Shake it up!

Josh and I used to buy smoothies from Booster Juice on a somewhat regular basis.  But that was back when we were not paying attention to our spending. Now, I can’t believe how much we used to spend on shakes! They cost about $6 each.

We make our own fruit shakes now.  They are very easy to do!  

Our recipe consists of:

Frozen fruit  - make sure you get the best deal - the jumbo sized No-Name brand has got to be the best deal around; I have price-compared over and over again and haven’t found a deal to beat it since, albeit for a brief time PC offered their jumbo pack of frozen fruit at a discount when it emerged.)

One Banana  - And now we all know you can buy ‘em at 50% off and freeze ‘em!  You can add 2 if you want the flavour to come through.

Plain Yogurt - look for sales that offer a large tub for $1.99.

Fruit Juice - definitely stock up when it’s on sale and use coupons when you can (juice is one thing I never pay full price for because it’s easy to get a good deal.)  And from concentrate is cheaper than boxed juice.

Soymilk - We try to use coupons for soymilk, too.  But if you have a real aversion to soymilk, you can use regular milk.

Ground flax seed - buy a big package and freeze the rest in a tupperware container.  It’s very healthy and lasts for ages in the freezer.  Remember to buy ground though, otherwise it’ll just go right through ya!

We find that all of these ingredients go far and it is much cheaper to make these healthy and delicious shakes at home. 

As a side note, my kitten LOVES fruit shakes.  As in, we can’t drink a shake without her climbing all over us for a taste.  We have taken to giving her a little bit in her dish.  Yogurt does not contain lactose, so I figure it’s okay.  She is so weird - she loves yogurt and fruit but doesn’t seem to care for chicken!  Next she’ll be demanding organic cat food…