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Blueberry Muffin Smoothie

Blueberries. My kids eat blueberry everything, blueberry bagels, blueberry muffins, blueberry yogurt. They love them!
 Frankly, when I think of blueberries, I think of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, you know the first one (I'm probably dating myself) but the one where the girl is so spoiled she turns into a big blueberry and gets rolled away. That was always my favorite scene of that movie, and funny enough I tell my kids that they should be "turning into a blueberry right now" when they are acting a bit ornery.

I made this smoothie with the boys in mind. They've been hinting around to wanting to join me on my smoothie adventure and I knew they'd love something like this. It's a tad but sweeter than my normal smoothies, just to ensure they don't get turned off the first time. The boys couldn't get enough of this and I was super excited!  Let me know what you think.

Here's What You'll Need:
1 cup frozen blueberries
1/2 banana
3 tbsp brown sugar flavored granola
1 tbsp agave nectar or more to taste
1 cup vanilla almond milk
6 ice cubes

Here's What You Do:
Place all ingredients in blender til smooth.
Top with additional blueberries and granola if desired.

Fruit Bread & Milk (Goody)

Nom. Nom. Nom.
It's a miracle there is still some apple bread left over from earlier this week. Usually, if by the grace of God there are any leftovers, I just cut it into cubes and then pour some warm milk over top. It's soooooo good.

The kids and I love it for a quick breakfast.

This is something I totally made up. Seriously. I'd never heard of it before and have done this for years with any type of muffin or fruit bread.

Today as I was searching online I foolishly learned, not only was I not alone in my love for this, but it actually has a name. Goody. See when you have a great idea you should totally patent it right away! :)
 Oddly enough, it seems to have an Irish origin. My father is (as he puts it 100%) Irish. Since no one in his family has shared this goodness with me, I feel cheated (hmph).

Now, I must give myself credit here, the only version I came across called for white bread (see my ancestors could've learned a thing or two from me).

First things, first.

Slice 2 thick pieces of the fruit bread (I do this with my banana bread also) and cut it into cubes. Then simply warm a little milk and pour it over the bread (you can even add cinnamon on top) and serve.

Here is the white bread version, I've read that it's better with stale bread (who would've thunk)?

Again, I have not tried that version, but maybe just maybe I'll use the kiddos as guinea pigs. I owe them one.

Here's What You'll Need:
2 thick slices of fruit bread
1 cup of very warm milk

Here's What You Do:
1. Cut bread into cubes.
2. Place cubes in a bowl
3. Heat milk til warm (you can do this in the microwave
4. Pour milk over bread cubes.
5. Top with additional cinnamon, brown sugar, butter or fruit if desired.
6. Serve.
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