Sneaking the Spinach In ...

If you have kids you know the end of the school year is filled with all kinds of goodies to celebrate graduations, pool parties, birthday parties, and of course the start of Summer!!!  I am guilty of buying some non-traditional food to celebrate too!  Kids love this ... at least in my house!  I bought a bag of marshmallows to have on hand for s'mores and found it empty the next day.  No one will fess up to it but I realized I need to find a new hiding spot or use the safe ... not kidding.  There is a sugar fairy in this house who I can never catch!  Lol!

Anyway I just wanted to share the easy way to hide greens ... not all kids will eat salad as you know.  My kids used to eat spinach salad and now they turned their noses up to anything but romaine lettuce ... not quite as heavy in the nutrients!

This recipe was posted on my facebook page this week but if you missed it here you go:

Ok so here's the deal ... Use fruit to hide the greens in the smoothie recipe I promised you:

Pink Smoothie for Non-Veggie Lovers:
•1 banana
•1/2 cup frozen mango
•1/2 cup frozen pineapple
•1 cup frozen mixed berries
•1 cup coconut milk, rice milk, or orange juice
•1teaspoon ground flax seeds (to start)
•1 handful of baby spinach
•agave or honey to taste

Blend till smooth ... Serves 2.

This is a good way to start with the greens and flax seeds. Add more if you would like to get extra good stuff in your little ones.

Hope you have a great Sunday ... the first official weekend of Summer!
Keep those veggies coming into the house ... and hide as needed :)
Krista 

The day after school ended we hit the beach!  Sweet!