Smoothies are an ideal snack for growing kids. In our world of quick, unhealthy snack solutions, it can be hard to make sure your children are getting all the nutrients they need. Smoothies are ideal, because you can sneak a few extra nutrients into them, and most kids tend to be happy to tuck into them! Here are 10 simple smoothie recipes for kids that they will actually like, and maybe even ask for more!

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The great thing about smoothies is you can whizz in extra things that your child won’t realise you are adding! They are easy to make, kids love helping and you can try a different one every day! Here are 10 simple smoothie ideas to help inspire you.

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Simple Smoothie Recipes For Kids

#1. Wake Up! Honey & Banana Booster Smoothie

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This easy smoothie recipe by Crazy For Crust is full of bananas, honey, and almonds and kids love it. It’s just the right amount of sweet with some healthy and the perfect breakfast smoothie.

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#2. Off to School Smoothie!

Kids perform best in school when they start their day with a good breakfast. But sometimes it can be hard to get kids to eat a healthy breakfast. Here’s a delicious smoothie that will help get them going.

Ingredients

• 1 cup low-fat vanilla yogurt
• 3/4 cup frozen strawberries; unsweetened & quartered
• 1 frozen banana; sliced

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#3. High Fibre Broccoli Smoothie

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Some days it’s hard to get much fibre into the kids.This high fibre broccoli smoothie recipe from Super Healthy Kids is an easy way to add more fibre to your kids diet the easy way.

It’s considered a good rule of thumb that the right amount of fibre is 5+ their age. So, if you have a 5 year old, 10 grams of fibre per day is a good guideline.

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#4. Sunshine Smoothie

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This sunshine smoothie from She Knows is a sneaky way to get some veggies into your kid’s smoothie as well as fruit. The sweetness of the carrots works well with the pineapple and mango chunks.

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#5. Healthy Kale and Fruit Smoothie

Another great recipe to get that fibre and add those greens to your kids diet. This smoothie from Kids Cooking Activities gives you a quick step by step demonstration how to whizz up a healthy snack idea in no time.

#6. Simple Strawberry Smoothie

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This icy cold strawberry smoothie from All Recipes is healthy, refreshing and satisfies your sweet tooth!  All you need is some strawberries, some plain yoghurt, skimmed milk and sugar.

You can use frozen strawberries if you’re making this out of season.

#7. Dairy Free Banana, Blueberry and Orange Smoothie

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Liven up your kid’s smoothies with this concoction of three different fruits in this recipe from Vitamix.

It’s also great as it’s dairy and gluten free with the combination of the banana, blueberries and orange fruits giving this one a delicious texture.

#8. Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie

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Mmmm ……..  this recipe from Sally’s Baking Addiction takes the smoothie to a whole new level. When you want to treat the kids (after they have eaten all their hidden veggies!), and give them a protein boost, reward them with this indulgent smoothie.

Laced with rich Greek style yoghurt, milk, peanut butter and chocolate chips this one is a wonderful treat!

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#9. Fruit Salad Smoothie

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This smoothie is almost made up of what you have left in the fridge! Get some carrots, cucumber, apples, pineapple, orange and some grapes and whizz together with some ice to make this wonderful Fruit salad smoothie.

A big step towards their 5-a-day!

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#10. Chocolate Cherry Delight Smoothie

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From the sublime to the extreme! This smoothie, from Davy and Tracy, sounds a bit crazy but again is worth a try!

It combines cherries, which are loaded with antioxidants, vitamin C and fibre, cacao powder to give it a yummy chocolatey flavour, spinach for your greens and banana for sweetness!

Final tips on smoothies:

There are so many combinations the only limit is your imagination!  Why not try …..

• Fruits: bananas, strawberries, raspberries, blueberries (the frozen variety make the drink nice and refreshing), cherries, oranges, passion fruit, kiwi fruit, mango
• Liquids: milk, goat’s milk, soya milk, oat milk, nut milk, coconut milk, water, Greek yogurt, flavoured yogurt, fruit juice
• Yummy extras: chocolate chips, honey, melted chocolate bar, ice cream
• Frozen smoothie: In summer you can freeze half the fruit and add ice cubes to make a frozen smoothie, a much healthier version of the commercial milkshakes.

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