My favorite time of year....

One of the reasons late spring and early summer is my favorite time of year:

If the kids (and Randy!) don't eat them all after I wash them, I like to "flash" freeze them and have strawberries at the ready for a smoothie!

Bring on summer!!

I love them, just not blended......

Anyone who knows me, knows my love of smoothies and sneaking various goodies into them. Ground flaxseed, wheat germ, spinach, broccoli, just to name a few. They are a great place to hold a treasure trove of nutrition (the kids even ask for the spinach now).

Today I thought I had a great idea.

I added a big handful of sprouted beans.

This was not a good idea. Even I couldn't handle the taste of it.

Seriously, it was gross.

Ryder, seeing the sprouted beans on the counter, asked: "Mom, did you put those in here? It's not tasting very good."

I dumped the whole lot back into the blender determined to fix it. It whirled away with the addition of a banana and some maple syrup to try and "cover" the sprouty flavor.

No such luck.

Sometimes smoothie making can be an expensive place for trial and error. So let me save all of you some time and money: Never, ever add sprouted beans, sprouts or anything remotely related to them to your smoothies. They are only good for sandwiches or just PLAIN!