14Mar

3 Smoothies Your Kids Will Love

In-Shape | 14 Mar, 2022 | Healthy Recipes | Return|

The weather’s starting to warm up, so we have cool, refreshing, nutrient-packed smoothies on the brain. Unfortunately, a lot of green smoothies are super intimidating to kids. (Fruits and vegetables? No thanks.) Luckily, there are plenty of yummy, healthy smoothies that are easy on the eyes and the taste buds. Here are three to get you started!

 

Sweet Strawberry Smoothie Recipe

heartsmart

What you need:

  • 1 cup plain yogurt
  • ½ cup frozen banana
  • ½ cup frozen blueberries
  • 1 cup frozen strawberries
  • 1 tbsp. flaxseed meal
  • 1 tbsp. honey (optional to sweeten)

What you do:

  1. Add yogurt first, then the fruit. Blend to combine.
  2. Add flaxseed meal and honey and pulse.

 

Orange Creamsicle Smoothie Recipe

01

What you need:

  • 4 fresh oranges, peeled
  • 2 cups ice
  • ⅓ cup milk (skim, soy, coconut or almond)
  • 1-2 tbsp. honey or agave
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract

What you do:

  1. Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.

 

 

Simple Blueberry Smoothie Recipe

02

What you need:

  • 1 cup water
  • ½ cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
  • 1 serving vanilla or chocolate protein powder
  • 1 large handful of spinach (optional – or add when the kids aren’t looking! 😉)
  • ¼ of an avocado
  • ¼ cup frozen blueberries
  • 2 tbsp. ground flax seed
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon

What you do:

  1. Combine all ingredients and blend!

 

 

Keep the blender plugged in—we have more smoothie recipes waiting for the adults.

About the Author

Related

3 Healthy Pumpkin Recipes to Fall for This October

3 Healthy Pumpkin Recipes to Fall for This October

It’s that time of year again, pumpkin spice season! While pumpkin may not be everyone’s go-to flav...

Read More >
3 Healthy Fish Taco Recipes

3 Healthy Fish Taco Recipes

Fish tacos are a great go-to dinner. Besides being really easy to prepare, they’re healthy when sau...

Read More >
How to Set Your Fitness Goals and Actually Reach Them in 2023

How to Set Your Fitness Goals and Actually Reach Them in 2023

Here are some keys to setting fitness goals that are both attainable and sustainable in 2023. 2023 i...

Read More >
10-Minute Full-Body Workout

10-Minute Full-Body Workout

Short on time today? That doesn’t mean you can’t get in a great workout. Stop by the club and get ...

Read More >
Why The Sauna is SO Good for You

Why The Sauna is SO Good for You

Is your stress as common as your morning coffee and relaxation seems like a distant dream? Try the s...

Read More >
2 Types of Intermittent Fasting

2 Types of Intermittent Fasting

Intermittent fasting generally involves limiting the time you eat to a specific number of hours and ...

Read More >