Want to know how I know it’s officially springtime in my house?
My freezer is full of POPSICLES!
Every year, when the weather warms up, I start making popsicles. The kids love to play outside while enjoying their (very messy) popsicles, and I love that I get to really easily get them lots of great fruits, greens, and coconut milk!
My usual popsicle “recipe” is just making a thick fat-filled smoothie, with a bit of extra sweetness from honey or sweet fruits.
Then, I freeze them in Dixie cups (little paper cups if you’re not in the South) with a sheet of aluminum foil over the top of the entire batch as a temporary lid. The foil helps hold the popsicle sticks I poke through into each cup, so they remain upright as the popsicles freeze.
But the foil thing isn’t really a huge deal… the kids enjoy the popsicles even if they’re “crooked.”
The ones in this video (our inaugural Spring 2015 ones) are:
Green layer:
- 1 BPA-free can of coconut milk
- 2 bananas
- 3 clementines
- 2 Tbsp homemade green powder (dehydrated and powdered greens like spinach, kale, and chard), or you can throw in a handful of fresh greens.
- 2 Tbsp raw honey
- 2 Tbsp grass-fed collagen protein powder
Blend together in a high-speed blender, and pour into cups, leaving room for the pink layer if you want to do it later. Cover the whole batch loosely with foil, and poke popsicle sticks through into each cup. Freeze.
And if you want to add the pink-red-purplish layer:
- Frozen cherries
- A splash of almond milk
Once the green layer is frozen, blend these in your high-speed blender and pour a bit of this mixture into each cup, freeze again. (The foil isn’t necessary any longer.)
To easily get the popsicles out of the paper cups, just dip into hot water for a few seconds. They’ll slide right out!
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I love to bring my dental floss.
I always bring a travel toothbrush and floss with me in my bag.
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With a fluoride mouth wash.
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I brush and floss on regular basis
My favorite way to take care of my teeth is to have a complete cleaning twice a year.
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I have always been fanatical about my oral hygiene & health so I do rinse my mouth out several times a day and always brush & floss in the morning & evening & even carry travel size dental hygiene items with me in my handbag
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At the very least I will rinse my mouth with lots of water.
Because the acids in food harm our teeth, always drink water in between bites as a ‘rinse’. Also wait at least a half hour after eating to brush your teeth because just after eating they are still ‘soft’ from the acids in the foods.
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I brush after meals, floss and use mouthwash
I brush twice a day and bring travel flossers in my purse with me.
I have a travel toothbrush, but if all else fails I make sure to rinse my teeth off with water at least.
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I take care of my teeth on the go by drinking lots of water and I carry those little disposable toothbrushes with us!
I always chew sugarless gum after eating when I’m on the go. It helps when you can’t brush.
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I always have my toothbrush & toothpaste in my purse.
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I drink water and carry floss and brush when I get home.
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I like to carry a plastic zipper bag with floss picks so I can easily floss when I’m away from home.
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My favorite way to take care of your teeth in the spring is to go to the dentist and have them cleaned.
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I keep a small toothbrush and toothpaste in my purse with my makeup
I keep a Colgate Wisp in my purse.
I make sure to brush them with good toothpaste.
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I carry floss with me and always have breath freshening gum in my purse.
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I have one of those mini brushes with toothpaste that are disposable
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As a backpacker, I carry as light as possible, and you can’t be much more on the go then carrying your home on your back through the woods. I always carry a small, foldable toothbrush and a sample toothpaste. I also carry floss. Brushing and flossing is just part of my routine as I wake up in the morning to eat, drink coffee and pack up as it is in the evening as I eat, set up my tent, brush/floss my teeth and off to bed, just to repeat again in the morning.
I chew sugar free gum in between meals and drink water.
I leave those portable brush things with toothpaste in my purse so I can brush on the go.
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I carry disposable flosses in my purse.
take my travel toothbrush
Our favorite way to take care of our teeth on the go is to have travel toothbrushes in our tote bag.
I heart my portable brusher of teeth.
For on the go I keep floss in my car.
I just brush at night.
I love the little disposable flossers, they’re my favorite!
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I always take my toothbrush everywhere.
I don’t do anything on the go, but brush and floss at morning and night.
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I drink a lot of water so that my teeth are constantly getting flushed clean during the day.
I brush and floss and do oil pulling
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I brush, floss, and use mouth wash a couple times a day.
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Floss picks!! I find them handy for a quick floss and to get stuff out of my teeth at the same time 🙂
I carry disposable flosses in my purse
I make sure that I am taking advantage of all the great fruits and veggies available. Drinking water and brushing too.
i keep floss on my for outside meals
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When we go to the dentist for checkups and get a toothbrush and travel size toothpaste, I always keep them in the car. You never know when you might need a good brushing!
I always have floss in my purse, and I try to carry an apple with me as well. Good snack, freshens the breath and is a little better for me than gum.
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I brush my teeth three times a day and I use a fluoride rinse at night. A couple years ago I had to have a root canal done and it was horrible, so ever since I am obsessed with taking care of my teeth.
I brush whenever I eat and wake up and bed time. I can’t stand a bad taste in my mouth.
