Pineapple and Coconut Smoothie

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Mar 282014
 

Yummy and healthy pineapple and coconut smoothie from mylittlegourmet.com

Since it’s been raining here a lot lately, we decided to have a family movie day this week. I’ve been promising Arik this for a while now, so I was happy to finally get around to it. He picked out Ratatouille to watch, I popped popcorn, we stretched out on the couch and spent the afternoon there.

Yummy and healthy pineapple and coconut smoothie from mylittlegourmet.com

Yummy and healthy pineapple and coconut smoothie from mylittlegourmet.com

At halftime, I made this pineapple coconut smoothie to try and bring some summer feeling into the place. It totally worked! 🙂 If you haven’t yet, I highly recommend having a movie day. It really is fun and relaxing for everyone involved (which often times is not the case with toddler activities) and it is a great change-up to those busy weekday afternoons. Oh and the smoothie; I highly recommend that too.  It just sweetened up the whole day! 🙂

Yummy and healthy pineapple and coconut smoothie from mylittlegourmet.com

Pineapple and Coconut Smoothie
 
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Serves: 2-3
Ingredients
  • 1 cup (about 2 handfuls) pineapple chunks
  • 1 cup/240ml coconut milk
  • 1 cup (about 2 handfuls) ice cubes
  • ½ cup/120ml milk
  • 1-2 tablespoons sweetened condensed milk
  • some shredded coconut, toasted, for garnish
Instructions
  1. Combine all of the ingredients except for the shredded coconut in a blender and blend until smooth.
  2. Pour into glasses, top with toasted coconut and serve immediately.
Notes
*To toast the shredded coconut, just dry-roast in a pan over medium heat until golden brown.
*Unfortunately, this smoothie cannot be made ahead of time and should be served immediately after mixing.
 
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A Very Berry Breakfast Smoothie

 Breakfast, Drinks  2 Responses »
Feb 012013
 

 Very Berry Breakfast Smoothie | My Little Gourmet

If I let Arik pick his own breakfast he would most likely choose to just drink 5 or 6 glasses of milk and not eat anything. With this thought in mind, I decided to come up with a breakfast in a glass for him. This way he gets everything he needs to start his day and he can drink it all through a straw, which, of course, makes him very happy. It also makes me very happy because it takes about 5 minutes to prepare and there’s enough smoothie for me as well.

I used frozen berries for our smoothie, so if you use fresh you may want to add some ice cubes before blending so you get a nice cold smoothie. If your little ones prefer it sweet be sure to add 1 or 2 tablespoons of honey. Depending on how thick you like your smoothies just increase or decrease the amount of milk until you get the consistency you want. Cheers!

Very Berry Breakfast Smoothie

 

Very Berry Breakfast Smoothie
 
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Serves: 2
Ingredients
  • 1 banana
  • ½ cup strawberries, frozen or fresh
  • ¼ cup blueberries, frozen or fresh
  • ½ cup greek yogurt
  • ¼ cup oats
  • ½ cup fresh-squeezed orange juice, about 1 orange
  • ½ cup milk
Instructions
  1. Toss all ingredients in a blender and blend to the wanted consistency.
Notes
*If your little ones prefer it a little sweeter, just add 1-2 tablespoons of honey. *If you use fresh fruit you may want add some ice cubes before blending. *Depending on how thick you like your smoothies just increase or decrease the amount of milk you use.

 

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