Today I made a smoothie using 7 strawberries, 1 banana, 1/3 cup v8 tropical juice, a heaping TBSP flaxseed meal and 1/3 cup honey Greek yogurt. I served a dry bowl of plain Cheerios on the side that basically was not touched.
So I've been making smoothies for a week now. Same basic ingredients, but switch it up with mango, blueberries, strawberries and bananas, whole milk and v8. Is this acceptable breakfast food or should I be serving something else and doing smoothies as a snack?

When LO and I so smoothies he usually has a some fruit with it
I love making peanut butter banana smoothies

I would ditch the v8 it's not as healthy as you think.

I checked so/so only because its not enough to be a meal, try offering granola bars before drinking the smoothie?

And add the Greek yogurt daily, good protein!

I wouldn't add the V8 juice because its not good for you. Maybe make an egg also?

<blockquote><b>Quoting Heather ♥ 34 weeks:</b>" I would ditch the v8 it's not as healthy as you think. I checked so/so only because its not enough to be a meal, try offering granola bars before drinking the smoothie?"</blockquote>

We don't typically even drink juice. I just like the v8 to thin it out instead of milk.

See, this is what I was worried about. Would it be stupid to make some flaxseed. Oatmeal, cinnamon, raisin cookies for breakfast? I use applesauce for half of the butter in the recipe. Or would I still me missing something important they need?

IMHO this is way too much sugar (fruit and yogurt) and not enough protein with just the dairy protein (which is not really a good source of protein) and the flaxseed meal. I would add some almond butter and cut out some of the fruit too. Maybe just half the banana as those are full of sugar.

<blockquote><b>Quoting suzyq463:</b>" IMHO this is way too much sugar (fruit and yogurt) and not enough protein with just the dairy protein ... [snip!] ... meal. I would add some almond butter and cut out some of the fruit too. Maybe just half the banana as those are full of sugar."</blockquote>


:/ fruit sugar is not the same as regular sugar.

Although I could add a nut butter and see how they like that. Or a slice of toast with peanut butter.

<blockquote><b>Quoting ♫ boobook ♫:</b>" <blockquote><b>Quoting suzyq463:</b>" IMHO this is way too much sugar (fruit and yogurt) ... [snip!] ... same as regular sugar. Although I could add a nut butter and see how they like that. Or a slice of toast with peanut butter."</blockquote>




But still a lot of sugar. Just use plain Greek yogurt, no v8 and water to thin it out. Or you could do banna with PB2 and Greek yogurt.

These are the smoothies I like (but I mix mine with Visalus shake mix to add more protein).

Vanilla yogurt, strawberry, banana, oj, and Acai berry juice.

Almond milk, peanut butter, cocoa.

Almond milk, banana, cocoa.

If you google 100 Visalus shake recipes they have some interesting ones.