Showing posts with label strawberries. Show all posts
Showing posts with label strawberries. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Straw-Pine Smoothie

I love summer because of all of the wonderful fruits and vegetables that I am able to get. The strawberries have been sweet and juicy lately so I knew that they would be perfect for this smoothie.

Straw-Pine Smoothie

1 1/2 cup strawberries
8 oz fresh pineapple
1 handful of red kale


Blend to desired consistency.


This smoothie was so yummy. The strawberries and pineapple were very sweet and this was a very kid friendly smoothie. Both kids loved it and wanted more.

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Strawberry Kiwi Smoothie

This is my first "and more ..." smoothie. No greens in it but it was still yummy. Little Mama and Mr. Mister received Sesame Street's Silly Snacks Cooking with Kids cookbook from their grandmother. We've tried a couple of recipes from it and enjoyed cooking together. Since we've been making so many smoothies lately, I didn't surprise me that Little Mama wanted to try this smoothie from the Elmo/Red section of the book (the book is broken down in the sections by color with a matching character).

Strawberry Kiwi Smoothie (we made 1/2 a recipe since the recipe makes 4 servings)

2 kiwis, peeled and chunked
1 cup frozen whole strawberries
1 container (6 oz) low-fat strawberry yogurt (I used 2 2-oz yogurt tubes)
1/2 cup low-fat milk
2 tablespoons honey


Blend until desired consistency.


Both kids liked this smoothie. We don't usually do yogurt smoothies anymore so it was a nice change. I honestly didn't think that it needed the honey. The fruit and yogurt made it sweet enough for our tastes.


Saturday, June 19, 2010

Purple Mega Berry Green Smoothie

This one has a ton of berries. And, I am lucky to have a high powered blender which really works well on berry seeds.

Purple Mega Berry Green Smoothie

1 cup strawberries
1 handful red kale (or other greens)
1 cup frozen mixed berries (I used blueberries, raspberries and marionberries)


I know that this doesn't look like a green smoothie but the kale is proof positive that it is. Little Mama loved this purple smoothie as did Mr. Mister. Warning - it makes a big mess if it gets splatter around the house.