Skip to main content

smoothie time

we are in smoothie love season here...
so here's how we do it, and i promise if you are a fruit fan, you will love love love
our certified crazy fam smoothie:
{warning...i'm not so much into the measuring thing, so it's more of a dump, mix and try it thing}

1 cup fat free vanilla yogurt
1 cup milk
1 banana {i slice and freeze banana's when they are turning}
1 1 /2 cups mixed fruit {in this case, a cereal bowl of frozen berries is what i had on hand}

dump everything in the blender, using all your handy helpers, of course, and liquefy.

this makes 3 cups of smoothies...and if you want your smoothie not as thick, add a little more milk.

the girls love it...a full serving of fruit and dairy in every cup! and, it's teaching the girlie pies good eating habits and they are kitchen helpers too....and let's just say, it's purple and that is a whole bonus in and of itself!!!
as a side note, i like them a little thicker for the kiddos...
keeps their little mouths busy for longer and there's a little more quiet time around here.
so drink up...and enjoy the quiet time smoothies!

Comments

RandomWonders said…
MMmm I love a smoothie! And I love those photos! Too cute!
Christy said…
I like smoothies, but I can't stand the taste of yogurt and I really wish I did, I know it's good for me. Do you have a recommendation for a good brand that isn't too strong?
Anonymous said…
I so need a blender ASAP.
They look delicious :)
WheresMyAngels said…
I love that last comment!! lol
Megan said…
heehee Love it! Yummy! I actually bought bananas at the store tonight specifically to make smoothies for Kyle with. =)

I always love your pictures, too. You're a fantabulous photographer! =D
Kalei said…
I am totally doing a smoothie this week with the kids! looks YUM yum yummy!
I am having a giveaway on my blog, check it out!
Super cute pics of the kids!
kay said…
Ooh now I want a smoothie!
Anonymous said…
Perfect timing! I have to change my whole diet now and every single thing on that ingredient list is ok! Yippee! I'm going to make it!
He & Me + 3 said…
I have actually been looking for a great smoothie recipe. I will forsure be trying this one. Thanks!
CC said…
that's almost my exact recipe! But I throw in some grated carrots and wheat bran so that I can make it just slightly healthier.

but it isn't smoothie season for us until summer!!

If you haven’t already, make sure to visit my giveaway!
Anonymous said…
I measure the same way. Great pics, makes me want to go make one now!
They look delicious. I have a ton of frozen bananas. Thanks for the recipe.

I think the ear phones are great that CC is giving away, too!
aw. Im new to your blog. your girls are adorable. and the smoothies look yum My hubs LOVES smoothies and smoothie making....
Anonymous said…
Yum!
Jen said…
Mmmmm, smooooothies.
THe only thing better than the recipe? If you'd make it for me!! Your girls are adorable.
Carrie said…
That sounds GOOOOOOOOD! I haven't had a smoothie in forever.

Popular posts from this blog

random acts...GNO

over at GNO, there's a few of us who decided to challenge ourselves last week to perform a random act of kindness.   i talked with my girls and hubs about what we could do... we reserve some funds each month out of our giving to put towards a current or urgent need that we find.  i think it's important to let the kids see how we give as family...and they should be part of that decision too . as we were talking, and eating chinese...come on, you know there would be eating...i open my fortune cookie.  and this is it!! i was out getting a few minutes of alone time and decided to pay hubs forward by getting jiffy lube to do the oil change.  while i was there, i remembered how hard it was being a single mom.  i remembered that the little things, like oil changes, suddenly became bigger things and honestly, more expensive things.  *light bulb!!!* thomas rang me up for my oil change and asked if they had any scheduled appointments that i could pay for.  he looked at me a little odd...

sadness

on the way home from DD {{bc apparently there was NO preschool today for jk...it's no prob, really...we just rushed around and scrambled and got in the car and then when we got there and there was no school...well, there were tears...thus DD}} , there came a moment of sincere sadness in my heart. jk: " mommy, i want to look like brookie" "why sweetie? you are the perfect jada" jk: "i don't like my brown skin. i want peach skin like brookie" i just sank. does that not make ur heart want to break? a 3 yo is struggling already with her skin being different. then, this happened: brooke: "jada, god made you and he loves you. he does it all right the very first time" then, i think my heart grew three sizes . jada threw a big smile up on her face and said, "ok. god loves me" now, if we all could just do that. god loves us...he doesn't make mistakes...he makes perfect works of art. sometimes there are scratches in the art.

tuesday tribute---for tuesday

go blog yourself has been on my reading list for quite sometime...and so i really came to love little tuesday whitt and her whole sweet fam and became involved in praying for them in tuesday's battle with that stinky neuroblastoma . tuesday's parents are totally amazing...they inspire me! although tuesday went to play with jesus not so long ago, there have been so many people that are changed because of the courage and strength and honesty of the whitt family. on the day of celebration of tuesday's life, a number of folks who couldn't make it out to the funeral, took their kids on a 'wagie ride', which was one of tuesday's fav things. we all posted up our pics...shared our experiences with each other...and hugged our kiddos a little tighter. my kiddos wagie ride is here . from that precious little tuesday and her honorary wagie ride, a blog spawned...of course...and it is dedicated to nothing more than, in their words, "to keep track of lives touc