Healthy Smoothies For Kids - What's Healthy About Them?

By Gaz Stevens

I am pretty sure as a child we all remember our parents telling us to eat our fruit and vegetables, and now we want to pass that onto our kids, as living a healthy lifestyle becomes more and more important.

You know they should be eating well for the sake of their health, but as far as most kids go, they couldn't give a fig..it's just not important to them. The good news is you can get your kids to eat a healthier variety of fruit and vegetables by making a healthy smoothie for kids that not only tastes great, but looks great too. All you need to do is spend a few minutes each day coming up with some fruit smoothie recipes for kids to enjoy, and they will never know.

What is a Smoothie Anyway?

Essentially a smoothie is a blend of any fruit or vegetable, mixed with yogurt (I find Greek yogurt the best as, it gives a thicker creamier texture) and milk, plus either ice cream or ice. If you want this to work, then I suggest you use fruit to make a nice healthy smoothie for kids. The added extra of using fruit is that it already has natural sweeteners, and a taste we all love. My favourite tends to be strawberries or raspberries, but pretty much anything will work. You can even use frozen fruit to make your healthy smoothies for kids, as long as they are getting their 5 a day, right!

This will usually result in an attractive looking meal with a variety of bright colours (depending on the fruit that you choose). Do not be afraid to experiment with different ingredients, and let your kids help, they are more likely to eat something that they made themselves.

What do you need to make fruit smoothie recipes for kids?

To make a smoothie you will need the following:

• A good quality smoothie maker or blender (the cheaper ones tend not to liquidize your fruit very well, this can leave unpleasant lumps or slices in the smoothie, making it more of a lumpy.
• Fruit juice, orange usually works well, but you can use just about anything. I particularly enjoy using pineapple juice when inventing new fruit smoothie recipes for kids, as they like the sweetness of it.
• Greek yogurt, I say Greek because it is thicker and creamier, but feel free to use any regular type you may have in the fridge also.
• Either a few cubes of ice, or a large spoonful of ice cream if you are feeling a bit naughty.

Now, just chuck it all in the smoothie maker and blitz until smooth and creamy, and there you have it, some lovely healthy smoothies for kids and grownups alike.

So, go nuts and try a few fruit smoothie recipes for kids and see what they like. How cool is that, your kids will literally drink themselves healthy.

My kids love fruit smoothies and I am sure yours will too. For more information about healthy smoothies for kids and the health benefits of smoothies click here

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