My boys LOVE green so we had a lot of fun doing activities with green this past week in preparation for St. Patty's Day.
I want to share one of my favorite green foods = Spinach Smoothies! We eat smoothies regularly around here because the ingredients are so easy to keep on hand....milk and yogurt in the fridge along with fruit from the freezer. Plus, adding a pinch of spinach doesn't affect the flavor at all and it's a great way to get extra vitamins!!
TIP: Never have ripe bananas go to waste again! If you can't eat them before they go bad, peel and then chop them into 1" chunks and put them in a freezer-safe ziploc and store in the freezer for up to 6 months. Same goes for any other fresh fruit such as blueberries, strawberries, etc.
Recipe for Green 'N Healthy Banana Chocolate Smoothie:
1/2 cup of juice or milk
1/2 cup of yogurt
3-4 ice cubes
half a banana
handful of chocolate chips
pinch of spinach, fresh or frozen
(can add a tablespoon of water to thin if needed)
Grind everything up in a Magic Bullet or blender and enjoy!
Note that spinach is optional but, honestly, it really does NOT change the flavor of the smoothie. But also note that the green dominates the color, even if you put in blueberries, so don't use if you can't get over eating something creamy-green.
Other combinations of smoothies that we have tried:
>Blueberries with apple juice (instead of milk) plus bananas, yogurt, & ice cubes
>Strawberries with orange juice plus bananas, yogurt, & ice cubes
>Bananas and orange sherbert with a bit of milk and ice cubes
Now go make...enjoy...and be healthified!
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