Mindful Eating

4 Yummy Smoothie Recipes Your Children Will Love

The one thing that all of us truly love and are partial to during the summer is a good old smoothie. Be it a yummy blueberry smoothie or a slightly healthier one made with kale and bananas, smoothies are fun, delicious and soothing. And the best part being they are incredibly easy to make! The ingredients are accessible and the process is quick, and children love them too.

We decided to give your four yummy recipes that are slightly unconventional and yet super tasty. These are smoothies that your children will love and ones that will also give them the essential nutrients, just from drinking one glass a day.

Kale Banana Smoothie

You Will Need:

• 2 cups chopped kale

• 1 banana

• 1 teaspoon flax seeds

• ½ cup unsweetened soy milk

• 1 teaspoon maple syrup

How to Make:

1. Ground the flax seeds in a blender.

2. Add the banana, chopped kale, maple syrup, and soy milk to the blender and blend for two minutes.

3. Serve fresh.

Honeydew Melon Cucumber Smoothie

You Will Need:

• 1 honeydew melon

• 1 cup green grapes, preferably seedless

• 1 cucumber peeled and diced

• 1/4 cup mint leaves

How to make:

Peel the honeydew melon, remove the seeds and dice it.

1. Add the melon cubes, green grapes, cucumber pieces and mint leaves to a blender and blend for a minute.

2. Serve fresh.

Kiwi Apple Smoothie

Apples are rich in Vitamin C and dietary fibre, while kiwis have the goodness of Vitamin E, potassium, folate, and Vitamin C. An apple kiwi smoothie is one delicious drink your kids will not refuse.

You Will Need:

• 1 apple, chopped

• 1 sliced banana

• 2 peeled kiwis

• 1 ¼ cup milk

• 2 teaspoons chia seeds

• 1 teaspoon maca powder

• Ice cubes

How to make:

1. Add the chopped or shredded apple, banana, kiwi, milk, and chia seed to the blender and blend them for a minute, or until the desired consistency has been achieved.

2. Add maca powder and ice cubes and blend again for a few seconds.

3. Serve Fresh.

Peanut Butter Chocolate Smoothie

Peanuts are rich in protein and low in cholesterol.

You Will Need:

• ½ cup low-fat milk

• 2 tablespoons chocolate syrup

• 2 tablespoons peanut butter (creamy)

• 1 sliced banana, frozen or fresh

• 1 cup (8 ounces) low-fat vanilla yogurt

How to make:

1. Put all the ingredients into a blender and blend them until you get a smooth mixture.

2. Serve fresh.

The best part about smoothies is that they are quick and easy to make and you can even get your children involved. Teach them how to make these smoothies and he next time they will fix one for themselves and their friends!

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