I had a major mommy win last night. Since shortly before my return to work, Mini Muffin has been kicking the picky eating up a notch. A lot of it, I think, is around the changes in our routine and that's leading to her retesting boundaries and trying to exert control over what she can - in this case whether or not she eats. It's been a huge struggle as she's been rejecting foods she loves, and generally eating like a bird, which in turn makes her cranky, and well, you know the drill.
One of the significant challenges I've had are vegetables. I've been struggling to get any form of veggie into her, and it's so frustrating! Last night I tried something new, and was so happy that it worked! I found a recipe in a smoothie cookbook I have, gave it some pretty significant tweaks, and the result was a "chocolate thick shake" that when served in a coloured straw cup to hide the green tinge, went down like a treat! Mini Muffin of course has no idea what a thick shake is, so took to calling it her chocolate drink.
Mini Muffin's Special Chocolate Drink
Large handful of baby spinach
1/2 med or 1/4 large ripe avocado
1 1/2 c coconut milk
1 banana
2 tsp cocoa powder
1 tsp honey
1/2 tsp cinnamon
Ice
1. Add spinach, avocado and coconut milk to blender, and blend until smooth.
2. Add banana, cocoa powder, honey and cinnamon. Blend until smooth.
3. Add ice, and blend. Adjust consistency with extra avocado and/or ice to make thicker, or extra milk to make thinner if desired.
Makes two servings.
I made and served this drink while Mini Muffin was out of the room, since it does have a bit of an odd colour to it. However, once she tasted it, she was pretty intent that it was all hers! She drank about half of the recipe (so a big glass full), and Little Smiling Man and I split the rest.
I totally did a happy dance behind her back as she slurped it back!
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