"Fruit" Smoothies

I was trying to get my kids to eat carrots for lunch, and I decided to give this a try, inspired by V8 fruit and veggie blends.  It's another of my "throw it all together and see what happens" creations, which means of course the amounts are approximate.  You really can taste the raw carrots in it, but my girls were won over by the novelty and bright purple color, and they LOVED it.  I am hoping that doing stuff like that will give them a chance to see that they actually do like the taste of carrots - but I'm sure not going to tell them what's in it!  According to an online recipe analyzer, it's full of vitamins A and C, phosphorus, potassium, and fiber, and it sure made my life easy trying to figure out a vegetable for lunch.

“Fruit” Smoothies

1 ½ C. carrots

1 apple (skin on, but no core, of course)

½ C. water

1 6-oz. container vanilla yogurt

½ to 3/4 C. frozen raspberries and blueberries

Combine all ingredients in blender and run until very smooth.