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Today, Brad and I picked up a Magic Bullet from an ad on kijiji. I’ve been reading about the health benefits of green smoothies for about a month and talking with Brad about buying a blender. We decided that before we buy a really good blender, I should find something second hand and use it for a while - to see if we like smoothies! So, off I went and found a brand new $100 Magic Bullet set for only $40.

I whipped up my first batch of smoothies when we got it home - used a frozen berry mix, 1 cup yogurt, some water and orange juice and 2 leaves of Kale. It wasn’t too bad for my first attempt - we all enjoyed it … even Gwen!

I’m looking forward to experimenting with different recipes

**Edited to add a link to the TIPS Open Mouth Cups Awards that I checked out during my research. Also, take a look at the comment from midwife and TIPS founder, Sharon!**

A couple of weeks ago I was listening to a Midirs podcast about cup feeding and they were recommending the use of Bickiepegs’ The Doidy Cup for early supplementation, introduction of a cup, and weaning baby to a cup from a bottle. They were cautioning against the use of spouted cups, citing research that may indicate that the use (and prolonged use) of such cups may lead to poor nutritional habits. They encouraged the use of an open cup for drinking at mealtimes.

After doing a bit of poking around at the different open-mouthed cup options, I thought I’d give The Doidy Cup a try. I ordered from the online store (located in the UK) on May 20th, and the cups arrived in the mail today (only 8 days!). I was eager to try them out and see what Gwen would think of them, so I brought it out at dinner. Read the rest of this entry »