Sunday, March 9, 2014

Pina Colada Smoothie


Well... you know you're a parent when you catch an illness you haven't had since the 4th grade.

In fact, my supervisor put it all in perspective when he texted me Friday morning "You worked 31.75 hours in the past 2 weeks - when you come back, I may need to reintroduce you to the group."

Yup.  Between a snow day, the Mini getting pink eye, and then ME getting a random virus followed by my own case of pink eye... I did not even work the amount of hours in two weeks that I would usually work in one.

<Sigh>

My father-in-law did warn us that a young child is like a Petri dish, and boy was he right.  Although the Mini has been fairly healthy (almost shockingly so), I feel like have not been able to go longer than a month without catching something since she was born.

The addition of the Petri Dish to our household has also spelled trouble for Mr. Vittles.  Once known for a powerful immune system my friend Joe nicknamed "Super Blood," he too has fallen victim to a surprising number of "bugs" in the past 17 months.

While he was able to avoid the pink eye this week, he was not so lucky with the virus that left us both with the worst sore throat in the history of sore throats, and a cough that still won't quit.

At its peak, the only things that gave us any relief were frozen treats.  Not only is the cold temperature soothing, but apparently the sugar is as well.  The two days that I managed to drag myself to work last week, I had a smoothie for lunch.

At home, it was more smoothies and ice cream.  Not great for the girlish figure... but desperate times call for desperate measures.  And after this brutal winter (with snow storms aplenty) I figured a little tropical treat would be good for the soul as well as the throat!

Pina Colada Smoothie

  • 1 C. full-fat coconut milk
  • 1 C. canned crushed pineapple, with juice
  • 1 ripe banana
  • 1 T. sugar (optional)
  • ice

Add coconut milk, pineapple, banana, and sugar (if using) to blender with about 2 handfuls of ice cubes.  Blend until smooth.  Makes 2 smoothies, approx. 12 oz. each.

Original Recipe

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  2. I'm probably breaking someone's rule regarding commenting but this made me laugh out loud! ("You worked 31.75 hours in the past 2 weeks - when you come back, I may need to reintroduce you to the group.") Boy did I need it. By the age of 3 my son had had every gross thing known to man and so did I. Even though I had more children after him who experienced their own gross things, we've been healthy since then. I think that's part of the parent thing, you get everything your first child gets and then? You're done and good to go. I can't tell you the last time I had so much as a cold (my youngest is 19). Keep your chin up!

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