Dear Parents, October 2006

**Welcome to the Parent-to-Parent Pledge Handbook! Thank you for being a
concerned and involved parent and for joining forces with other parents
like yourself in this directory.** The decision to do this Pledge
Handbook again came out of the county-wide Communities Mobilizing for
Change on Alcohol (CMCA) group. CMCA is a program that has proven to be
effective in other communities and so was chosen as the program to reach
the community for our grant project. One of the ways CMCA works is to
change policies, both formally and informally. CMCA is also about
reducing the access to alcohol (lessening the supply). Hopefully this
pledge and this handbook will help parents set and keep our own
"policies" about alcohol in our own homes and with our youth so we can
help keep them safe.

A Community Readiness Survey was done last year in Jones County. There
were 2 areas where our county was ready for change. One, people believe
there is too much access to alcohol and two, some people believe we are
too permissive with our attitudes toward alcohol- that the notion
alcohol is just a "rite of passage" for teenagers, is no longer the
attitude we should have. Studies about the developing teen brain and how
alcohol affects the teen brain in the short and long term support the
need for this new attitude.

Hopefully, most of you know about the 3 year grant that the Jones Co.
Schools received to reduce underage drinking. We are already beginning
Year 3. We have a possibility of getting an extension into a 4^th^ year
with some carryover money, but it is not guaranteed. We have some good
news to report! The most recent Jones County Iowa Youth Survey showed
that underage drinking and binge drinking by youth is decreasing! We
need to keep this trend going. The programs brought into the school by
this grant have been reaching most of the goals of the grant. The
programs begin in 6^th^ grade and go into the high school years. These
programs are established in the schools at this time and we have been
working to sustain them in your schools for years to come. Many teachers
have been trained in the prevention programs. We are working as a
community\-- schools, parents, churches, policy makers, businesses, law
enforcement, community leaders and citizens, and media partners- to make
the environment concerning alcohol and other drugs a healthier place for
our children to live.

So as the pledge you signed says, "welcome and encourage other parents"
to give you a call and go ahead and call them too. Provide that safe
place for your children and their friends to hang out. Have a great
year!

Sincerely, The Jones County Alcohol Reduction Project

Table of Contents

Page

How to use the
directory......................................................................
3

Copy of
Pledge.................................................................................
4

"Thank Goodness my Kids aren't on
Drugs"............................................................................................5

Creating a Family
Spirit.....................................................................\...6

Resource
Numbers...........................................................................\...7

.

Activities in/near Jones
Co...............................................................8 & 9

101 Fun Things for Teens to
Do......................................................10 & 11

Non Alcoholic Drink
Recipes............................................................12-14

Directory...............................................................................\...the
rest!

PARENT-TO-PARENT

Supporting a safe, supervised, legal and responsible environment for our
children

**How to Use the Parent-to-Parent Directory**

*You call the mechanic to check on your car repairs.*

*Why wouldn't you call another parent to check on your kid?*

The caregivers listed in the directory have agreed to:

-   Lock up and/or monitor any alcohol in their home.

-   Make sure other adults in their home know it is NOT OK to give our
    children or their friends alcohol.

-   Always actively supervise their children's guests.

-   Call other parents to confirm the rules when their children are
    spending time at other people's homes.

-   Welcome phone calls from other caregivers to call about their
    children.

> People listed in the Parent-to-Parent Directory agree to keep alcohol
> out of the hands of children. We want other parents to call when their
> child is going to spend time at our house.
>
> \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

**Here is an example of how you can use the directory:**

**Use the directory to make contact with another caregiver.**

> Rhonda is a new friend of your daughter, Sara. Sara wants to go over
> to Rhonda's house after school. You haven't met Rhonda's parents and
> you don't know if the girls will be supervised. You check the
> Parent-to Parent Directory and Rhonda's mom is listed. You call
> Rhonda's mother.

