If you’re anything like me, you’ve been madly making smoothies since all our delicious summer fruits began coming into season. The girls love them, and I love having a glass full of fiber and vitamins in a yummy drink.

I’m a bit of a protein hound, always trying to find new smoothie recipes that will get me some blood-sugar-boosting proteins and fats in non-dairy ways (slight allergy), and I came across this one from Keeper of the Home recently. Since I’ve been madly freezing organic fruit as it’s available for a modest price, I’ve got a drawer full of berries that are being seriously whittled down in this recipe. The use of coconut milk solves my thirst for something more filling than pure carbs, and I throw some brown rice protein powder in for an extra boost as well.

I blogged last year about the rising concerns over the links between artificial dyes in our food and hyperactivity – or worse – in our kids. I saw for myself the effects of artificial dyes when Cora began eating store-bought birthday cakes laden with blue “ocean” frosting or purple “flower” frosting; after one such party I found her an hour later literally climbing the curtains. Between Cora’s incredible bouts of turning into Hyperactive, Uncontrollable Girl and her four-day-long blue poop (yep, it stains your intestines for several days afterwards) I was convinced enough to actively work to rid our diet of artificial dyes.

Wednesday morning Cora and I went to the grocery store, taking a quick potty break before heading out. After arriving home, I was putting groceries away when I heard from the downstairs bathroom, “Mommy, come look at this.”

I ran in, and Cora had not quite made it onto the potty. I reassured her, got her cleaned up, and we went on with our day.

That’s right, folks, we are officially a diaperless household. Well, at least we will be when I’ve freecycled all the leftover diapers we’ve got lying around. But officially there is not a single person under this roof who uses diapers.

Yeah, we’re awesome.