Saturday, February 11, 2012

Sneaky Vegetable Smoothies

My oldest daughter is a very picky eater. If it's green or resembles a vegetable, she won't touch it. She does have a sweet tooth though. I starting looking up recipes for smoothies online and came to this conclusion: as long as you have a good base (I like banana, greek yogurt, strawberries, and honey) then you can throw pretty much anything else you want in there and it will go undetected. I've been mostly successful with this theory! There are lots of ways to change this up, but this is what I usually make for my kids (and myself!)

*1 large banana
*hand full of frozen strawberries
*1/2 cup plain greek yogurt (I like the protein punch you get from greek)
*1/2 cup whole milk (you can easily use fat free, since I am dealing with toddlers I use whole)
*1 tablespoon honey
*1 tablespoon flaxseed meal
*1 hand full fresh spinach
*frozen peas (I just use a small hand full, not sure exact measurements)

Blend well! That's it, super easy. I've also used an avocado in place of greek yogurt when I've been out. It is high in good fats so great for growing toddlers and comes out to the same consistency


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