Drinkable Yogurt Meal Prep

 

My kids love those store-bought drinkable yogurts.   But whenever I buy them, they are gone in one day.    I thought it would be fun to make our drinkable yogurts and get creative with the flavors.

The first year after I graduated from college, I lived with my parents while I worked.   This helped me transition into the Real World.   My mom always kept a bunch of store-bought drinkable yogurt smoothies in the fridge, and I loved grabbing one for breakfast on my way to work.

My kids now love them too.  But I don’t get them often, because they’re so expensive.  I loved getting just a few big containers of plain yogurt and making my drinkable yogurts I love this because people can make it the way they like it.

I created five different flavors and sweetened mine ever so slightly using maple syrup.   You can sweeten yours with whatever you like, or just let the fruit sweeten your yogurt.   I made my drinkable yogurts using mason jars.  You can get jar lids that fit a straw, like in the photo below, or untwist the cap and have at it.

I made 5 of our favorite flavors.   You can make any flavor you like.   Below are my recipes

1 cup of plain yogurt

1/2 cup of milk

1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

One tablespoon maple syrup, honey or sugar

Five strawberries

1 cup of plain yogurt

1/2 cup of milk

1/2 of a peach or more

1/2 pure vanilla extract

One tablespoon sweetener

Pineapple Drinkable Yogurt Makes 2-3 servings

1 cup of plain yogurt

1/2 cup of milk

1/3 cup of pineapple

1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract

One tablespoon sweetener

Key-Lime Drinkable Yogurt Makes 2-3 servings

1 cup of plain yogurt

1/2 cup of milk

juice from 1 key lime or one regular-sized lime

1/2 cup of spinach (  for color and added nutrition)

One tablespoon sweetener

Apple Drinkable Yogurt  ( makes 2-3 servings)

1 cup of plain yogurt

1/2 cup milk

1/2 cup of unsweetened applesauce

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

One tablespoon sweetener

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Method:   For each flavor, place the ingredients into a blender, and blend until smooth.  Store in a mason jar or other container.  Keep in the fridge until you are ready to enjoy them.

 I love these drinkable yogurts and so do my kids!  They got so excited this weekend when I was in the kitchen making these for our week!   If you’re looking to create more flavors, think of your favorite smoothie- and go from there!  The possibilities are endless!