yesterday my DH called at an hour when my eyes were still gummy with sleep and voice at it's sleepiest, sexiest best. 'did you hear what happened in school?' nope, i hadn't.
apparently the school authorities had tried my cell phone (it's on silent till i can crawl out of the stupor i fall into after the brats leave the house) and couldn't reach me, so called my husband who was conferencing in some exotic land.
shivi had fainted during the assembly, and had to be carried out to the book-room, blissfully unaware of the commotion the little drama was causing.
horrid mother that i am, 'goodness, was she wearing shorts under her skirt?' was my first thought. 'the brat skipped breakfast again!' my second.
woefully short of sympathy, i sent the driver off to school to pick the wilted flower up, and set what was left of breakfast out on the table. a full stomach and six hour's sleep later, shivi was good as new, ready to make calls, find out what classes she had missed, take homework down, and sit down to finishing it all. i don't think she will be skipping breakfast, or fainting in school again, in a hurry.
anyway, if you have children who are anything like mine, you will need a quick drink trick or two (no, i don't mean a frozen vodka!) tucked away in your fridge. here's one of the best i know.
fullo'fruit smoothie
banana - 1 (chopped and thrown in the freezer the previous night)
quaker quick cooking rolled oats - 2 heaped tablespoons
flax seed powder - 1 teaspoons
juice (any flavour) - 1 cup (i make mine with auroville naturellement concentrate)
don't reach for sweetener - the juice gives enough of a sugar kick
throw the oats, along with the flax seed powder, chopped banana and other fruits if any, and a bit of juice into the blender/mixie for a few pulses. add the rest of the juice. blend.
ta-da, breakfast ready.
yep, that's all. i swear. just don't tell the children what's in the glass!
note - i always have frozen bananas sitting quietly in a colourful tupperware dabba in the freezer. this smoothie is great as a quick back from school/office/whatever pick me up too.
if you have any other fruit about the house, a couple of strawberries or an apple - nothing too acidic- get your knife to work, and toss the chopped fruit into the blender too. forget recipes and measurements, just go with your tastes here. remember though to make the smoothie banana based - it adds the right texture and body to your drink
and for those who are wondering, yes, you can have quick cooking rolled oats raw. it's ok. really.
