Be Cool

Posted in: Ways To Play
Tags: smoothies, red mango

How do you like to stay cool during the summer months? Most of us go from our air-conditioned homes, to our air-conditioned cars, to our air-conditioned offices. But if you’re a stay-at-home-mom (or dad) chances are you start to suffer from cabin fever midway through the summer, which ultimately means going outdoors to play in the sun.

Pulling out the water sprinkler is a quick fix when you have kids under the age of five. You can also trek down to the neighborhood pool for the afternoon. Or, suffer and wait until family vacation when you can lounge by our Forest Oasis Waterscape sipping on a Strawberry Lemonade smoothie while the kids zoom down waterslides.

Speaking of smoothies, Red Mango at Market Street is a good spot to cool off with a probiotic smoothie or a cup of all-natural, gluten-free frozen yogurt with names like Tangomonium. Red Mango’s fresh fruit toppings are cut fresh each day. Or, you can try the Fun & Crunchy route with Fruity Pepples, Cap’n Crunch or Ghirardelli Dark Chocolate.

Smoothies are fun and easy to mix and the flavor combinations are endless. Kids can get in on the action too. Put out a couple of bowls of ingredients such as chopped fruit, berries, various yogurt flavors, ice cream, candy or cereal. Have the little ones pick and choose ingredients to customize their own smoothie drinks.

Now that’s a delicious way to stay cool. Bottoms up!