Never leave a child unattended in the kitchen. Limit the child to tasks that are safe and age-appropriate.

Most kids 8 and up can make this independently.

Oatmeal Cookie Smoothie

Drink your cookies with this mash up of cookie and smoothie! Makes a good breakfast on the go or snack.

Yields 3 cups

Ingredients:

¾ cup rolled oats

¼ cup raisins

¼ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

1 cup whole milk, plus more if needed

½ cup low fat vanilla yogurt (or plain low fat yogurt and ½ teaspoon vanilla extract)

1 tablespoon dark brown sugar

Directions

1. Add the oats, raisins and pumpkin pie spice to the carafe of a blender and pour in the milk, adding more to cover the oats if needed. Stir completely and set aside until the oats are soft, 15 minutes.

2. Blend on high speed until pureed and smooth, about 1 minute. Add the yogurt, brown sugar and 1 1/2 cups ice, and blend on high speed until smooth, about 30 seconds. Pour into 2 pint glasses.