Faster, cheaper and just as rich and delicious but so much more healthy than the restaurant versions. Try substituting the unsweetened chocolate Almond Breeze almond milk for a chocolately treat.

Submitted by MRSDUDLEY

This is a special treat! Young coconuts are extremely good for you - the juice and meat from one whole young coconut contains just 140 calories, and provides 17% of RDA for Calcium.

Submitted by JUNIPERBERRY

The batido is a smoothie made with milk and tropical fruits. For a classic Cuban drink, omit the lime juice and substitute frozen guanábana pulp for the mango. Guanábana is an exotic-tasting, rich, tart-sweet, white-fleshed fruit.