[RECIPES] – 4 Healthy Smoothie Recipes Your Kids Will Love!

Your kids will love these healthy smoothies from Jodi on modernparentsmessykids.com – a natural foods chef with a fantastic wealth of health food expertise. She’s sharing with us 4 yummy healthy smoothie recipes to try out with your kids. You’ll see the recipes on the following pages ...

There’s lots of excellent info on healthy smoothies for kids – especially about the ingredients. (For example I learned the difference between cacao and cocoa…which had never been clear to me previously.)

There’s also a section on helpful tips & practical guidelines for making smoothies – for example, the best order to do things. Great stuff for your own smoothie recipe ideas. Check out the 4 recipes below and let me know how you like it ...

Here’s Jodi ...

Making smoothies at home is not only really easy, but it is also the best way for you to know that every single ingredient you are adding is natural and healthy (and not a sugary juice from a container). These smoothies are all created from whole, organic (when possible) ingredients. You can also make extra to keep around, saving you time so you don’t always have to break out the blender.

I created these recipes to taste great, but also to sneak in a few super-healthy ingredients that you might not always be able to get the little ones to eat. Each of these four smoothies are great for both mom and kids. Mom will like that they’re healthy and good for you, and kids will like the taste and how fun and colorful they are. Serve them in a colorful glass with a cool, bendy straw and they will be sure to be a huge hit!

Recipe 1: Chocolate Almond Butter

According to Jodi ...

Almond butter has a high amount of protein and helps to lower blood sugar. In other words, drink this and you will feel super satisfied. You can have this for breakfast without feeling hungry until lunchtime.

Ingredients

½ cup of Almond Butter

1 cup of Rice Milk

2 tablespoons of raw Cacao powder

1 ripe Banana

3 tablespoons of Hemp seeds

Recipe 2: Acai Blueberry Chia

Jodi ... I’m sure you are well aware that acai is a celebrated super food. It’s is very high in healthy antioxidants, just like the blueberries that are also in this smoothie

Ingredients

1 cup frozen organic Blueberries

1 packed of frozen Acai

1 Greek style Yogurt

½ cup of Rice Milk

Recipe 3: Peach Mango Carrot

Jodi comments ...

Carrots have a light sweetness that blends nicely with the other flavors and add the benefit of a beta carotene boost.

Ingredients

1 ripe Mango

1 ripe Peach

1 Carrot

1 cup of Rice Milk

1-2 tablespoons of Flax

Recipe 4: Happy Green Smoothie

Jodi’s perspective ...

Green smoothies are all the rage, and this version is kid friendly so moms can make this for themselves and save the extra for the kids. It is also a great way to sneak in some raw spinach and avocado.

Ingredients

a handful of Spinach (kale, or any dark leafy green will work)

1 Avocado

1 ripe Banana

1 Apple

1 tablespoon of Flax, Hemp OR Chia seeds

a couple of leaves of Cilantro / Parsley (optional)

1 + cups of Water