Smoothies!

Summertime and smoothies just seem to go hand-in-hand. When the weather is hot I love making my kids a smoothie for lunch. They are enjoyable treat for the kids and I know that they have good nutritious ingredients in them. I like to serve these with a homemade muffin or a peanut butter sandwich.

Here are some of our favorite smoothie recipes:

Banana Strawberry Kefir Smoothies New!
 

2 ripe bananas
1 heaping cup fresh strawberries (frozen will also work)
2 cups kefir
Honey to taste, optional

Put kefir, bananas and strawberries into your blender. Turn your blender on high and mix until all is smooth (taste to see if you want to add a little honey for sweetener at this point). Pour into a glass. Enjoy! 

Strawberry Smoothie

2 cups milk
1 cup frozen strawberries
sweetener, to taste

Mix all in a blender until thick and smooth.

Fruity Smoothie

1 ½ cups frozen strawberries
1 ½ cups apple juice
2 or 3 frozen banana pieces

Combine all ingredients in your blender. Blend until smooth. Add more juice if to thick or more frozen banana pieces if to thin.


Blueberry Smoothie

2 cups frozen blueberries
1 cup pineapple-orange juice
1 cup yogurt
sweetener to taste, if desired

Mix all in blender and enjoy!

Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie

1 frozen banana
3T smooth or chunky peanut butter (use the kind that is made with all peanuts)
2T chocolate syrup (If you would like a homemade version of chocolate syrup you can find one on my website here: http://www.thefamilyhomestead.com/chocolatesyrup.html )
¾ cup of milk

Put everything in the blender and blend until nice and smooth.


Peaches and Cream Smoothie

1 cup milk
1 cup plain yogurt
1 can (15oz) peaches, drained ~ I use peaches that are canned in pear juice
or 2 large fresh peaches, peeled, pitted and sliced
sweetener to taste, if desired

Mix all of the above in blender. Add a few ice cubes if you would like it
thicker.
 

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