**Examples of how you can start the conversation:**

> **"**Hello, this is Sara's mother. Sara asked me if she could go over
> to your house to hang out with Rhonda after school tomorrow. I just
> wanted to check with you to make sure that is OK."
>
> "Will you or another adult be around to supervise? If you can't be
> there, maybe they can hang out some other time when one of us can be
> around. I really think it is important that they have active
> supervision."
>
> "Sara has a curfew. I have talked to Sara about alcohol and she knows
> that she is not allowed to drink or be in places where kids are
> drinking."
>
> **By communicating with each other, our children will know that we
> care for them and want them to be safe.**

Parent-to-Parent Pledge

As Caregivers, we want:

-   To be actively involved in our children's lives.

-   To know where our children are.

-   To know whom our children's friends are.

-   To know our children are in a safe, supervised, environment where no
    underage drinking is allowed.

    I/we agree to:

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-   Always actively supervise our children's guests.

-   Welcome and encourage other parents/caregivers to call us about
    their children.

-   Call other parents/caregivers to confirm the rules when our children
    are spending time at their house.

-   Lock up and/or monitor any alcohol in our home.

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PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY-Thanks!

> List all children Address Grade School Parents(s)/ Phone
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> We agree to the above Parent-to-Parent Pledge guidelines and would
> like our names placed in the Parent-to-Parent Handbook.

Parent(s)/Guardian(s) Signature(s)

"Thank God my kids aren't on drugs."

**(Who cares if they drink once-in-a-while?)**

**[Alcohol can be as deadly as any other drug!]{.mark}**

**[Consider these facts:]{.mark}**

-   Junior and senior high school students consume an estimated 1.1
    billion cans of beer each year in the United States.

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-   It is estimated that underage drinkers in Iowa consume 26.4% of all
    alcohol consumed, totaling \$245 million in sales.

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-   The problems and costs associated with underage drinking in Iowa
    total an estimated \$635 million. This translates to a cost of
    \$2,027 for each youth.

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-   According to the 2005 Iowa Youth Survey, 32% of 11^th^ graders
    reported binge drinking within the past 30 days of taking the
    survey.

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-   Traffic crashes are the leading cause of death for America's youth;
    almost half of all traffic fatalities are alcohol-related.

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-   During 2004, about 35% of all persons injured in alcohol-related
    crashes in Iowa were between the ages of 14 and 25. Nearly 30% of
    all victims who died in alcohol related crashes in Iowa from
    1993-2003 were 25 years old or younger.

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-   In the United States, up to 93% of unwanted teenage pregnancies
    begin under the influence of alcohol.

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-   A national study of college women found that alcohol use is one of
    the strongest predictors of a college woman becoming a rape victim.

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-   One researcher found that alcohol and drug abuse is the most common
    characteristic of youth who attempt suicide.

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-   Two studies have found that 40% to 50% of young males who have
    drowned or suffered diving injuries had consumed alcohol immediately
    before the incident.

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# Underage drinking hurts our kids and our community!

**Communities Mobilizing for Change on Alcohol (CMCA)**

**Jones County Alcohol Reduction Project**

**(319) 462-4327**

Creating a Family Spirit

One of life's greatest joys is to live in a close-knit family where the
members think, feel, and act together as a family unit. Such families
experience a sense of unity and togetherness.

In bygone ages, when society wasn't so complex and hurried, it seemed a
lot easier to build that kind of family. Today, however, many families
cope with four or five different work schedules, numerous
extracurricular activities, and jam-packed social calendars of parents
and children alike.

In families with complicated schedules many experience little unity or
togetherness and instead know fragmentation, loneliness, and isolation.
According to David Wilmes in his book "Parenting for Prevention-How to
Raise a Child to Say No to Alcohol/Drugs," a family with little
togetherness is more likely than other families to have children who
have problems with alcohol and drugs.

Lacking a family spirit of love, togetherness, and mutual support, the
kids look for it elsewhere, and far too often they find it in the false
good fellowship and high feelings experienced amid the alcohol/drug
crowd.

Is it possible, in a society as ours, to build a close-knit, united,
loving family? How can this be done?

Establishing family rituals, traditions and celebrations is a way to
create a feeling of identity and belonging-of establishing a family
culture. Family traditions can serve to develop that sense of
connectedness, continuity, and stability.

