Participate in the Great Smoothie Slurp with Connecticut Dairy!
June is the perfect month to feature a Kale Strawberry Smoothie as it’s National Dairy Month and farms are bursting with berries and greens! Taste Test a sample, serve for breakfast, make a menu extra! You decide how much you can serve and how to serve it.
June is National Dairy Month!
Connecticut dairy farms have been supporting local schools for decades. Dairy farms are the heartbeat of many communities, creating jobs, investing in the local economy, and supporting childhood health and education. Learn more about Connecticut’s dairy farm families and where to find fresh, local, delicious milk and dairy products at www.CTDairy.org.
Activities and Materials
We have free activities and materials below to hand out during taste tests, in classrooms, or at community events. For more information and downloads, reach out to Abigail Dubois.
Activity Sheet
Posters
Sticker/Badge Artwork
For Pre-schoolers
Email Shannon Raider-Ginsburg for information about Early Childhood Educations activities.
Make a Video!
How Loud can YOU Slurp?!?!? Do you think you can make the loudest SLURP? We want to hear it!
Here’s how you can share it…
Make a video of yourself at school or home participating in the Great Smoothie Slurp and share on social media.
Be sure to tag your local school, @UConnExtension, @CTdairyFarms and @NewEnglandDairy so we can see it and share it with the community.
And of course, don’t forget the hashtags #GreatSmoothieSlurp and #Gettothebottomofit
Kale Strawberry Smoothie
Makes two 8 oz servings
(contains dairy)
Materials
blender or large jar with a tight lid
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup kale or spinach, washed
- 1 cup strawberries, stems removed and washed
- 1 1.2 cups of milk and/or yogurt
- 2-4 ice cubes
Add all ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth! OR Chop greens as fie as you like, mash strawberries and/or yogurt, and ice. Shake to combine!
