Everyone I know is always looking for a tasty way to get more vegetables in their life. My daughter is constantly constipated, and yet refuses to eat anything that is not meat, cheese, ice-cream or dairy in general. So as a mother I’ve been working on being more clever. I let you know when I finally accomplish that. In the meantime, I have exactly ONE recipe that I can give my daughter with vegetables. This is it my trump card, the one thing I can give her that she will eat that is nutritious, and helps her poop. So here you go, here is my secret.
Chocolate-Spinach Smoothie
serves 2-3
8 cups baby spinach
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
1 banana
1 cup soy milk
2-3 cups frozen blueberries
Blend spinach, cocoa, banana, and soy milk until very smooth. This takes about 3-4 minutes in my blender. Add more soy milk as necessary to keep the blender pulling the spinach down. Once the spinach is very smooth add blueberries. Blend to desired consistency. My daughter and I love this smoothie. I use a sweetened soy milk, but try sweetening it with agave nectar first couple times you try it until you because accustomed to the taste. If you go into thinking it will taste like a milk shake you will disappointed. It tastes almost like chocolate covered blueberries.
Now you know my secret.
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