Smoothies are popular in our house, even with kids who claim to not like many fruits, or yogurt.
When you are introducing your kids to smoothies, make sure the ingredients are to their liking. If they love chocolate, make a chocolate flavored smoothie with a dash of fruit. Make the idea of smoothies exciting, children love to be involved in the process. Let them make smoothies with fruits of their choice, on the condition that they will drink it. Guide them to make sure that the smoothie they make is edible. Lol.
You are lucky if your child likes eating vegetables. Otherwise, you can disguise the tastes of vegetables with fruits or yogurt. For example, if you want to add broccoli or spinach to the smoothie, you can add a strawberry, banana, or grapefruit to give it a sweet and tangy flavor. To make smoothies fun during summer, you can make Popsicles and add them into the smoothie.
The good news is that smoothies are extremely flexible. If your house doesn’t drink cow’s milk, you can always substitute with almond, coconut, rice or soy milk. You can use the yogurt of your choice and honey or agave are both great natural sweeteners.
The kids can choose the flavor of the juice – orange, apple, cranberry or even coconut water.
Here are a couple of our favorite super simple kid-friendly smoothies
Strawberry Banana Smoothie
Makes one serving
Ingredients:
1/2 banana
1/2 cup plain yogurt
1 cup frozen strawberries
1/4 cup orange juice
Drizzle of honey or agave
Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend until combined and serve.
Mango Orange Smoothie
Makes one serving
Ingredients:
1 mango, cubed (or one cup frozen mango)
1/4 cup orange juice
1/2 cup vanilla yogurt
1/2 tablespoon honey or agave
Combine together and serve!
Last but not least is favorite
Blueberry Bliss Smoothie
Makes one serving
Ingredients:
1/2 cup vanilla yogurt
1/2 cup coconut milk
1 cup frozen blueberries
2 teaspoons honey
Combine and serve!
Smoothies for kids are healthy and easy to make and can be had any time of the day. You can serve them during breakfast or as evening snacks. The popularity of smoothies has encouraged businesses to come up with ready-to-go smoothies in different flavors. Dr. Smoothie, Suja, Happy Planet, Happy Monkey, and Innocent Smoothie For Kids are among the most popular smoothie brands in the market today. While it is fine to pick one of these packs, homemade smoothies from fresh fruits and vegetables turn out to be the best in the long run.
Fruity smoothies are a fun and healthy way to start your child’s day! It’s a power breakfast. The best part? They’re super-easy to create.
love, #krishna
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