Sunday, February 27, 2011

Drink Your Veggies

Here is a great way to get more vegetables into your little one (or yourself). I make smoothies a couple times a week and I always add veggies, usually spinach. I like adding spinach because it is so nutritious and yet doesn't have an overpowering taste. And Joy loves them, it's like a treat for her. I always use bananas, too, for the texture.

Here's my favorite basic recipe:
1/4 cup orange juice
1/4 cup carrot juice
1 banana
1 cup baby spinach
1 cup frozen fruit (I buy a mix with pineapple, peach, honeydew and strawberries)

Other good add-ins or ingredients:
ground flax seed
whole carrots
celery
kale
apple
parsley
most fruits and vegetables work - be experimental!

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