Valentines Day C.O.W

by Heather on February 11, 2010

In honor of the Hallmark holiday this weekend, I decided to make pink Cream of Wheat.

I’ve seen the “Smoothie in a Bowl” concept all over the blog world so I decided to take it a step further.

First, I created a small smoothie by blending

  • POM Wonderful Juice
  • Frozen Mixed berries (raspberries, blackberries and strawberries)
  • 1 banana
  • little honey to sweeten

I then made my Cream of Wheat as normal – 3/4 cup of water and 3 tablespoons of Cream of Wheat – cooked in the microwave.

I combined the two and microwaved together to warm the smoothie up.

IMG_5760 I then added Back to Nature Chocolate granola because what is Valentine”s day without a little chocolate.

I really enjoyed the Cream of Wheat Smoothie in a Bowl – a hot breakfast with the benefit of a lot of fruit.  Looking back over the last few weeks, I am realizing that I may not be eating as much fruits and vegetables as I should; perhaps that’s another reason this cold won’t go away.  Smoothies are a great way to increase your fruit intake – I would have added some spinach if I had had some!

I have already scraped the snowy-ice off my car so off to work I go!

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1 Heather @ Side of Sneakers February 11, 2010 at 9:19 am

I love the idea of adding pomegranate juice- I bet that was fantastic!!

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2 Brandi February 11, 2010 at 4:53 pm

Thank you for the idea, Heather! You are really creative with this stuff. And it’s wonderful how you pack it with even more nutrition!

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3 Jenna February 11, 2010 at 8:23 pm

Love the smoothie in a bowl! Actually haven’t seen it before, so very cool!

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