Have you ever heard of a cookbook called, "The Sneaky Chef?" It is written by a gal that likes to "sneak" healthy foods into meals. A "white puree" consists of cauliflower and zucchini and it is incorporated into things like mac and cheese and lasagna. A "purple puree" is spinach and blueberries mixed together and put into brownies, pancakes and tacos. You kind of get the idea..... I have a much easier way to get someone to eat something they are not interested in eating - put it into a blender and make it into a popsicle!!! Lauren LOVES watermelon and strawberries, so she ate these willingly. Dominic on the other hand, turned his nose up at the watermelon. He flat out refused to eat it. This "sneaky" mom put some watermelon and strawberries into the blender yesterday afternoon, poured them into the popsicle mold and they were frozen and ready to eat after dinner. Dominic had no clue that I had "snuck" the watermelon into the popsicle when he ate it last night. Sometimes a mom has to do what a mom has to do!!!
2 cups strawberries, rinsed, hulled and sliced
2 cups seedless watermelon, cubed
In a blender, put the strawberries and watermelon and puree until you get the consistency you want (I put a 1/2 cup of each fruit at a time into the blender). When I tried to put it ALL in the blender, it was too much and the blender clogged up! Pour into a popsicle mold (made for four) and freeze for a minimum of eight hours.
There will be just enough leftover mixture to put into a glass and drink (the hubby was the happy recipient of that yesterday). Enjoy!
No comments:
Post a Comment