When I first heard of the Magic Bullet, it was when I was pregnant with the twins.  I would be up at odd hours of the night with heartburn, a desire to eat the entire freezer or a baby (or two) kicking my bladder.  Basically, I turned into a night owl.  I became obsessed with infomercials since there is nothing else on at 3 am.  The Magic Bullet was my favorite.  I'm pretty sure the same commercial is still on 3 years later.  I always wanted one, but figured since I have a blender, it was pointless.

January 2009- I was VERY ready for the twins to be born!  They finally had to induce me in February!

Flash forward to last week, I finally received a Magic Bullet as part of a gift bag.  Since then, I cannot believe I have lived without one.  The Magic Bullet chops, blends and mixes everything!  I absolutely love that there are so many different attachment cups so that I can do all my chopping jobs at once.  I'm pretty obsessed here!

Best part?  It makes smoothies.  It comes with 4 mugs, so everyone in the family can have one.  Well, Gabby takes sips of mine.  We each like different ingredients in our smoothies, so we can mix them all up quickly and still have our favorites.

The girls love to help me add fruit to their cups and pour the milk.  It's a great way to teach them how to measure and whatnot.

We have many favorite combos, but here is our top one right now!  It has been named Very Berry Mango.  It is pretty, pretty, pretty good. (Like my Curb Your Enthusiasm reference?).

Here's what you need.  This is portioned for one Magic Bullet cup.  Multiply for a regular blender!

• 1/3 cup yogurt.  I adore Stonyfield Banilla.  Here's a coupon to try it.
• 1/2 banana, frozen or fresh
• 1/3 cup blueberries
• 1-2 whole strawberries
• 3-5 raspberries
• 1/3 cup mango, frozen or fresh
• 1/3 vanilla almond milk
• 1 tablespoon flax (not needed, but I like to add extra fiber where I can!)
• 2 ice cubes

Mix it up!  

You might need to add a bit more milk or a splash of water to get it going. 

I don't know how those little bellies drink those big cups!

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Recipe: Super green smoothie!

New camera, still horrible foodie pics.  Obviously it's the operator!

I must admit, I am addicted to Pinterest.   Who isn't these days?  My favorite find by far is this green super smoothie.  There are a few different variations and I have made a super recipe of the best of each recipe.

I am a huge fan of coffee, but I also hate to eat breakfast.  Actually, I love breakfast, but by the time I get the girls' food ready and they are eating, Gabby needs something and yada yada, its 11:00 and I'm still hungry.  If I drink coffee, then I feel nauseous.   It's a bad cycle!  Once I started making this smoothie, it not only wakes me up like coffee, it makes me feel great until I have a chance to eat.  No joke, that is usually 2:00 during naptime. 

Don't be intimidated by the amount of spinach or the Greek yogurt.  It truly tastes like a shake. 

Ingredients

• 3 cups (handfuls) of spinach.
• Quick tip: I buy the huge boxes of organic spinach and freeze it in bags.  Much easier and it freezes great!
• 2 bananas (frozen is best)
• 1 tablespoon of peanut butter
• 1/2 cup fat free Greek yogurt
• 1 cup Almond Milk (vanilla flavor is best)
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• 1 teaspoon of agave nectar (or any sugar you like...Splenda works too)

Blend it up! If it ends up really thick, add some water or more Almond milk.  For me, it took making it 2-3 times to find what I like.  Take this as a base and make it into what you like.  It's definitely a meal in itself and great for on the go!

Two biggest fans of this smoothie?  The ladies.  We even have a smoothie song. 

Don't you love the bed head?

Mmm Mmm, try it and I promise you will become a believer.  It's a great way to start your day in a nutritious way!