Fruit Smoothies and Avocados

I have my first reader suggestion/tip!  :)

Tamara wrote:

Hi Amber,

I worry that my son doesn't eat enough fresh, raw food and get enough fiber too. Luckily, he hasn't had such a difficult time as your son. Your little guy is a trooper and I'm sure all will be all right.

I make smoothies for my kids with banana, strawberry, blueberry and almond breeze. We throw in a tablespoon of finely ground flaxseed for each kid. The flax seed is not noticeable at all and they love the smoothies.

Do your children like guacamole? Avocados are high in soluble fiber and can help keep things moving along as well.

All the best,

Tamara

Thanks Tamara!  This morning I made up a smoothie based on your suggestion, and all four kids enjoyed their cup of it!  Here's what we had:

Fibrey Fruit Smoothie

1 cup strawberries (3g fibre)
1/2 cup blueberries (5.6g fibre)
1 medium banana (3.9g fibre)
2 tbsp ground flax (4g fibre)
1 cup almond milk (1g fibre)
1 cup 2% milk
1/2 cup strawberry yogurt

Blend all together until smooth.

This made 5 cups, so we each started our day with 3.5g of fibre!  And it was SO easy.  And the kids still had more breakfast after their smoothie so I'm sure they had some good energy to get them through to lunch.  :)  I will definitely be making smoothies much more often now!