My family loves milk. We’re ALL big milk drinkers, always have been… always will be. There’s just something about milk – it’s yummy, it’s delicious and it’s fulfilling. I’m not kidding, we always have and always need milk in our house… people have often joked that we should just get a cow!

For years I had always bought whole milk for the boys and skim milk for me and my husband. Whole milk was the only milk I could get the boys to drink because it was thick and delicious for them. But… I have to be honest, I started to get worried about the amount of fat that were taking in on a daily basis with whole milk. People think I joke about this, but my guys probably have about 3-5 glasses of milk a DAY! That’s a LOT of milk being consumed and the extra-fat… well, it bothered me. For me, the skim milk was just too watery. I would drink it because I knew it was better for me that the whole, but it just didn’t taste good. I needed to make a switch to something different and FAST.

I made the switch to HOOD Simply Smart Milk about a year ago. Simply Smart Milk® offers you the chance to treat yourself every day with milk – it has all the taste of fuller fat milk, without the fat.

Simply Smart is available in:
1% lowfat milk
Fat free milk
Chocolate fat free milk

Simply Smart Milk helps you feel healthy and satisfied, without sacrificing on taste, which is something that is very, very important to me and my family. Simply Smart Lowfat and Fat Free Milk have 25% more protein and 20% more calcium than whole milk, and our Simply Smart Chocolate Milk has 50% more protein than other Chocolate Reduced Fat Milks.

But most important… I love Simply Smart because I’m getting such a rich and delicious taste. There’s nothing like getting cozy with a glass of milk and cookies… or a big bowl of pasta and a glass of milk… or a yummy bowl of cereal or oatmeal with milk. I’m getting that unbelievable taste that’s just is sustaining, but it’s healthy for me. And for my guys… well, as a mom… there’s nothing better than knowing what’s going in their bodies is good for them!

We have brought HOOD Simply Smart Milk int our daily routines and I’ve even been making some incredible smoothie recipes with Simply Smart Milk… I’m excited to share this video with you of 4 of my FAVE recipes…

I’d love for YOU to try some of these recipes and bring HOOD Simply Smart into your home! Share with me what HOOD Simply Smart Milk recipe is YOUR favorite (it doesn’t have to be one of mine!) or that they’d like to try.

The first 25 followers that respond will receive a coupon for free HOOD Simply Smart Milk!!

**As promised to many people who saw the video already on YouTube… here are the recipes:
Tropical Simply Smart Smoothie:
1 cup mixed frozen fruit (you can buy at the grocery store)
1 cup Simply Smart Fat Free Milk
½ cup Greek Yogurt
2 ice cubes
Directions: Combine ingredients into blender. Mix until well combined then serve.

Red Velvet Simply Smart Smoothie:
1 cup vanilla frozen yogurt
¼ cup Simply Smart Fat Free Milk
3 tsp vanilla extract
Red Velvet Cookie, crumbled
Directions: Combine frozen yogurt, Simply Smart Fat Free Milk and vanilla extract into blender. Mix until well combined. Pour into cocktail glass garnished with Red Velvet Cookie crumbs.

Simply Smart Mocha Java Smoothie
1 Tbsp warm water
1 tsp decaffeinated instant coffee granules
1 cup Simply Smart Fat Free Chocolate Milk
2 Simply Smart Fat Free Chocolate Milk ice cubes or regular ice cubes
Directions: Dissolve coffee granules in warm water. Place coffee granules, milk, and ice cubes in blender or food processor. Blend on high speed for 1 to 2 minutes or until frothy. Pour into tall glass and drink immediately. Note: Freeze Simply Smart Fat Free Chocolate Milk in ice cube trays to use in smoothies for a richer chocolate flavor.

Simply Smart Chocolate Banana Cooler
1 medium banana
1 cup Simply Smart Fat Free Chocolate Milk
2 Simply Smart Fat Free Chocolate Milk ice cubes or regular ice cubes
Directions: Place ingredients in blender or food processor. Blend on high speed for 1 to 2 minutes or until frothy. Pour into tall glass and drink immediately. Note: Milk can be frozen in ice cube trays to use in smoothies for a richer chocolate flavor

Come on… make the switch!

You’ll LOVE it!

Disclosure:
Sponsored posting with HOOD… all opinions are 100% my own.