Smoothie Juice, Please!

Kai, the forever fussy-eater, does have one continuous love in the way of solid food...and it's his "smoothie juice" or "ice juice" (when it's been frozen into cubes).  Smoothies obviously aren't an original idea or anything, but I do devote A LOT of my time to making them, so I thought they deserved a special blog.  I also just so happened to make one today.  Everyday, without fail, when I ask Kai what he wants to eat, whether it be for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, he always answers "ice juice".  It is, hands down, his favorite thing to eat.  He devours that cube, never stopping to put it down, even though his little fingers must be freezing as he holds it. And I know they are because his hands are always so cold after he eats one. So, because they are requested so often in this house, I have devised a technique to make them as convenient to have on hand as possible. Also, because smoothies are one of Kai's main sources of nourishment, they are jam packed with healthy goodness.  I usually make about one or two blender fulls a week. He always drinks a cup of the smoothie when I first make it and the rest gets poured into the ice cube tray and popped in the freezer.  The smoothies are always changing depending on what I have on hand, but here's an idea of what goes into them.


Smoothie Juice 
-2 ice cubes of mixed veggie juice (usually carrot/celery/cucumber/wheat grass). (I juice a lot at one time and store in an ice cube tray so I don't have to keep juicing every time I make a smoothie.  That juicer is a PAIN to clean!)
-1 banana (sometimes frozen, sometimes fresh)
-strawberries and blueberries (usually frozen, I plan to use fresh fruit once they are in season here)
-apple juice (and any other juice I may have on hand)
-a few leaves of chopped kale and some chopped spinach
-almond (usually homemade) or coconut milk
-molasses
-sometimes 1/2 container of coconut or almond milk yogurt if it happened to be on sale that week


*Most of the fruits (including apple juice) and veggies I use in this smoothie are organic as they are pretty much all on the dirty dozen list.
*I went ahead and purchased a stainless steel ice cube tray since I am always feeding Kai something in the form of an ice cube.  I do my best to avoid BPA at all costs.  They are a little pricey, but definitely a good investment and considering I rarely buy anything new, I thought it was fair.
*After finishing his smoothie juice, Kai must check out his "dirty face" in the bathroom mirror.  He gets such a kick out of himself!