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Poa owner Janice Grube
and her son, Rocket.
PHOTO BY CHRISTINE TAYLOR.
A Favorite
Smoothie
From
Poa’s
Owner
BY JANICE GRUBE
34
August 2014 | metro-parent.com
O
ur family’s go-to nutritional staple is a green
smoothie. The ingredients are colorful with
different textures, so it keeps the kids interested.
Plus they taste yummy. My kids like when I use my
different-sized glass mixing bowls (Duralex makes a set
of 10 for $40) so they can see all the colors and shapes in
front of them.
For the little ones, it’s like magic when they blend into
something they can suck through a straw.
When we decided to open Poa Cafe, smoothies were
high on our menu list. Most everyone loves them.
We like to blend together a bunch of kale or spinach,
along with fruit, seeds or protein and a milk sub such as
almond or coconut milk. I let them pick the fruit, veggies
and anything else they might want to try in it, such as
avocado. Herbs are great as well and a ripe banana for
some sweetness. n
A favorite: SuperGreen Smoothie
A little less than 1 cup of milk substitute,
such as almond or coconut milk
2 handfuls of soft kale, such as lacinato or
dinosaur varieties
1 handful of frozen fruit (I love mango or peaches when
using greens so they won’t turn the drink brown)
1/2 ripe banana
1 tablespoon chia seeds
a tiny bit of sweetener such as agave/honey/stevia
a scoop of almond butter or greek yogurt
Blend on high (we have a Vitamix and it rocks) for
10-15 seconds, pour in a cup and enjoy.