1 Mother 2 Another

If you’re anything like me,
you’ve been madly making smoothies since all our delicious
summer fruits began coming into season. The girls love them, and I
love having a glass full of fiber and vitamins in a yummy drink.


I’m a bit of a protein hound, always trying to find new
smoothie recipes that will get me some blood-sugar-boosting
proteins and fats in non-dairy ways (slight allergy), and I came
across this one from target="_blank">Keeper of the Home recently. Since
I’ve been madly freezing organic fruit as it’s
available for a modest price, I’ve got a drawer full of
berries that are being seriously whittled down in this recipe. The
use of coconut milk solves my thirst for something more filling
than pure carbs, and I throw some brown rice protein powder in for
an extra boost as well.

All in all, I’m making this smoothie
several times a week right now, but it’s such a big hit with
all of us that it’s not getting old. Here’s the recipe,
with many thanks again to Stephanie at href="http://www.keeperofthehome.org" target="_blank">Keeper of
the Home for inventing it in the first place!


Raspberry Pina Colada Smoothies


1 cup plain yogurt (I either omit this, or put in organic soy milk,
or more coconut milk, though I do use the yogurt if it’s just
for the girls)

1/2- 1 cup of coconut milk (depends how much you like coconut) or
1-2 large Tbsp of coconut paste (I use the full cup, or even 1
½ cups if I’m omitting the yogurt)

3/4 cup frozen raspberries

1 cup frozen pineapple

2 frozen bananas (broken into 1/4 pieces, they blend easier)

honey to taste (1-2 Tbsp)


As I said, this is good stuff. You can still mess around with it a
bit – less bananas, or whatever – and have it taste
great. Give it a try, and you’ll find yourself running to the
store for more bananas and pineapple and raspberries to freeze
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