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Make a Healthy Raspberry Smoothie

1. Before You Watch the Video

Look at the title above

What do you know about this topic already?

Have you ever tasted a raspberry smoothie?

2. Check Your Vocabulary

How many of these words do you know?

Click on words for pronunciation and definitions:

Raspberry
Calories
Vanilla
Honey
Yogurt
Cancer
Flax
Seed
Snack

Smoothie
Blender
Slice
Prevent
Ripe
Vitamin
Nutrient
Mix
Froth

Blend (ed)
Slice (ing)
Prevent (ing)
Ripe (r)
Vitamin (s)
Nutrient (s)
Mix (ture)
Froth (v)*

A smoothie (alternatively spelled Smoothi, smoothee or smoothy, the name comes from the smooth property of the emulsion) is a blended and sometimes sweetened beverage made from fresh fruit (fruit smoothie), vegetables and in special cases can contain chocolate or peanut butter. In addition to fruit, many smoothies include crushed ice, frozen fruit, honey or contain syrup and ice ingredients. They have a milkshake-like consistency that is thicker than slush drinks. They can also contain milk, yogurt or ice cream. Smoothies are often marketed to health-conscious people, and some restaurants offer add-ins such as soy milk, whey powder, green tea, herbal supplements, or nutritional supplement mixes.

*Not a common word.

3. Watch the Video

4. Answer the Questions:

A. How many ingredients do need to make this?

       B. What are they? Make a list.

       C. What other things do you need?

       D. What are flax seeds good for?

                                Hands and fingernails
                                Hair and fingernails
                                Head and skin
                                Heads and tails?
                                Hammer and nails?

5. Grammar Points:
       The riper the bananas are, the sweeter thry will be
       (The riper, the sweeter.)

6. Talk (with a partner) or write about it.:
       What is your favorite food?
       Why do you like it
       Tell how to make your favorite disk

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