What are your family traditions and celebrations? How do you communicate
the importance of family time to your child(ren), nieces, nephews,
siblings? It can be as simple as playing ball on a Sunday afternoon,
going for walks or rides in the car with a relative, or playing a
special game. Family celebrations do not need to require a large amount
of time-or lots of prior planning. They can be spontaneous-and take as
little as 15 minutes.

The following suggestions are actual quotes from Native American Youth
workers on celebrating life and creating special family rituals that
help bind us together:

**Sunday or "Special" Days**

-   Enjoy family-visit, laugh, love...

-   Big dinner with all the "fixings"-just to spend time together.

-   Make Sunday dinner special with no TV and a nice dinner-no fast or
    boxed food. Then discuss and reflect on how our week went-it gives
    the kids a chance to say whatever they feel, everyone listens and
    everyone gets a chance to talk.

-   Eat pizza on every pay-day.

-   Eat browned oatmeal and bacon in the morning for breakfast, then eat
    roast at night.

-   Watch football.

-   Saturdays are our "Special Family Days." We usually all hang out
    together playing some sort of game-then make a big dinner. We like
    to make a fire out in the fire pit, sit around the fire, and share
    the "highs" and "lows" of our week. This helps to share ideas how to
    deal with life and changes.

    **Birthdays**

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-   NO CHORES ON YOUR BIRTHDAY! Also, birthday person gets to pick
    what's on the menu! YUM!

-   Cake and ice cream-special dinner-gifts-verbal appreciation.

-   String of balloons from bedroom to kitchen first thing in the
    morning then have a big "I LOVE YOU" speech!

-   Do whatever the birthday person wants to do on his/her special day.

    **"Girls/Guys Night Out"**

Spend quality time together:

-   Go out shopping, eating.

-   Watch a movie together.

-   Go to bingo or a movie, or have little pedicure and pampering
    parties.

-   Spend time together doing just anything-have fun celebrating being
    "girls" (or guys)

    **Spur of the Moment Activities**

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-   Cut hair

-   BBQ

-   Picnics

-   Walk to the park

-   Mutual back rubs

-   Story time

-   Drop by Mom's house

-   Games

-   Go bowling

-   Yard time

    Resource Numbers

If you know of underage drinking happening or about to happen somewhere,
you are encouraged to call the sheriff department's non-emergency number
anytime of the day, night or weekend at (319) 462-4371 to report it.

[Other helpful numbers for issues with Drugs and Alcohol]{.underline}:

Youth Substance Abuse Counselor- Serving Jones Co. Middle School and
High School Students -Carrie Johnson (319) 465-6597 x1313

Area Substance Abuse Council- (319) 462-4327 or 1-800-247-8301

Drug Abuse Hotline- 800-662-4357

Youth Crisis Hotline- 800-HIT-HOME (448-4663)

Al-Anon/Alateen- 888-4AL-ANON (425-2666)

[For parenting information:]{.underline} Jones Co. Family Resource
Assoc.- (319) 462-5318 or (319) 465-3432.

[For mental health or emotional/relational help]{.underline}:

Suicide Helpline- 800-332-4224 or 362-2174 (Foundation 2)

Local Counseling (serving in Jones Co.)- Abbe Center- (319) 398-3562,
Catholic Charities 1-800-772-2758, or Jones Regional Medical Center --
(319) 462-6135 Ext. 6386.

For any social services information in the area, you can also call 211
for information and referral.

Please excuse us if there are any misprints or wrong numbers listed. We
tried our best to list accurate information throughout this handbook.
**Also, please let us know if we have any numbers or information wrong
so we can correct it for next year.**

\*If you would like to help with the community effort to reduce youth
access to alcohol or if you want to talk about any other aspects of the
"Keeping Up with the Joneses" grant to reduce underage drinking project,
please call Jennifer at 462-4327 or (319) 721-4463.

