Sometimes it's a chocolate milk & blue pancake kinda night

Ok, so they don't look blue, more green than anything but they were blue before I cooked them.

The first Thursday on the new school year is coming to an end. We have almost made it through the first week of school. Boy did that go fast. Tonight we decided to have pancakes. I thought I would make them fun and added blue food coloring. Big, big hit with the kiddos! Amazing how something so simple as adding food coloring to pancake mix can make them feel so special.

I also made chocolate milk with almond milk. This stuff is fabulous, the hubby even likes. He does, he really really does and yes I told him what it was, I didn't sneak it into his coffee! The brand I get is Blue Diamond Almond Breeze Vanilla. they come in half gallons and are around $2.50-$3.00. Kroger has them on sale for $2.50 and I found some $1.00 coupons so for $1.50 that is not a bad deal since we are trying very hard to cut out the regular cows milk. Almond milk is 90 calories a serving, Soy Free (if that is an issue), Lactose Free (if that is another issue), Gluten, MSG or egg Free too!

It is rich in Antioxidants and Vitamin E a & D, packed full of Calcium and no cholesterol! Here is Blue Diamonds Almond Breeze Web Link: http://almondbreeze.com/index.cfm?vid=355

And I can admit 6 months ago I would have never thought I would be buying milk made from almonds, I am truely impressed.