Friday, April 9, 2010
The best smoothie ever...
Lexie hates vegetables. I mean hates them. Ever since she was six months old she has gagged on anything green. That's why I was ecstatic to read about this green smoothie on my friend's blog. I was a little hesitant at first, just because of the color, but it really is delicious. Now my kids drink several servings of leafy greens each day! There's several ways to make it, but this is what we like to do. Start by filling the blender with 2 cups of water, add about 1/4 cup of juice or some sweetener, then fill the blender to the top with collard greens or turnip greens. Blend. Then fill to the top again with leafy spinach. Blend again. Now I add two bananas and a handful of frozen berries. Lastly I add about 1/2 cup of low fat yogurt. Blend again. The fruit and yogurt help mask the taste of all the leafy greens, yet keep the smoothie healthy at the same time. My friend Tasha is the one I got this recipe from. Her post has a lot more information, see here . I don't think I've made a salad in the last month!
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6 comments:
yummy i'll have to try that!
I have to say I am so picky that I still probably wouldn't drink it. My kid has no chance if she follows my example!
can I say little models? That should be the advertisement for the smoothie:)
yeah green drink is great! my friend always makes it better than me though... i can never get it yummy likes hers, so maybe i'll try this one. I know, it eliminates so much guilt with just one cup a day! thanks amanda!
Yay!! I'm so glad you guys are loving them as much as we do. You're family is so cute and Nichole is right your girls would be good poster children. Enjoy!
Great smoothie idea, Amanda. My sis taught us a recipe similar to the one you described, which has been a huge blessing to us because otherwise, Heather is very fussy when I try to feed her leafy greens. : )
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