Vanilla Kefir Smoothie

January 09, 2025

Beef Stew

Winter time for me means crockpot soups, stews and more comfort foods. Beef stew is a family favorite like most my recipes. I swear the kids tell me all the time "mom you are an amazing cook." Sometimes, I do not believe them because I make mistakes, I fuck up, it is called being human. Butttttt other times, I am like hells yes I am!!! That dinner was amazing!!! This is one of those. You Will Need: 1 Chuck Roast 1 Bag Small Potatoes, cut 1 Bag Baby Carrots 64 oz. Beef Bone Broth (this is important) 4-6 packets Beef Gravy (I use Kinder Bone Broth Gravy) It is important you use beef bone broth. Why? Because bone broth is sooooo good for you! It has natural collagen and fats that keep you from getting sick. We switched to bone broths ONLY and have rarely gotten sick during winter months. Nothing more than a common cold, no flu, no covid *knocks on wood*! Crockpot cook on high for 4 hours, low 6 hours. I like low and slow!!

I love, love, love smoothies! Cannot get enough of them ever! I also love saving these and adding them to a zipzicle bag and freezing them for the kids! I was given free coupons from Maple Hill Creamery to try their new 100% Grass Fed Kefir (I decided to get the Vanilla, Strawberry 2 of each). I have to tell you, this is literally the BEST kefir I have ever tried. I love the idea of it being 100% Grass Fed, all organic and non gmo. I also am using my favorite chocolate powder (cacao powder). This stuff has a lot of super benefits and is good for you (no need to feel bad for adding a wee bit to your smoothies because you are adding a superfood) BAM!! I plan to incorporate more smoothies into my families diets (this one I wanted to add Spinach and you can, I just did not have any at that moment BLAH).

You Will Need:

1 Organic Banana

1/2 - 1 Cup Maple Hill Creamery Vanilla Kefir

1 Organic Kiwi

1 Organic Apple, Cored

Ice

1 Cup Organic Frozen Strawberries

2 tsp Cacao Powder

2 tbsp Organic Honey Raw

1/2 Cup Organic Blueberries