What’s a really great way to get nutrition into your kid’s diet? Try a kids smoothie. These recipes are taste tested and sure to please. Try them out and save some for yourself!
Tips: If the smoothies are a funny color, tell them it’s monster juice. If they like it sweeter, add some honey or some apple juice.
Fruity Banana Kids Smoothie
1 apple
2 bananas
1 pear
¼ cup of water
Place all ingredients in a blender and process until smooth. Serve immediately.
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Tropical Treat
1 cup of coconut water
1/3 cup of coconut meat
1 banana
2 – 1 inch rounds of pineapple
Place all ingredients in a blender and process until smooth. Serve immediately.
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Strawberry Smoothie
A good way to sneak in some spinach!
1 cup of strawberries (frozen is actually a good option for this recipe)
½ cup of fresh spinach
1 cup of water
2 tablespoons of honey or agave nectar
Place all ingredients in a blender and process until smooth. Add a banana (frozen or fresh) if you like it creamier. Serve immediately.
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Strawberry – Pineapple
1 mango
1 handful of strawberries
2 – 1 inch thick rounds of pineapple
1/3 cup of apple juice
Place all ingredients in a blender and process until smooth. Serve immediately.
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Strawberry – Banana – Peach
2 peaches
1 cup of strawberries
½ banana
1 tablespoon of honey
Place all ingredients in a blender and process until smooth. Serve immediately.
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Creamy Banana Peach
3 peaches
1 banana
1 tablespoon of vanilla
2 tablespoons of natural yogurt
a few tablespoons of water to process smooth
Place all ingredients in a blender and process until smooth. If you like it more milkshake-y make sure the banana is frozen. Serve immediately.
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Apple Pear
2 apples
1 pear
½ cup of natural yogurt
1/3 cup of apple juice
Place all ingredients in a blender and process until smooth. Serve immediately.
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Watermelon – Berry
1 handfuls of fresh strawberries
1 cup of watermelon chunks
A little water to process in blender
Place all ingredients in a blender and process until smooth. Serve immediately.
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Creamy Pineapple
This is so simple, but sooo yummy-in-your-tummy!
½ pineapple
½ cup of almond milk
Put the pineapple (skin cut and cored) into a blender with the almond milk. Blend until smooth and serve immediately.
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