How do you get a tweenie to eat her fruits? Smoothies of course! I remember when we first adopted our daughter from China when she was 18 months old, she had an appetite for everything and anything. Living in a orphan house and not having much access to plentiful food varieties, Xiao She, as she was called then ate non-stop when she was handed over to us. Our weeks in China getting acquainted with our new daughter consisted of strolling around the hotel and grazing at the buffet, to which she had no trouble finding food she liked. She would eat clams, fish, oysters, chow mein, eggs, noodles and on and on. To keep her from crying, we would feed her raisins like she was a poodle in training. She would fall asleep with food in her mouth. One time back home in Denver my in-laws took her to the restaurant I worked at, where she quickly fell asleep in her chicken soup fancy hat and all. Today, getting her to eat or try healthy food is another story. She quickly moved from eating everything to eating only mac and cheese or anything noodle. Getting her to eat her fruits is even harder. Eat an apple dear, but my braces she whines! So one day, I made smoothies. Yum she says, this is good. Yes, there is a God! I vary the recipe little, because why tamper with something she likes and will eat.
Smoothie recipe:
In blender-add 1/3 blender full of crushed ice
Add fruit juice to cover ice
Add frozen blueberries
Add fresh or frozen strawberries
1/2 banana
Add 2 large scoops of plain yogurt
Blend until smooth-
Amounts of fruits can vary depending on your taste
Top with wheat germ if you like nutty crunch
No comments:
Post a Comment