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I eat an apple a day. Isn’t that supposed to work 🙂
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I have a travel toothbrush I take to work with me so I can have fresh teeth and breathe all day!
I drink a lot of water and brush my teeth after every meal and before bedtime.
I brush my teeth twice a day and make sure i use a straw when drinking sugary drinks so they don’t touch my teeth!
i brush at least twice a day
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I always have floss on me.
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I always keep floss in my purse for on the road.
I brush and floss after every meal. Thanks for the giveaway! 🙂
I brush my teeth twice a day.
I brush after meals and floss.
lots of water, limit sugar intake, brush, floss and rinse!
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I don’t really do anything with my teeth as I’m out and about. I brush regularly and visit the dentist as recommended to keep them healthy. Thank you!
When I am on the go I have floss picks and mouthwash.
Brushing, flossing, and rinsing with hydrogen peroxide.
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I have a travel toothbrush in my purse, so when I’m on the go, I can brush after a sugary dessert.
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I have a travel brush and toothpaste with me
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I brush twice a day, floss daily and use a mouthwash a few times a day. Thanks so much.
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I carry floss in my purse and drink water instead of sugary soft drinks.
I make my own freezer pops
I brush my teeth twice a day.
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I brush and floss regularly!
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We brush our teeth twice a day sometimes more depending on what we eat
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I carry floss with me all the time to take care of my teeth.
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I brush my teeth twice a day and floss daily too to prevent the sugar acids from destroying my teeth.
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I bring floss in my purse with me just in case.
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i keep floss stick in my bag
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I always have mint gum with me and floss for on the go when I can’t brush my teeth in between eating.
I take TWO toothbrushes, floss and mouthwash everywhere in case I lose one!
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chewing sugar free gum
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I like to brush my teeth twice a day. Love my electric toothbrush.
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I brush and floss after meals
I’m bad about flossing like I should! I like keeping mouthwash on me for breath freshening!
I’ve been thinking about making popsicles with my children alot lately. It’s so cool that you can control the ingredients!
YES.. reading the ingredients on boxes in the grocery store? I can’t do it. I just can’t… even if there’s nothing horrible (high fructose corn syrup, aspartame in the “sugar free” kinds, massive amounts of artificial coloring), they all have a TON of sugar.
I always carry a toothbrush, tooth paste and floss in my purse.
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My favorite way is to chew gum and drink lots of water
I agree! We do Popsicles all year long here in Florida. What a nice healthy snack to cool you down this summer!
I drink water and carry floss with me.
I drink lots of water and chew gum.
When I am on the go, I carry a little makeup bag with a small dental kit of toothpaste, toothbrush and floss. This way I can freshen up during a busy day.
My kids would so enjoy making their own popsicles this summer. I will give this one try too.
I like that you added raw honey. I try to have a lot of honey in the spring and summer, it helps with my allergies.
I’m loving the fresh fruit in these popsicles. Clementines and bananas sound awesome right now.
That sounds like a real fun treat. Pretty healthy too.
I love that this has coconut milk in it. It looks like an easy recipe I can make at home!
We always, always brush our teeth before bed!!
I floss after eating. I keep floss in my purses and cars because I hate the sensation of having stuff in my teeth.
I love Summer! I like that you’ve made your Popsicles Healthy with fruits and veggies! I like that Aquafresh is “fresh” and not harsh on the gums. It gets the job done and is inexpensive
I drink plenty of water!
I have a pack of flossers in my purse. Those little packs that have 50 or so individual floss things on them, and then a tooth pick on the other end. It’s handy for when we eat out, all of us can go into the restroom and floss real quick (or there’s my husband, who will do it in the car .. but hey, at least he does it!).
I will always associate hot weather with popsicles! Im such a big kid and I will always want one!
We love yummy cold treats. I will have to find our popsicle molds are try these out.
or just use dixie cups like we do!
I’ve been flossing more and more because it’s so important. We’ve only got one set – gotta take care of them!
Will definitely have to try this popsicle recipe. It looks easy to make and more important is healthy. So thanks for sharing!
My freezer is always filled with frozen treats during the summer months! We make lots of our own with freezer pop molds and I love that we can come up with our own concotions. I love the idea of using coconut or almond milk!
Popsicles are awesome in the summer. We like making homemade ones as well.
Yum! This sounds like the perfect summer treat!
What a great popsicle recipe. My kids love their popsicles in the summer so I always keep them on hand.
Yum! These sound so good. I can’t keep enough pops in the house so I’m making tons at a time. These look great!
Popsicles are perfect for summer. I want to try to come up with new ideas and not just use juice. Thanks for sharing this recipe!
Those sound really good. My kids go through a ton of ice pops in the summer 🙂
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I always carry dental floss in my purse and a lot of times travel size mouthwash.
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My favorite way to care for my teeth is to always have dental picks in my purse.
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I carry a travel size toothpaste tube so that I can coat my teeth in fluoride after lunch.
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I carry a floss and travel size mouthwash
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I use Aquafresh toothpaste because it is the best, and we brush our teeth our teeth, floss and use a good mouthwash after eating sugary desserts, and I I carry a case with travel size toothpaste, floss and small bottles of mouthwash.
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I have a travel toothbrush and flossers.