Its no secret that Scott is not the world's best vegetable eater. I know he's not the world's worst either but it seriously stresses me out.
He does a great job sharing my morning smoothie with me most days, which always has greens in it of some kind. And for my latest trick: smoothie pops. Zoku popsicle maker is a game changer here folks. I can make them for him on demand, they are ready in 10 mins!
So now he usually has one of these every day, rain or shine. And I know he's getting a few more greens in that way.
Don't let this face fool ya, he LOVES them!
I posted this picture to facebook and got crazy enthusiasm from my friends who all wanted the recipe. I'm not so much of a recipe follower. I just freeze what I happen to put in my smoothie that day, but here is the general idea:
some kind of liquid base, usually almond or coconut milk
about 1 cup of spinach
about 1 cup of kale
half of a banana
half of a avocado
about a tablespoon of raw almond butter (only if Owen isn't going to have some, he hasn't tried nuts yet)
3 dates
a teaspoon, probably a little less of honey
every once in a while I do some gluten free oats as well
vitamix, freeze, BAM
I don't have a Zoku (may need to invest in one soon) but we do have our own popsicle molds. So after reading this, I made my own concoction with bananas, spinach, kale, a few strawberries, and almond milk. I smoothied it up and gave it to the kids to drink, then I poured the rest into our popsicle molds. Wish us luck! If it fails, I know what I want for Mother's Day :-)
ReplyDeleteI just got the single Zoku which is MUCH cheaper than the one that makes 3 at a time. The next thing I want is the popsicle saver so I can make a few at a time and store them. Hope ya'll enjoy : )
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