Monday, March 14, 2016

Breast Milk Smoothies

This is such a fun way to sneak in fruits and veggies and they are just as simple to make as your own smoothies just with a little breast milk! When Jackson turned about 8 months I started using yogurt instead of breast milk, just check with your pediatrician first to make your your son or daughter is ready.

Side note: I was once told when introducing new things to try them over and over again before you give up on it and smoothies were no exception. Typically there are several reasons a child rejects foods or drinks and they aren't likely taste related. For example if your child isn't receptive to water it isn't because they don't like the taste but because the consistency takes some getting used to. My first instinct was to add something sweet and tasty to water like squeezed grape juice but the solution was more simply to keep trying at it. My friend over at Yummyspoonfuls said "you want to help him appreciate real water and to know that from an early age when you are thirsty you drink water and when you want a treat you can drink a little juice" (I just love her :-).

Okay so now that I've bored you enough here is one of our basic breast milk smoothie recipes! You can literally use fruits (or veggies) you have puree'd at home.

Ingredients
2 ounces puree'd carrots
2 ounces puree'd butternut squash
2 ounces breast milk



Directions:
Since all my ingredients are frozen I place them all in his cup and let them thaw fully at room temperature (or if you are preparing enough ahead of time you can thaw in the fridge). I chose not to blend the ingredients together because I've read you can destroy the properties of breast milk that way  so I just simply swirl them all together once fully thawed.



That's all it's really simple!! Here are some other combinations we have tried:

~ Strawberry, banana and spinach
~ Mango and orange
~ Raspberry and blueberry

Quick Tip: Freeze some of your most used puree's in ice cube trays for easy and quick prep. You can pop them out of the trays and into gallon freezer bags for easy storage. It makes life so much easier.

Please leave any tips or recipes you've tried in the comments! Thanks for reading and good luck!

~Britt




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