Almost every day I ask myself when we are going to exit the picky eating stage. Braden, our 5 year old, has gone through many phases of eating everything in site, to us begging him to PLEASE JUST EAT SOMETHING! He’s getting better and better of just sitting down and eating, but his two and a half year-old brother Ethan, is another story. Luckily Braden has always loved his fruits and veggies and gets plenty of servings each day. Ethan, on the other hand, has always been picky about the texture of his foods and only in the last year started eating pieces of whole fruit, other than bananas. One way I have always been able to get food (and nutritious food, at that!) into the kids is in the form of a smoothie.
You will need:
- 1 – 1½ cups frozen fruit, some fresh in there is great too
- 1/2 cup vanilla yogurt
- ~1/4 cup of orange juice
- Optional: banana, handful of spinach (trust me, try it!)
Throw it all in a blender and serve! I have to be honest, these measurements are guestimations. I usually eyeball it and add more yogurt or orange juice if I need to for the right consistency and it depends on how big of a smoothie I make. Trust me on the spinach, it adds great nutrients like iron, magnesium, vitamin K, phosphorus, thiamine and it even has more potassium than a banana! The kids won’t taste it at all, I certainly can’t, and if they’re worried about the colour, just make sure to have blueberries or blackberries in the smoothie to make it a nice purple colour.
I’ve also been adding in IronKids multivitamins for a few months now into our daily routine. The boys love them because they are gummies, and I love them because they love them! If you want to try a bottle of IronKids multivitamins please enter! IronKids Multivitamins is a great option for all active children between the ages of 2 and 18 and there are 9 essential vitamins in each IK Multi Vitamin gummy: Vitamin A (Vitamin A acetate) 1250 IU, Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride) 1 mg, Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin) 0.5 mcg, Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) 30 mg, Vitamin D (cholecalciferol) 100 IU, Vitamin E (di-alpha-tocopheryl acetate) 7.5 IU, Biotin 75 mcg, Folic Acid 100 mcg, Niacinamide 9 mg.
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I don't have a favourite smoothie recipe.
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We love smoothies around here!, Milk, Greek yogurt (plain, usually), a couple handfuls of spinach, a banana, and a couple scoops of frozen pineapple chunks from Costco, and sometimes some juice. Such a great way to load up on fruit, veggies, and dairy!
I don't have a favourite smoothie recipe. I've never really enjoyed them for some reason. I take a multivitamin just to make sure I'm getting what I need but I also try and eat lots of fruit and veggies.
Ooh, do I get to be the first commenter? Yay!
Yes but you have to answer the question!
Ahhhhh, there it is. I was on mobile this morning, things were squished, and I couldn't see everything. I prefer gummy vitamins when I take them, because they're easier to take than ones you have to swallow, and not chalky like regular chewable vitamins. I don't have any favorite smoothie recipes yet, but this looks like one I'll have to try!