Reviewed: Apr. 3, 2003

I absolutely love smoothies!! They are one of my favorite breakfast items....except I made this one for my lunch today. I love the oatmeal in it, but think that 1/2 a cup is a little too much. I used quick cooking oats since that's what I normally have on hand and substituted a container of strawberry yogurt for the strawberries. I have not been able to find a decent batch of strawberries yet this year. They are not sweet for some reason, so I'm a little hesitant to buy them. Anyway, the oatmeal made this smoothie VERY filling and I too omitted the vanilla and sugar since I used vanilla flavored soy milk. Great new find...thanks Astrophe.

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JOSIE

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Mar. 11, 2002

I put the oats in first and ground them fine. It was great!!! Very filling and yummy.

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Southern GurL

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Aug. 28, 2005

GREAT! i loved this recipe it was wonderful. it make the oatmeal less grainy, i put that in the blender first and pureed it until it was powdery, then added the rest of the ingredients. its so good!

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Lauren C.

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Aurora, Colorado, USA

Reviewed: May 31, 2005

FABULOUS! I have never tried a smoothy with oatmeal! Who'da thunk! Well this is great. I also tried a variation of using fresh juice in place of the soymilk. Fresh pineapple juice was especially yummy! Also, when you use juice in place, no sugar or vanilla is needed. Thanks for this great idea. I am thinking of trying wheat flakes too!

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BOLTBABE

Reviewed: May 30, 2002

This is a great morning smoothie. If I don't have frozen strawberries I make sure the banana is frozen.. one of them has to be or else it is too liquidy. Also, substituting half the strawberries with peaches is a great combo too. This recipe says 2 servings, but really it's the size of a regular smoothie you'd get at a place like Jamba Juice.

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hmork

Reviewed: Feb. 16, 2009

I ran the oatmeal through my blender before adding the rest of the ingredients. I used a frozen banana as well as the frozen strawberries and used whole milk. (We don't drink soy.) I thought it was good, as did my kids. The sugar wasn't really needed, IMO, as I felt it was sweet enough on it's own. It's just a personal preferance.

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Sarah Jo

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Seattle, Washington, USA

Living In: Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Jun. 28, 2005

This is delicious! I grind up the oatmeal in the blender first and sometimes use a combination of frozen strawberries and peaches. I love the thick texture the oats give it, and it's very filling. My boyfriend begs for these.

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CAW13

Reviewed: Sep. 16, 2010

Pretty good! I cut this in half and used skim milk instead of soy. It's very filling - I love the strawberry banana combination.

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Jillian

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 3, 2003

Being a chocolate lover, I didn't try this recipe as written, though it does sound good. I used chocolate soy milk instead of regular, and in place of the sugar, I used chocolate milk powder. Yum!

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BKY3C

Reviewed: Mar. 9, 2005

This smoothy was very invigorating. It gives you energy! You do not need a big serving of this to start your day. It was filling and satisfying. Some people may want more sweetness but it's healthy the way it is.

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