**[Things in or near Jones County that are lots of fun to
do!]{.underline}**

**We asked the High School Leadership and Resiliency Program teachers
what are some things they have done with the students and what are some
other things that are fun to do in the area and relatively
inexpensive.**

**(CAUTION: Some of these activities may strengthen your family, broaden
your horizons, get you in touch with nature, and/or boost
self-confidence!)**

Fun Valley - Snow tubing -- 641-623-3456

Adventureland -- Altoona, IA - 800-532-1286

Planet X --(laser tag is really fun, other activities too) Cedar Rapids
-- 319-294-2237

IMAX Dome Theatre- Cedar Rapids 319-363-4629

Cedar Rapids Ice Arena -- 319-398- 0100

Coral Ridge Mall -- Coralville - Ice skating - 319-625-5500

Anamosa Bowling Center Inc. -- 319-462-2195

Legacy Lanes- Monticello (bowling)-319-465-5077

Camp Courageous (ropes courses and volunteering) -- Monticello
319-465-5916

For other activities like Car Shows, visit campcourageous.org

Palisades -- Kepler State Park -- Mt. Vernon (repelling) -- 319-895-6039

Wapsipinicon State Park - Anamosa -- 319-462-2761

Maquoketa Caves -- Caving is Free -- Maquoketa -- 563-652-5833

Appleby's Canoeing -- Monticello -- 319-465-3697

Jelly Stone Park -- Warrens, Wisconsin - 608-378-4303, 888-386-9644

Boy Scout Camp Waubeek (ropes courses) -- Central City -- 319-438-1950

Central Park (swimming, volleyball, picnicking, hiking, canoeing- all
Free!)\--

Near Center Junction-563-487-3541

Lawrence Community Center -- Walleyball- Anamosa 319-462-6181

Olin City Park -- Frisbee golf- Free!

Hide and Go Seek in the dark (most anywhere, but be careful!) Free!

Bonfire with friends

Go to the Movies

Hwy. 61 Drive-In Theatre at Maquoketa- 563-674-4367

Read a book outside

Paint by Number!

Take a bike ride

Rent a movie

Play Board games

Hike the Mines of Spain in Dubuque

Miniature Golf- Dubuque, Marion

Dubuque River Museum- \$7

Water Park in Waterloo- Lost Island- \$20/person

Farley Stock Car Races

**Continued activities....**

Teenagers- cook a meal for your family!

Dubuque Museum of Art

Play Bingo

Dubuque Planetarium

Four Mounds- Ropes Course- Dubuque

Old Creamery Theatre- Amanas

Lock and Dam in fall- look for eagles

Hockey Game

Go to a play at Starlighter's Theatre

Ski at Sundown in Dubuque or Chestnut Mountain in Galena

Camping at parks with campgrounds or in your back yard!

Summer time - Alpine Slide at Chestnut Mountain

Madison Zoo

Lake Delhi- Freddie's Beach

Backbone State Park- hiking, creek stomping, canoeing, bonfires,
swimming

Go to school sports, music concerts, and plays

**SERVING OTHERS IS ALSO LOTS OF FUN and has a lot more benefits too!**

Silvercrest of Anamosa - 319-462-3070

Anamosa Care Center -- 319-462-4356

Cedar Rapids Meal Enrichment 319-363-2058

HACAP - Anamosa -- 319-462-4343

**Things to do when you visit or anytime:**

Make ice cream sundaes

Play games indoor or out

May Day baskets

Plant flowers

Volunteer to stain or paint for the city

Decorate bulletin boards at church with helpful info

Make blankets to give away

Volunteer at the Ronald McDonald House

Create and perform a puppet show

Pancake breakfasts for a local cause

Help with freshmen orientation at school

Notes/cards for teachers at your local school

Soda can drive for a local charity

Family Resource Center -- child care/tutoring

Visit an elderly neighbor

Volunteer at the Humane Society in Maquoketa or Wyoming

Care packages

Make toys for young children

**101 Fun Things for Teens to Do**

1\. Go to the movies with your friends/family.

2\. Go shopping at the mall with your friends.

3\. Have a picnic with your friends at a local park or in your backyard.

4\. Have an 80\'s movie marathon. Rent as many 80\'s movies as you can
find and watch them all weekend. Do the same thing for other decades.

5\. Make a scrapbook.

6\. Make a collage that represents you or a topic you enjoy. Include
magazine and newspaper clippings, photographs, ticket stubs, etc.

7\. Have a potluck dinner. Assign a food category to each of your
friends and set a date.

8\. Read a book or magazine.

9\. Play a game of flag or touch football.

