Time for “Thirsty Thursday” - Two Drinks for Father’s Day

Father’s Day is coming up so I wanted to focus on two drinks for this week’s Thirsty Thursday feature: one for the dads and the other for the kids. Both are cool and refreshing, perfect for sipping while at the pool or beach.

Here’s the drink for the Dads:

Lemon Shandies

Ingredients:

1/2 cup sugar

3/4 cup fresh lemon juice (from about 4 lemons), plus wedges for serving (optional)

8 mild pilsner beers (12 ounces each)

Directions:

Place 8 16-oz glasses or mugs in the freezer

In a small saucepan combine sugar and 3/4 cup water over medium heat. Cook, stirring until sugar dissolves, about 1 minutes. Refrigerate until cool, at least 10 minutes (can be stored up to a week).

In a pitcher, combine sugar mixture and lemon juice. Pour 1 beer into each chilled glass, add 1/4 cup of the lemon mixture, stir; add lemon wedge if desired, and serve.

Recipe from marthastewart.com

Now, the drink for the kids:

Purple Mustache Smoothie

1/2 peeled banana

1/2 cup blueberries, fresh or frozen

1 cup vanilla soymilk or almond milk

small handful of spinach, kale or other greens (easy way to get kids to eat some green healthy stuff!)

1/2 tsp ground flax seeds or chia seeds, if desired

1/2 cup ice

Add all ingredients to a blender or Magic Bullet and blend until smooth. Enjoy!