GRAPEFRUIT AS MAIN INGREDIENT HELPS SHAKE UP YOUR MORNINGS.

Two great breakfast shakes - Grapefruit Sunriser and Rio Grande Breakfast Shake - use red grapefruit for a quick and easy solution to morning madness. Each smoothie combines the flavor of grapefruit juice with a blend of fruits, honey and yogurt. Pop the ingredients into a blender and whirl ... and enjoy.

2 red grapefruit

1 cup peeled and diced ripe mango OR peach

1 medium banana, cut up

8 ounces peach yogurt

2 to 3 tablespoons honey

1 cup crushed ice

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Thin slice of grapefruit, quartered for garnish

Juice 2 grapefruit to get 1 1/3 cups juice. In a blender jar, combine grapefruit juice with mango, banana, yogurt, 2 tablespoons honey, ice and vanilla; whirl until smooth. Sweeten with additional honey, if desired, and garnish with grapefruit slice. Makes 4 (8-ounce) servings.

GRAPEFRUIT SUNRISER

2 grapefruit

8 large strawberries, fresh OR frozen

2 ripe medium bananas, peeled and cut into chunks

8 ounces strawberry-banana yogurt

2 tablespoons honey

1 cup crushed ice

Juice grapefruit to get 1 1/3 cups juice. In an electric blender combine juice with all remaining ingredients and whirl until smooth. Garnish with additional whole strawberries. Makes 4 (8-ounce) servings.

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Photo (Color) No-fuss breakfast drinks are a quick solution to morning madness.