i love smoothies. there’s something really refreshing about starting your day with one, am i right? now, there’s two schools of thoughts on smoothies if i’m not mistaken. and here they are, if you will:
1) a smoothie is merely a vehicle to get a lot of yucky stuff in your body and fast; if tastes good, you’re doing something wrong
2) a smoothie should be delicious and fruity and sweet and good-tasting primarily and if it happens to be good for you too, bonus
i really do think you can have both. i’ve gone through stages of bee pollen, kale, and wheatgrass in my smoothies. some stages are better than others. right now, i’m making them just as you see above. they definitely pack some vitamins but they’re not overwhelmingly health-nutty. the “mix” is the organic tropical mix in the frozen section at trader joes (my faaaavorite: banana, mango, pineapple, strawberries–ready to go!), a big handful of organic baby spinach, an additional banana, and a generous splash of water. everyone loves them, even the toddler-thief. (seriously. if i just try to make myself one? fat chance. i eat when parker has had his fill!)
my smoothie-love got a little boost when these lids and straws arrived from the mason bar company. the lid and straws are perfect for our smoothies, fit the mason jars (how original!) that we already had, and rinse right off when the smoothies are finished. now, smoothies are contained, and no more gross, crusty smoothie in the lids of his sippy cups. (seriously–i never really found the “perfect” thing for drinking smoothies–particularly for a toddler–but the mason bar company fits the bill!) fyi: the straws are glass, but are really thick and sturdy. i.e. you’re not gonna chomp down on it and find yourself with a mouthful of glass! highly recommend. thank you mason bar company!
how do you make your smoothies these days? delicious and healthy? gross and healthy? just plain delicious? i’m always up for new things.
I do the same… Except I sometimes add a tablespoon or two of ground flax seed – less grainy than whole flax seed and it thickens the smoothie a little bit too. I also use stony field non-fat vanilla yogurt too.
I LOVE my green smoothies! They're SO yummy!
The best thing to clean the sippy cup lids is a pipe cleaner. You know the things kids make crafts with!
cara! you're a genius! why did i never think of that!?
heather, i just looked, no link to your blog through your profile – would you link it here?!
I am actually doing an entire month of smoothies on my blog right now! After 21 days of 'em you'd think I may be tiring, but the cool thing is that there are SO many ways to get great smoothies with so many ingredients! My favorite though is always strawberry, pineapple and kale. YUM!
what?! i need to check that out. and what is it about pineapple in smoothies? they're bound to be good with pineapple (it's the sweet-factor!)
I am not a maker of the smoothie. I am a buyer of the smoothie. I have found out that I like to chew my veggies and fruit.
haha, fair enough! chew away!
My fav thing in the morning lately has been smoothies with whole oats: one has frozen strawberries/banana/soy milk/vanilla/whole oats and the other one has frozen strawberries/orange juice/honey/organic yogurt/whole oats. Delish.
I make smoothies for my boys all the time! (In the warmer months, anyway.) I always use frozen banana, spinach, plain yogurt, flax seed, milk (currently trying almond milk), and sometimes a little squeeze of honey. I mix up a variety of other frozen fruits to change up the flavors – strawberry, pineapple, peach, blueberry, etc, etc. My all-time favorite was banana/pineapple with coconut milk! Sooo good.
We love our smoothies every which way. I pack them full of veggies, but to where they still taste great. Love the mason jar lids too. So cute.
I add cinnamon or chai tea to my vanilla Complete protein powder and coconut milk. When I have chocolate I add peanut butter or coffee. I always add spinach, ground chia and some sort or fruit
i made ours with kale, spinach, pineapple, apple and ground flaxseed… hmm hmmm yummmm
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