10\. Play capture the flag.

11\. Make a home movie with your parents\' video camera.

12\. Paint a picture.

13\. Go on a scavenger hunt in your neighborhood.

14\. Go to a sporting event for your school.

15\. Start a collection.

16\. Play a game of ultimate Frisbee.

17\. Go swimming.

18\. Make a mix CD or tape.

19\. Organize a bake sale or car wash in your neighborhood and donate
the proceeds to a school or community project.

20\. Play card games, dominoes, or do a puzzle.

21\. Plan and make a meal for your family.

22\. Make your own waterslide. Put a plastic tarp down on the grass and
wet it down with a water hose. Keep the hose running as you and your
friends run and slide on it.

23\. Fly a kite in your backyard or at a local park.

24\. Create your own street-hockey team or play for fun.

25\. Talk on the phone.

26\. Ride your bike. Try to find new trails.

27\. Write poetry or short stories.

28\. Build a clubhouse in your backyard where you can hang out with your
friends.

29\. Make homemade cookies.

30\. Go on a photography hunt and find interesting themes to shoot.

31\. Exercise. Try new exercise routines with your friends, such as yoga
or Pilates.

32\. Rent a canoe or paddle boat.

33\. Go to a concert.

34\. Start your own band.

35\. Get a part-time job.

36\. Go out to eat at a local restaurant.

37\. Go to an ice cream shop with your friends.

38\. Go star-gazing.

39\. Go see a play at your local theater or a school production.

40\. Participate in after-school activities, such as the drama club,
football, basketball, community service clubs, student council,
cheerleading, etc.

41\. Go to a museum.

42\. Go to the zoo.

43\. Volunteer at the local animal shelter, hospital, nursing home or
another place that interests you.

44\. Plant your own garden or terrarium.

45\. Make a time capsule with all your friends with notes and objects
you want to remember this time in history. Set a date to open it far in
the future.

46\. Design and make your own T-shirts.

47\. Go horseback riding.

48\. Go rock climbing or hiking.

49\. Go to an amusement or water park.

50\. Have dinner outside while watching the sunset. You can make dinner
or pick up some fast food.

51\. Groom your pet then take it to the park to it show off.

52\. Play paintball.

53\. Go to the beach or lake.

54\. Play computer/video games.

55\. Take a nap.

56\. Play laser tag.

57\. Play miniature golf.

58\. Ride go-carts.

59\. Go bowling.

60\. Study for SATs.

61\. Go to a flea market to search for cool stuff.

62\. Order a pizza and rent a movie with your friends.

63\. Attend a professional sporting event.

64\. Go ice-skating.

65\. Visit public gardens.

66\. Play board games with your little brother or sister or with your
friends.

67\. Learn how to play a musical instrument.

68\. Take your kid sisters or brothers to the playground or circus.

69\. Visit the historical sites of your city.

70\. Start a recycling program in your school/community.

71\. Have a poker party. Use chips, candy and pretzels instead of money.

72\. Make a music video.

73\. Make a present for your boyfriend or girlfriend.

74\. Make a quilt out of your old T-shirts and blankets.

75\. Have a cartoon marathon.

76\. Go roller-skating or roller-blading at the local skating rink or
around the neighborhood.

77\. Go to the batting cages or play baseball in a local park.

78\. Take a blanket and some snacks to a park and look at cloud
formations in the sky.

79\. Listen to music/sing.

80\. Start a daily journal.

81\. Put together a play production with your friends.

82\. Roast marshmallows.

83\. Play catch with water balloons in the yard or have a water balloon
fight.

84\. Visit your family.

85\. Do a puzzle. Glue the pieces together and frame it.

86\. Organize a garage sale with your friends. Donate the proceeds to a
local charity or throw a party.

87\. Build your own website.

88\. Go fishing.

89\. Surf the Internet.

90\. Take dance lessons. Learn how to swing dance, waltz, salsa, etc.

91\. Organize a day to pick up litter in your neighborhood and in the
community.

92\. Go to the library.

93\. Study something new.

94\. Write a letter.

95\. Rearrange your room.

96\. Clean out the basement or garage for your parents.

97\. Mow the lawn or wash car for your parents.

