Tomatoes, carrots and sweet potatoes. Oh, my!

Hmmm... Tip or recipe? Tip or recipe? I guess this is both...

My kids eat at least a full serving of fruits and a full serving of veggies for breakfast everyday. It's great knowing that they are getting tomatoes, carrots and sweet potatoes for breakfast.

"What's that kids? You didn't eat all their veggies at lunch? No big deal! I snuck them in your breakfast earlier."
"What? You don't want veggies for your snack today? No big deal! I snuck them in your breakfast this morning."

And best of all there is no whining, no complaining, no "Mama, it's yucky!".

Are you ready for my secret weapon? Do you think you can handle it?

V8 V*Fusion

But I don't just give it to them straight up. I make the easiest smoothie in the world. These are my ingredients: cups with lids and straws, spoon, yogurt and V8 V*Fusion juice:

V8 V*Fusion has a full serving of vegetables, a full serving of fruits and no added sugar. If it were organic, I'd be in heaven. It comes in several different varieties. I like the Pomegranate Blueberry for my boys because in addition to the carrots and sweet potatoes that come in all the varieties, there are also tomatoes and a healthy dose of antioxidants. (And, no, this is not a paid endorsement!)

I dump a couple of healthy spoonfuls of yogurt into the cups and add the juice.

Then I snap on the tops, cover the straw hole with my finger and shake, shake, shake. I pop in the straw and hand them over to the boys.
I also love making their smoothies this way because when I'm done, all that is dirty is one spoon. (Well, and the cups they drink from. But no dirty blender!)

They usually drink them in the car on the way to school each day. That way, if they've boycotted breakfast they still have a full belly for school.