our favorite green drink recipe

Being a Mother has presented the usual challenge of providing healthy meals/drinks/snacks for my little men. Lately I shared the idea of making popsicles out of green drinks. Today I want to share some of our favorite recipes. Whoever invented green drink was brilliant. I can't imagine getting Mason and Stan to eat that spinach without it.  I tried almost every smoothie recipe I could find and this one does the trick, every time. All of my boys like it. It's called Sailor Man smoothie - an adaptation from a Vitamix recipe we all liked. We like to switch it up on occasion with other smoothies so it doesn't become too common, but it's a go to, staple for us. What I like about it is that it has a few twists that make it interesting and especially delicious. A little extra goes a long way here.

1/4 c grapes (red or green)
2 c spinach
1 apple
1 orange
1 carrot
1/4 c of pineapple (i buy the frozen bags from Target, or cut them up and freeze when they are on sale)
1 c of ice
1 c of water or pure orange juice
blend and serve

First things first - make the toddler happy :)

Mason is my little chef. He insists on doing everything - I just sort of help him now I think :). He even starts making the green drink by saying "OK, what do we need", as he opens the fridge.

little counter space = using the stove top as a counter

after several times of helping, he has mastered this now on his own...ah, i'm still close by though..of course

pretty pleased with himself :)

enjoying the fruits of Mason's labors :)

Mason asked if we could buy these when he saw them one day at Wal-Mart. He always has the best ideas. We usually eat these as a snack during the day.