Looking for Healthy (Kid-Friendly) Smoothie Recipes?

caroldot

I'm looking for smoothie recipes made with fruit. (Thinking like McDonald's smoothies but healthier) My daughter has asked me to make some for her as she is not a milkshake lover. She'd rather have the fruity stuff and since summer is coming would like a few recipes for afternoons at the pool. Please share if you have any.....Thanks!!

dadoffo

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pkaralus

You can buy bags of frozen fruits, or use fresh fruit. I usually use fresh bananas and buy the large bags of frozen tropical fruit from wal-mart. After making one or two of these you can mix up the fruits and juice to differents tastes.

1 banana chunked
1 cup frozen fruit
2 tablespoons non fat greek yogurt
1 cup real orange juice
Add ice for consistency

There are also a few good apps for smoothie recipes if you have a smart phone.

usedasbrandnew

Frozen mixed berries (or just strawberries) (Or mango and strawberries... possibilities are endless)
Yogurt (any lo cal kind, I prefer greek w/ no artificial sugar)
Banana - I use fresh - frozen would be awesome to thicken it up though, I just never remember to freeze a banana...
Juice! (Orange, apple, or green goodness are my favorites!)

And that's all you need

Edit to add:
My step-mom always takes the extra smoothie and freezes it in popsicle molds. Delicious summer treat.

caroldot

Thanks! The OJ was what I couldn't think of to add in! I was thinking water and that just didn't sound right.

And I love the idea of the popsicles - my mom did that when I was a kid

nemsmom

2 cups frozen spinach
1 cup frozen strawberries
2 Tablespoons honey
enough water to get to proper consistency

When I first saw this recipe I thought gross! But I was trying to get my potassium levels up so I tried it.... Not only do I love it, but both of my kids, who are picky eaters, love it. It comes out almost brown from the mix of green and red but is sooo good!