Getting our kids to eat healthy is important but it can be a bit of a challenge. I’m always working on different ways and strategies to get my little one to eat more fruits and veggies. Thankfully there is plenty to choose from during the summer months. But often the hardest part is not finding delicious fruits and vegetables, but getting your kids to try them. Let’s make it more interesting by sneaking all sorts of good fruits (and even the occasional veggie) into a yummy smoothie. If you’d like, you can call it a milkshake so it doesn’t sound quite so healthy. It’s our little secret that they are actually drinking something that’s good for them.
You can make smoothies from all sorts of different fruits and those can be either fresh or frozen. We like berries, bananas, pineapples and peaches a lot in ours. You can combine a few different types of fruit or stick with just one or two. Start with some fruit and flavors that you know your child loves. Got a child who likes strawberries and vanilla ice cream? Make a smoothie from frozen strawberries and vanilla yogurt along with a bit of juice or milk. For chocolate lovers, try blending frozen banana and chocolate milk.
From there, once you have them hooked on smoothies expand their flavor horizon by including various other types of fruit including strawberries, mangoes and various melons. Don’t be afraid to add a little sugar or honey to the smoothie to make it taste good.
My daughter’s favorite right now is this strawberry pineapple smoothie recipe, but she also enjoys a yummy banana smoothie or even mango and pineapple ones. Give a few different smoothie recipes a try until you find a favorite for each member of your family.
If your child isn’t big into milk and yogurt, make a smoothie with orange juice instead. Rice, almond and soy milk are good dairy-free alternatives. Once your kids have their smoothies, don’t forget to make one of these healthy frozen treats for yourself. Your body can use those vitamins just as much.
You can even sneak some vegetables into your smoothies. The now famous green smoothie is a good example of that. Carrot juice is a great starting point. Cucumbers, celery and even spinach are other good choices. I usually end to leave dairy products out of it when I include vegetables.
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