Getting kids to eat healthy is a challenge that many parents face. Teaching children to choose fruits and veggies instead of processed snacks can be difficult.
Smoothies provide the vitamins and minerals that children (and adults) need to be healthy, in a convenient and tasty way.
Here are some of our favorite kid-approved smoothie recipes.
These can easily be adapted for various dietary needs (dairy free, nut free, etc.) and are absolutely delicious.
Whether you are looking for a quick and easy breakfast option, or a healthy snack for the whole family, you’re sure to enjoy these.
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STRAWBERRY BANANA SMOOTHIE
INGREDIENTS:
2 cups frozen strawberries
1 fresh banana, peeled
1 cup milk (I prefer almond milk in this one)
1 cup Ice
1 tablespoon honey, if needed to sweeten
DIRECTIONS:
Add all ingredients to a blender, and pulse until combined. Serve immediately.
(If the smoothie is too thick, add more milk. If it is too thin, add more fruit and/or ice.)
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Carrot Pineapple Smoothie
Ingredients:
2 cups chopped pineapple
1 cup chopped carrot
1 cup ice
½ cup Orange Juice Not From Concentrate
1 banana
Directions:
In a blender, combine all ingredients. Blend until smooth, about 30 seconds.
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FRESH PINEAPPLE PEACH SMOOTHIE
Ingredients
3 ripe, fresh peaches, pitted and skinned
2 cups fresh pineapple, cut into 1” chunks (or canned, if fresh is not available)
½ cup non-fat Greek plain yogurt
1 cup milk
¼ cup agave nectar (or honey)
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups crushed ice
Instructions
Place pitted and skinned peaches, along with cut up pineapple, in the freezer for 2-3 hours until hard but not solid.
Place partially frozen fruit in a blender with all other ingredients and puree until smooth.
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Smoothies provide the vitamins and minerals that children (and adults) need to be healthy, in a convenient and tasty way.
Here are some of our favorite kid-approved smoothie recipes.
These can easily be adapted for various dietary needs (dairy free, nut free, etc.) and are absolutely delicious.
Whether you are looking for a quick and easy breakfast option, or a healthy snack for the whole family, you’re sure to enjoy these.
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STRAWBERRY BANANA SMOOTHIE
INGREDIENTS:
2 cups frozen strawberries
1 fresh banana, peeled
1 cup milk (I prefer almond milk in this one)
1 cup Ice
1 tablespoon honey, if needed to sweeten
DIRECTIONS:
Add all ingredients to a blender, and pulse until combined. Serve immediately.
(If the smoothie is too thick, add more milk. If it is too thin, add more fruit and/or ice.)
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Green Smoothie
Ingredients
1 cup water
½ cup chopped cucumber
1 cup strawberries (preferably frozen)
1 banana, optional (preferably frozen)
1 apple, cored
2 tightly packed cups spinach
juice of ½ lemon
ice, if not using frozen fruit and you want your smoothie chilled
Instructions
Pack everything into your blender and let it run until it is smooth!
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Sunrise Smoothie
Ingredients
1 cup frozen mixed berries
1 frozen banana
1 orange, peeled and segmented
4 - 6oz Vanilla Greek Yogurt
(I used a 5.3oz container of Vanilla Oikos)
Directions
Combine all ingredients in a blender then blend until smooth.
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Raspberry Banana Smoothies
Ingredients
1/2 cup fresh raspberries (frozen would be fine too)
1 ripe banana, peeled and frozen
1/2 cup original almond milk
1 (5.3 oz) container strawberry or raspberry Greek yogurt
1/4 cup water
3 - 4 ice cubes (optional)
Directions
Add all ingredients to a blender and puree until smooth. Serve immediately.
Raspberry Banana Smoothies
Ingredients
1/2 cup fresh raspberries (frozen would be fine too)
1 ripe banana, peeled and frozen
1/2 cup original almond milk
1 (5.3 oz) container strawberry or raspberry Greek yogurt
1/4 cup water
3 - 4 ice cubes (optional)
Directions
Add all ingredients to a blender and puree until smooth. Serve immediately.
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Carrot Pineapple Smoothie
Ingredients:
2 cups chopped pineapple
1 cup chopped carrot
1 cup ice
½ cup Orange Juice Not From Concentrate
1 banana
Directions:
In a blender, combine all ingredients. Blend until smooth, about 30 seconds.
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FRESH PINEAPPLE PEACH SMOOTHIE
Ingredients
3 ripe, fresh peaches, pitted and skinned
2 cups fresh pineapple, cut into 1” chunks (or canned, if fresh is not available)
½ cup non-fat Greek plain yogurt
1 cup milk
¼ cup agave nectar (or honey)
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups crushed ice
Instructions
Place pitted and skinned peaches, along with cut up pineapple, in the freezer for 2-3 hours until hard but not solid.
Place partially frozen fruit in a blender with all other ingredients and puree until smooth.
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