Perspire to Inspire

July 11th, 2011 | Posted by Alison Spath in Breakfast

Let’s not call her the picky one.

My Muse

No, let’s call her my muse.  A source of inspiration.  A fruit and vegetable avoiding force to be reckoned with.

See, I can make a fruit smoothie for Ava – no problem.

Frozen strawberries, frozen blueberries, banana, a couple glugs of almond milk.  Sounds good, right?

For Ava, yes.

Smoothie for Ava

For Maxine?

No Dice

No.

But!

Thanks to a bit of experimentation, I have come to discover that Maxine will eat that exact same fruit smoothie when it’s poured into a mold,

Fill Popsicle Molds with Fruit Smoothie

and frozen into a popsicle.

Smoothie Pops

Frozen Fruit Smoothie Pops before heading out on already hot and steamy day?

Fruit Smoothie Popsicles for Breakfast

You betcha.

Ava too – even if she can’t stop wiggling that loose tooth with her tongue long enough to eat dessert for breakfast.

Wiggly Tooth

Back for seconds?

Back For More

Oh alright.

Cute Face

But only because you inspire me so.


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4 Responses

  • Michelle says:

    Yay! BW will drink the smoothies – thank goodness. But, I still love to make the popsicles now that it is so hot outside. I use yogurt and add puree, so I will have to try the smoothie idea! Thanks!

  • Cindy says:

    yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay for Maxine

    and Mama!

    mine is the same way but with green foods.

    won’t touch em on a plate but in a smoothie….what did you say?

    you betcha!

    xooxxo

  • kelley says:

    I LOVE it when mine thinks he is getting away with something and I have tricked him into ingesting fruit or veggies! Have you tried making smoothies really thin for Maxine? Mine won’t drink them if they are thick. I think it’s because he knows that it has a lot of fruit, but if it’s thin (especially if it also has straw), he’ll drink it. I just give him a bigger glass!

    • Hi Kelley – you know, I hadn’t considered making them thinner for Maxine, that’s intriguing. She’ll drink orange juice (without pulp) – so you could be on to something! I’m definitely going to keep this in mind the next time I get the blender out. Thanks!