My youngest two kids have always had constipation issues. I'm sure they'll be thrilled that I chose to share this on the internet. We have tried, and been quite happy with using fiber gummies to supplement picky diets, but it never feels quite right to me. I am one for getting to the root of a problem and changing life choices or habits rather than using an easy fix and continuing down a broken path.
I have found that muffins and smoothies are amazing delivery systems for healthy food. You can hide damn near anything in there and kids will be none the wiser. The last few weeks we have been enjoying a recipe for Left-over Oatmeal Muffins, from Soulemama's blog. They are super easy, tasty, and I can boost the fiber by adding lots of dried fruit and ground flax seed. Tomorrow, (since one of the two is currently severely backed up), we will be trying a recipe for Strawberry Flax smoothies (with spinach! Shhhh) that I just made up.....I hope it's actually good.
Any way, without further ado here are the recipes for the muffins and smoothie. The muffins are kid and mom approved. The smoothie is pending approval ;)
Leftover oatmeal muffins:
1 cup cooked oatmeal
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1/4 cup ground flax seed
1/4 cup water
1/2 cup milk
2 Tbsp butter
4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 egg
1/2 tsp cinnamon
2 Tbsp sugar, honey or maple syrup
1 cup additions (dried fruit, chocolate chips, etc.)
Mix flax with water. Let stand 5 minutes. Add oatmeal and milk. Mix thoroughly. Add egg and sugar. Add everything else. Mix well. Bake for 20 minutes at 400 degrees.
Strawberry Flax Smoothies:
1 cup plain (homemade) yogurt....sorry, I had to brag about my yogurt.
1/2 cup frozen strawberries
1/2 cup raw spinach
2 Tbsp honey
1/2 a banana (would be good but bananas are not local so ours won't have it)
2Tbsp flax
maybe a little milk or something if it needs it.
Put all that stuff in the blender. Boom! It's a smoothie. You're welcome.
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