Traditional Vegan Smoothy (vegan, gluten-free)     Ingredients: 1 cup juice (or juices, pick your flavor) 1/2 to 1 banana, very ripe (more than just a few brown speckles) (frozen is optional) 7 dessert or 4 medjhool dates (fresh and soft is a must!) Everything else is optional (flavor enhancers, nutrition enhancers) Instructions: Do not use old dates because they don't blend well. If using dates, blend liquid and dates first, then add all other ingredients and blend. Blend first at a low speed to break anything hard or frozen, then at a higher speed till smooth. Serving Information: Yeilds 1 3/4 cups Feeds 1 or 2 Notes This is a good tasting high-calorie and easily digestable breakfast drink.  In the south, my favorite juices were fresh apple and peach, mixed half and half.     To email please see:  contact.cgi if you have any comments or questions about this page. Authored & created by Meryll Larkin:  01/05/05 Updated:  08/30/08