So here's a recipe you can make with all that home-made yogurt. I make this almost everyday for my lunch (I'm not kidding).
In a blender:
1 cup yogurt (I use Dannon's vanilla but I can't wait to try it with homemade)
1/2 cup juice (I use orange because that's what I have)
2 big handfuls of spinach (Just buy the big bags of it at Costco)
Blend til all the spinach is demolished (about 1 minute)
Add 1 cup of frozen berries (Also from Costco. I've used mixed berries, blue berries and even peaches) and blend for another minute.
I know it sounds weird but the frozen fruit completely masks the taste and most of the color of the spinach. (Peaches don't do much for color transformation but it still tastes good.) The smoothies turn purple... kind of. It's a great way to get the leafy greens into unsuspecting children. Actually my kids know exactly what goes into it and it doesn't bother them at all, they're the ones who helped me with the name "Spin-erry".
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I've tried to convince my kids that you can't taste the spinach and they don't believe me. My blender just doesn't do it fine enough. I really want a vita mix. With that you can really hide stuff. I bet you could do broccoli and they wouldn't even be able to tell.
That's too bad. I think my kids are just weird enough that they like the idea of eating spinach in a smoothie. The gross factor actually appeals to them.
Check ebay for Vitamix. I've been keeping my on them for a few weeks and they go for a lot less than the new ones. I might have to try this once I get through the craziness of Christmas or maybe the next time with have breakfast for dinner. That's when we usually make them. I will sneak in the spinach when they aren't around though. I don't think they would like veggies in their favorite fruit drink!
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