If you are constantly fighting to get your kids to eat their fruits and vegetables, then this tip is for you. 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. Why not make it fun and surprise them with a delicious frozen treat this week that looks suspiciously like a milkshake. The fact that this drink is actually made from things like fruit, milk and yogurt can be our little secret.
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. Of course you can mix and match just about any fruits. Just toss whatever sounds good to you in the blender. 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. If your child likes bananas and absolutely loves chocolate ice cream, blend some frozen slices of banana with chocolate milk.
Once you have them addicted to these delicious frozen drinks, you can start to incorporate other types of fruits like kiwis, mango, papaya and 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 and I am sure you find one that your kids will love.
If your child isn’t big into milk and yogurt, make a smoothie with orange juice instead. You can of course also use soy or rice milk to make these delicious treats. Don’t forget to make your own smoothie by the way. 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. Start with something simple like adding some carrot juice to your favorite fruit smoothie. I also like a little spinach or celery in my smoothies. I usually end to leave dairy products out of it when I include vegetables.
