Breakfast Smoothies - Fun with Food Friday

 
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This breakfast smoothie recipe comes from reader Shannon!

BREAKFAST SMOOTHIE

Ingredients:

• orange juice (Shannon says she uses Tropicana. I only had Minute Maid concentrate, so that's what I used)
• frozen bananas
• spinach
• BarleyMax (a supplement from Hallelujah Acres)

Directions from Shannon:

Basically you just blend it all together!  The amounts depend on  how many you are feeding.  We usually use around 3 frozen bananas and half a bag of spinach.  You don't need the BarleyMax, it just makes it extra nutritious.

I didn't have any BarleyMax, but I looked it up online and it looks like something I may want to get!

All the smoothies I have ever made include dairy products, so we've been avoiding them lately with the post-vacation cold we all have, so this recipe was extremely welcome this week!

Katie loved this smoothie and drank more of it than any other smoothie I've made her, so it definitely has kid-approval!

Despite its green color, which may be disturbing to some, (my sister wasn't too sure!) you can not taste the spinach at all and it didn't add any strange texture!

What a great way to get more vegetables into your kids!

I love making, (and eating!) smoothies for breakfast, and here are some more ideas to mix and match to spice it up!

• yogurt (I prefer using Greek yogurt for its higher protein)
• milk
• fruit and/or vegetable juices
• eggs (preferably farm-fresh and/or organic since you'll be eating them raw)
• frozen/fresh fruit of all kinds (strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, cranberries, peaches, bananas, cherries, pineapple, avocado, and more!)
• veggies of all kinds (raw spinach, steamed broccoli, and dozens more! Google "green smoothie" for more ideas!)
• ground flax seed
• coconut oil (see my review of Tropical Traditions' coconut oil)

Please comment if you have ideas and recipes for smoothies that you love!

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