Fruit Smoothie
½ medium banana, peeled and sliced
1 cup unsweetened frozen berries (strawberries, blueberries, and/or blackberries)
½ cup low fat (1%) milk or soft tofu
½ cup 100% orange juice

Place all ingredients in a blender container. Cover tightly. Blend until smooth. If mixture is too thick, add ½ cup cold water and blend again. Pour into 2 glasses and serve.

For more great recipes, you can visit Fruits and Veggies – More Matters Web site.

• Go for a family walk or bike ride after dinner
• Spend an afternoon roller-skating
• Participate as a family in a fun run/walk or car wash
• Visit your community recreation center as a family
• Teach your kids new sports to play or practice ones they love

Street Safety
It is getting warmer and that means more kids will be playing outside.  Take a few minutes to talk to your kids about street safety and how they can keep safe.  For pedestrian and motorist safety tips visit the Violence and Injury Prevention Programs Web site.

Biker Safety
Each year in Utah approximately 6 bicyclists are killed and 850 are involved in crashes with motor vehicles. Head injury is the most common serious injury from bicycle-motor vehicle crashes. Bicycle Helmets can reduce head injury by as much as 85%. In a statewide observational survey only 23% of elementary school aged bicyclists and 14% of secondary school aged bicyclists wear a helmet. To stay safe while riding your bicycle this spring remember these rules of the road

• Always wear a helmet
• Obey all traffic signs and signals
• Ride in a straight line. Don’t swerve from side to side.
• Use hand signals to let other road users know what you are doing
• If you are riding at night wear a head lamp, rear reflector, or safety vest that can be seen from 500 feet
• Yield to pedestrians