by LT MarathonGirl | Sep 7, 2014 | Uncategorized
Summer time = Breakfast? No worries, the kids are not even awake until lunch time.
Back to school time = Breakfast? Our daughter has the weird “B” lunch in the middle of her fourth hour class and our son has the late lunch, 4 1/2 hours after the bus picks him up in the morning. Whatever it is it must contain some protein or they just won’t make it to lunch.
This smoothie tastes so good and with it’s beautiful purple hue they won’t even know the kale is in there. It’s the perfect way to get them off to school
What Kale? Protein Smoothie
Printable Version
Ingredients
- 1 banana
- 1 c fresh strawberries
- 1 1/2 c frozen blueberries
- 1 c vanilla Greek yogurt
- 1/4 c skim milk
- 1 thin slice lime
- 2 c fresh baby kale
- 1 c ice
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Instructions
- place all ingredients into a blender and mix until smooth
- add more milk if necessary
by LT MarathonGirl | Jul 6, 2014 | Uncategorized
“A garden to walk in and immensity to dream in–what more could he ask? A few flowers at his feet and above him the stars.”
― Victor Hugo, Les Misérables
My garden is my pride and joy. I love being able to relax in the back yard with a different scene almost daily depending on what is in bloom. Tucked away in the blooms are edible delights that almost look too pretty to eat. Chives in the spring and fall, strawberries in early summer, blackberries in late summer, and herbs almost year round.
Not big on rum, a server at my old favorite restaurant (so sad that it is gone) talked me into ordering a blueberry mojito. I have to say, it was fun summer awesomeness in a glass. It was this morning’s inspiration for our morning smoothie.
Blueberry Mojito Smoothie
Printable Version
Ingredients
- 1 banana
- 1 1/2 c. fresh blueberries
- 1 small bunch fresh mint leaves
- 1 small handful kale
- 1 slice lime
- 1/2 c water
- 1 c ice
- 1 squeeze agave
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Instructions
- place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth
by LT MarathonGirl | May 4, 2014 | Uncategorized
Did you know that an avocado is actually a fruit? I didn’t. I always thought it was in the veggie group. Green, slimy, kids won’t eat it. It must be a veggie. Digging deeper the avocado is a berry. My kids new better. “Mom, everything with a seed is a fruit”.
High in fiber (10g), vitamin C, vitamin B 6, and more potassium than a banana sneak these heart healthy fruits into your morning smoothies.
We enjoy this recipe so much we have it every week.
Purple Sludge
Printable Version
Ingredients
- 1 cup red grapes
- 1 1/2″ slice of pineapple
- 1 orange peeled
- 1 avocado peeled
- 1 large slice of lime
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup ice
- 1 squeeze agave (optional)
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Instructions
- Add all of the ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth.
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Helps arthritis
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Heart Healthy
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Regulates Blood Sugar
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Anti-cancer agents
by LT MarathonGirl | Mar 26, 2014 | Uncategorized
At a networking breakfast yesterday, someone mentioned leaving the skin on kiwi when you make
smoothies. It just didn’t sound right to me, but then someone added “my kid eats kiwi with the skin on like an apple”. OK, but kids eat worms too. I still wasn’t 100% sold, but I tried it this morning anyway – you couldn’t tell they were in there. Believe me, if anything was funky our 10 year old would have called us out.
Thanks for the great tip.
I did some research this morning, there’s actually a California Kiwifruit Organization. I found out that by leaving the skin on the fiber value is tripled and more of the vitamin C is retained. Hey, I just like that it’s a shortcut in the morning.
According to Wikipedia to have “skin in the game” is to have incurred monetary risk by being
invested in achieving a goal. In my smoothie recipe having skin in the game is to retain more of the vitamins and add fiber.
Skin In Kiwi Smoothie
printable version
Ingredients
- 2 oranges peeled
- 8 strawberries
- 1 slice lime
- 1 inch slice pineapple peeled
- 2 kiwi, ends cut off, but not peeled
- 1 cup ice
- 1 cup water
- 1 squeeze agave
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Instructions
- Place all of the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Enjoy!
by LT MarathonGirl | Mar 8, 2014 | Uncategorized
Sometimes it’s not the foods our kids (and husbands) won’t eat, it’s the way they are prepared. For instance, most people steam brussel sprouts. Yuck! You can’t get most people to buy in to them this way. Try roasting them with olive oil, red pepper flakes, salt, pepper, and orange peel. DELICIOUS! The same goes for asparagus. Steamed, not so liked. Grilled or roasted it takes on an entirely different flavor, and texture, that will get more wins and empty plates.
I find that the best way to make sure that my family gets enough vegetables is to hide them in a fruity flavored smoothie. Sometimes I sneak a few too many veggies in there and I am busted. Sometimes I hit a home run like with this limey flavored smoothie.
“All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.”
~Ralph Waldo Emerson
Hide the Spinach, An Antioxidant Smoothie
Printable Version
Ingredients
- 1 orange peeled
- 2 kiwi peeled
- 1 banana
- 1 lime wedge
- 4 cups baby spinach
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup ice
- 1 squeeze agave
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Instructions
- Put all of the ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth.
- Wait to see if anyone detects your secret ingredient. I bet that they can’t