Sneaky Chef

Sneaky Chef

Sinless Smoothies

by Missy Chase Lapine
July 18, 2008

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Your child may prefer to drink his breakfast rather than chew it. Wake up his taste buds with a cool blend of the world’s healthiest superfoods in these delicious smoothies.

Each variation below makes 1 tall smoothie

Blueberry Smoothie
  • 1 green tea bag
  • 1⁄4 ripe avocado
  • 1⁄4 cup plus 2 tablespoons pomegranate juice
  • 1⁄2 cup ...

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Missy Chase Lapine is the former publisher of Eating Well magazine. A mother of two young daughters, she knows how picky kids can be—and she’s got the kitchen experiments to prove it! She is on the Culinary Arts facility of The New School, in New York City, and also gives cooking classes and coaching to busy families hoping to learn how to eat healthier. Her book, The Sneaky Chef, is published by Running Press.  Her next book The Sneaky Chef: How to Cheat on Your Man (In the Kitchen) will be out in April 2008. You can learn more about Missy at her website, www.thesneakychef.com

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