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Mixed Berry Yogurt Smoothie

Yup, that's right... another smoothie!  Christian has absolutely fallen in love with his daily smoothies.  It has been a great way for him to get his servings of fruits and dairy to start each day and has taken the place of cereal.  Today was a snow day and Christian slept in so he had his smoothie with his pizza burger for lunch.  Of course he made it himself.

Earlier in the week we took a mini shopping trip to Walmart where Christian picked out some frozen mixed berries (strawberries, raspberries, blackberries & blueberries) and picked out some Astro yogurt.  The 650g container was on sale for $1 so we bought up a few. 


   

Mixed Berry Yogurt Smoothie 

1/2 cup 1% milk
1/2 cup yogurt
1/2 cup frozen mixed berries
1 small banana

Christian loved his smoothie and said that it was extra creamy.  There were seeds from the blackberries and raspberries, but that didn't seem to bother him any.  I love how quick and easy smoothies are and love even more that Christian is enjoying them!

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  1. Keep up the good work Bev, it is one of the best things you can do for your family. Corina

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  2. Thanks Corina. It has not been easy, but our health is our motivation.

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