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\nMom confession: I have a almost-threenager who is existing on buttered \ntoast to sustain him. It’s the only thing he will reliably eat aside \nfrom fruit and yogurt.\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As he gets closer to 3 years old, I can see the defiance growing daily. There’s no place the battle is more fierce than at the kitchen table. He used to like other foods; now he scrunches up his nose, shakes his head, and flings it across the table or feeds it to our dog on the sly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What’s a mom to do? I frequently ignore him. But the problem with not feeding your headstrong toddler anything is that eventually he gets hangry. And when he gets hangry, we all lose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’m choosing my battles wisely this holiday season, so I’ve gotten more creative in the kitchen to concoct healthy recipes he will eat. And I’m nailing it with all kinds of smoothies<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It shouldn’t be a surprise: A smoothie combines his two other favorite foods, fruit and yogurt. And until he turns his nose up at smoothies, I’m running with it and finding ways to sneak in vegetables, protein, and healthy fat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For a fun Christmas treat, I created a gingerbread cookie smoothie bowl with Icelandic skyr for healthy fat and protein, cashew butter for extra protein, and frozen riced cauliflower to get those veggies in wherever I can. To sweeten the deal, literally and figuratively, I topped it with all kinds of healthy “sprinkles”: coconut, pecans, and dried cranberries. But I also topped it with literal Christmas sprinkles and added two gingerbread men for good measure. Who wouldn’t want to eat a cookie for breakfast?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apparently even Sawyer can’t resist that. He ate the whole thing up without even sharing a few spoonfuls with his mama. Christmas sprinkles for the win!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gingerbread Cookie Smoothie Bowl<\/h2>\n\t
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Clean eating  |  No processed sugar  |  Hidden veggies
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\n\t\t\t<\/g><\/svg><\/span> Prep Time<\/span> 15<\/span> minutes<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t<\/g><\/svg><\/span> Cook Time<\/span> 5<\/span> minutes<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t<\/g><\/svg><\/span> Total Time<\/span> 20<\/span> minutes<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t
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