Smoothie update from the smoothie evangelist

What a busy 6 months it has been, with many ups and downs!

I have tested over and over again the value of the smoothies... by failing to "go to the trouble". We then experience the not-so-joyous effects of the decline in the childrens coping, reasoning skills and mood (hence behaviour!). My PDD-NOS child's social and play skills vanish, and all he wants and asks for is "screen time".

It may be difficult to get a child to accept a smoothie at first. Surprisingly however, even at a young age, children will buy into things that make them feel better. My own kids have been "on and off the wagon" enough times to know and accept that smoothies are a necessity. "A necessity?" you might say, "Isn't that a little much?". All I can say is try it for awhile and decide for yourself. YOU WILL ARGUE LESS with your child!

A few more tips I have tried recently are:
- If bananas get too ripe, slice or puree it and put it in the freezer for use in smoothies
- Try different fruits or a few drops of an essence to vary the flavours
- Glutathione is a great liver support, particularly important when recovering from illness (1/2 capsule would be enough for a child)
- Adrenal support supplement will help coping and stress.
- Calcium supplements can be useless, make sure you get a high quality one.
- Nutrasea's green apple or lemon flavoured Omega Oil supplements are the bomb! Recently finished a bottle of the lemon, which added a nice tangy flavour to the smoothie, and thought we'd try the green apple this time... also wonderful... no fishy or oily flavour in your smoothie.

You can do alot of things for your health, but in my books, the smoothie is the foundation of it all!