We're always looking for ways to get vegetables into S&Z (although thankfully their pickiness has resolved a bit since I wrote about it this summer). When a friend mentioned them, Derek immediately ran with the idea and started making lunchtime smoothies. We all love them and they're a breeze to make so I thought I'd share the instructions.
All amounts of approximate, use whatever sounds good to you or you have on hand. Fresh fruit would of course be great, but we use frozen since the fresh fruit is consumed so readily around here. The main goal for serving smoothies to toddlers is to make them liquid enough to be able to be sucked through a straw. If the consistency is too thick, just add more juice!
3 carrots, cut into 1" pieces (a stalk of celery is yummy if you have it)
A few handfuls of fresh spinach (~ 1 c.) or ~ 1/2 c. of frozen spinach
1-1/2 c. of frozen fruit of choice
1/2 c. of greek nonfat plain yogurt
Orange juice
Blender
Combine the carrots through the yogurt in a blender. Top it off with orange juice and blend until smooth.
We serve them as one of the lunch courses along with something simple like tofu, turkey sandwich, or peanut butter toast.
Enjoy! We certainly do :-)
All amounts of approximate, use whatever sounds good to you or you have on hand. Fresh fruit would of course be great, but we use frozen since the fresh fruit is consumed so readily around here. The main goal for serving smoothies to toddlers is to make them liquid enough to be able to be sucked through a straw. If the consistency is too thick, just add more juice!
3 carrots, cut into 1" pieces (a stalk of celery is yummy if you have it)
A few handfuls of fresh spinach (~ 1 c.) or ~ 1/2 c. of frozen spinach
1-1/2 c. of frozen fruit of choice
1/2 c. of greek nonfat plain yogurt
Orange juice
Blender
Combine the carrots through the yogurt in a blender. Top it off with orange juice and blend until smooth.
We serve them as one of the lunch courses along with something simple like tofu, turkey sandwich, or peanut butter toast.
Enjoy! We certainly do :-)
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