations.  Makes 2, 12 ounce servings. Calories 180, Total Fat 1 gram, Saturated Fat 0 grams, Protein 7 grams, Carbs 39 grams, Cholesterol 2 milligrams, Sodium 91 milligrams, Fiber 2 grams, Calcium 0, Iron 0

Berry Calcium Smoothie

2 ounces frozen blueberries

2 ounces frozen raspberries

2 ounces frozen strawberries

1 cup nonfat yogurt-any flavor

2 tbs nonfat dry milk

1/2 cup nonfat milk

1/2 cup calcium-fortified orange juice

Combine all ingredients in a blender and process until smooth.  You can add ice if desired. Makes 2, 12 ounces servings.  Calories 194, Total Fat 1 gram, Saturated Fat 0 grams, Protien 12 grams, Carbs 36 grams, Cholesterol 5 milligrams, Sodium 160 milligrams, Fiber 3 grams, Calcium 0, Iron 0.

Citrus Chamomile Cooler

3 chamomile tea bags

2 cups boiling water

1/2 cup orange juice

1 cup pineapple juice

1/4 cup lime juice

2 cups sparkling water

Pour water over tea bags, cover and steep for 10 mnutes.  Remove tea bags and press to remove liquid.  Stir in orange, pinapple, lime and grape juice and chill.  Fill glasses 2/3 full with juice-tea mixture and then add sparkling water until full.  Makes 6, 8 0unce servings. Calories 67, Total Fat 0 grams, Saturated Fat 0 grams, Protein 0 grams, Carbs 17 grams, Cholesterol 0, Sodium 7 milligrams, Fiber0, Calcium 0, Iron 0.

Today’s Friends for Life are Cheryl Martin and her friend Sue Gable.  Cheryl and Sue are from Waverly and was fun talking with Cheryl about her Friend for Life — Sue!

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Mark SchultzLife 101.9 artist Mark Schultz is performing a concert Friday night in North Liberty.  The show is close to selling out, and you can find more details about how to get tickets here. This morning, we got a chance to hang out and talk to Mark on the air.  If you missed our talk (or you want to hear it again), you can listen in three parts below.

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Scott Drzycimski

Scott Drzycimski Team Lead - Strategic Communications Interstate Power and Light Co., an Alliant Energy Company

Some of the best ways to save our family money and in our own small way live responsibly is to remember to use what Alliant Energy’s Scott Drzycimsky refers to as “Daylighting”.  It was our joy to have Scott on the show to explain…

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Would you like to learn more about “Daylighting”?  More information is available here.

Today Sandy Swantz has nominated Edie Kemp from Kalona as her Friend for Life!   Sandy has been kind enough to join us on the show to share why she nominated Edie.

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