Strawberry "Yogurt"

When I was on a restricted diet while breastfeeding Alex and trying to figure out his food intolerances, this is something I would make very often.  I found the recipe on a blog but can't recall which one right now, oops.  It is called Strawberry "yogurt" but really it is more like a smoothie.  Typically when I make smoothies, I add yogurt and some milk along with the fruit.  But those two were not part of my diet and I really missed smoothies - LOVE them.  This recipe is great; easy, very nutritious and delicious. 

Strawberry "Yogurt"

1 container of strawberries

a banana or two (depending on how think or thin you like your smoothie)

an avocado

coconut milk (again, amount varies on how thick or think you want it to be)

 put ingredients in blender and blend away

This is what little man did while I prepared the ingredients.

This is what he did while the blender was on.  He was not fond of loud noises at this time (4/11/12 @ 11 months) and our blender is quite loud.  So he would crawl over, pull himself to a standing position pulling on my pant leg and fuss until I stopped the blender or picked him up.

 The end result.  Strawberry "yogurt".

My cousin Jackie posted a link on Facebook where you could help fund these cool ReCap Mason jar lids through Kickstarter.  I helped fund the project and then recieved 2 ReCap lids

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I really like them.

However they didn't work well with maple syrup.  I was bummed.  It appears to be working ok while pouring but once the jar sits upright for a while the syrup runs down the jar.  Not cool.  The syrup must be too thick and collect inside the rim of the cap or something.

Works great with the "yogurt" and homemade salad dressings.