98\. Mentor a younger child.

99\. Join a club or group.

100.Take cooking classes.

101.Visit a nursing home.

### New Non-Alcoholic Drink Recipes

### Tropical-Not-A-Colada

> 3/4 cup unsweetened pineapple juice
>
> Half a banana
>
> 2 to 3 packets sweetener
>
> 1 teaspoon lime juice
>
> 1/4 teaspoon coconut extract
>
> 3 to 4 ice cubes

1.  Combine ingredients in blender.

2.  Blend on high for 30 seconds, until smooth and creamy.

3.  Pour into fancy glass and serve with straw.

4.  Makes one 12 ounces serving.

Variation: Substitute 1/2 cup of fresh or unsweetened frozen
strawberries for banana.  If using fresh berries, add 3-4 extra ice
cubes.

### Peachy Punch

3/4 cup peach sorbet\
1/3 cup orange juice\
1 cup sparkling water\
3/8 teaspoon almond extract\
crushed ice

1.  Blend sorbet, juice and extract until smooth.

2.  Stir in sparkling water.

3.  Pour over crushed ice and serve.

### Sunny Fun

> 3 ounces *Sunny Delight*\
> 3 ounces *Ocean Spray Cranberry Juice*\
> Splash of *7-Up*\
> Garnish: orange slice or cherry

1.  Pour ice into a double old-fashioned glass.

2.  Add equal parts of *Sunny Delight* and Cranberry Juice.

3.  Top off with a splash of *7-Up* and garnish with an orange slice or
    cherry.

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### Warm Orchard Cider

1 64 ounce bottle *Ocean Spray 100% Premium Juice Blend of Cranberry and
Granny Smith Apples\
*1/4 cup sugar\
2 - 3 inch cinnamon sticks\
1 teaspoon whole allspice\
Garnish: orange slices and clover

1.  Mix all ingredients (except garnish) into saucepan

2.  Bring to a boil, then simmer 5-10 minutes.

3.  Strain heated punch into punch bowl.

4.  Garnish with orange slices and clover.

### Slow-Cooker Cranberry Punch

2 cups cranberry juice\
2 quarts apple cider\
1/2 cup sugar\
1 orange studded with 6 whole cloves\
2 cinnamon sticks, about 3 inches each\
Garnish: orange slices or cinnamon sticks.

1.  Combine all ingredients (except garnish) in slow-cooker.

2.  Simmer, covered, on low setting 1-1/2 hours.

3.  Serve in warmed mugs.

4.  Garnish each with orange slice or cinnamon stick.

5.  Makes 10 servings.

### Hawaiian Blush

6 ounces Pina Colada Mix\
1 ounce pineapple juice\
1 ounce strawberry preserves\
Ice\
Garnish: pineapple wedge

1.  Put all ingredients and ice into blender.

2.  Blend until desired consistency.

3.  Pour into glass and decorate with pineapple wedge.

4.  Add more pineapple for a more fruity taste.

    **Raspberry Cream Smoothie**

    1 Cup orange Juice

1 Cup raspberry Yogurt

1 Cup Vanilla Frozen Yogurt

½ Frozen banana (chunks)

1 ½ Cup Frozen Raspberries

Pour all liquid ingredients into the smoothie maker.

Add all frozen ingredients.

**Strawberry Banana Supreme Smoothie**

1 Cup Strawberry Nectar or Apple Juice

1 Cup Milk

1 Frozen Banana

1 ½ Cups Frozen Strawberries

1 Cup Strawberry Yogurt

Pour all liquid ingredients into the smoothie maker.

Add all frozen ingredients.

**Orange Banana Cream Smoothie**

1 Cup Milk

1 ½ Cups Orange Juice

½ tsp vanilla

½ frozen banana (chunks)

1 Cup Vanilla Frozen Yogurt

½ Cup orange yogurt

3 TBS. Orange Juice Concentrate

Pour all liquid ingredients into the smoothie maker.

Add all frozen ingredients.

*The contents of this handbook were developed under a grant from the
Department of Education. However, the contents do not necessarily
represent the policy of the Department of Education, and you should not
assume endorsement by the Federal Government.*