Enter: The green smoothie.
I've been coveting a nearly $400 Vitamix blender from Costco for this very purpose for a short while now, but I decided to give the ol' Cuisinart a try. The spinach was a little chewy, but drinkable. While I would entirely LOVE William to actually eat a veggie sometime in his life, for now, this works. I'm pretty certain it will even offset the entire sleeve of Thin Mints I'm consuming as I write this blog post... right?
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Ummmmm.......green smoothie.......kids ARE unpredictable..... Glad William is feeling better and Thomas will be better as well soon. Love to all. XO
ReplyDeleteWill you share your green smoothie recipe? I've snuck spinach into our regular strawberry smoothies w/o the kids balking, but I've been intrigued by green smoothies for a while.
ReplyDeleteAnd Danny wouldn't touch any veggie except edamame until he was 3. He likes broccoli and carrot sticks now. He even eats a sugar snap pea or cucumber slice every now and then! Like "they" say, just keep offering!
Aileen,
ReplyDeleteThis one was plain whole milk yogurt, a banana, an entire bag of baby spinach, some fresh blueberries, and just enough milk to make the blender work. I didn't have anything frozen (including ice), but it was still tasty. I just made another one with spinach, frozen strawberries, and frozen banana, yogurt, and milk that I liked better - I prefer the icy taste better.
I'm brand new to the whole green smoothie thing - I googled it and had no idea there is a green smoothie/raw food movement out there. I just bought some kale and chard to try out, but I think that'll be about as crazy as I get. Do let me know if you come up with a recipe of your own!
YES, I CAN REMEMBER VISITING BACK WHEN THEIR DAD WAS A KID AND HE WOULD NOT TOUCH ANYTHING GREEN EITHER! BUT KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK AT GETTING THE BOYS THEIR GREENS, ONE WAY OR ANOTHER....
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