So Christa told me that she learned a brilliant new idea to get your kids to eat spinach. Make a frozen berry shake and add handfuls of fresh spinach. I tried this for dinner tonight and my kids loved it. All I put in was milk, frozen blueberries and strawberries, ice, vanilla, and just a bit of sugar to sweeten. And I can't forget the three cups of spinach!!!! Even Ryan liked them! I guess I might have to make these daily to get fruit and some veggies into Eric.
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This is brilliant...I think I'll have to try that for breakfast...
i'm impressed that eric ate it!! ps...rylee's face in that picture is A-mazing.
HEY! ITS CASSY AGAIN...SORRY. I MAKE THESE ALL THE TIME FOR ME AND STEVEN. HE HAS NO IDEA THERE IS SPINACH IN IT. I DRINK THEM BEFORE A RUN AND HE ENJOYS HIS AS A SNACK. YOUR TRICKING YOUR KIDS AND I AM TRICKING MY HUBBY. GOOD TIMES!!
I have been wanting to try those. I have heard of people adding a fresca to them if you wanted to make them bubbly
Yes, I love learning new recipes to add spinach or any other healthy thing to meals or snacks. I first tried spinach in smoothies with my friend's "smoothie surprise" recipe, which is different than this one:
Spinach (I use several handfuls)
1 banana (frozen is best)
yogurt (I use 1-2 cups plain)
Pineapple juice
It's green, which is fun for St. Patrick's day or just to have a different color. But you can't taste the spinach at all! I like the berries idea. I'll try it.
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