Smoothie Recipe!

We LOVE to make smoothies at our place. It's such a great alternative to heavy sugary junk food and smoothies are packed with delicious flavor so it never seems like a sacrifice to us. When our Zoe was little she couldn't tolerate anything with dairy, so we always swapped out the milk for SILK Soy, blended fresh fruit with ice, and added a scoop of soy protein to get her the brain and muscle building nutrients. It wasn't long before the kids were requesting smoothies instead of other desserts.

Here is a delicious Strawberry Banana recipe-

BEST STRAWBERRY BANANA SMOOTHIE

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4 large strawberries, fresh or frozen
1/2 c. milk
1 ripe banana
5 ice cubes
1 1/2 tsp. sugar (opt.)

Combine strawberries, milk, banana and ice. Blend until perfectly smooth. Add sugar. Blend for 1 minute.

Makes approximately 32 oz.

Servings: 4

Yield: 32 oz

Nutrition (per 8 oz. serving): 309 calories, 3.1g total fat, 2.4mg cholesterol, 21.1mg sodium, 1399.2mg potassium, 72.4g carbohydrates, 17.1g fiber, 46.6g sugar, 6.8g protein, less than 1g saturated fat, 3.4mg iron, 203.2mcg folate, 230.9mg Phosphorus, 174.4IU, Vitamin A, less than 1 mcg Vitamin B12, 482.2mg Vitamin C, 13.1IU Vitamin D.

Submitted by: Samantha Boyce

We're Ready but Mother Nature is Playing in the Rain!

We have a long list of things that need to be done. However, as long as the rain keeps coming we have to patiently wait. The kids are loving the mud and the puddles. Nothing like a Memorial Weekend of trudging barefoot through the water making memories!

The planter is ready, for the next batch of roots. Dave Daisy of Daisy Farms in Dowagiac Michigan was generous and sent us home with 400 new Everbearing roots to try. As soon as the sun cooperates, the field will be filling up with 20,000 new berry roots and we will be back on schedule. I'm thinking we will be picking and planting at the same time this year.

Delicious food that's good for you!

One-cup serving contains only 45 calories.

Only 7 grams of sugar.

12% daily value for fiber.

140% daily value for vitamin C.