With St. Patrick's Day just around the corner, everyone is seeing green! Even if your kids don't normally want to eat or drink green foods, this holiday is a great way to trick, er, encourage them to try something new! Even though it has a bright color, the flavor of spinach is so mild when blended into a fruit smoothie, you can't even taste it.
Ingredients
- 1 large handful fresh organic baby spinach
- 1/3 cup milk* (or your favorite milk alternative)
- 2/3 cup vanilla yogurt*
- 1 fresh banana
- 3/4 cup frozen peaches*
- 1/2 cup frozen pineapple chunks
*Choose organic for these ingredients to avoid GMOs, added hormones and persistent pesticides.
Yields 2 smoothies
Directions
Yields 2 smoothies
Directions
- Add spinach and milk to a blender and blend well until no more small pieces of spinach remain - this is the secret to a green smoothie kids will actually drink!
- Add the rest of the ingredients and blend until smooth. Add more ice of desired to give it a creamy milkshake texture.
Yummy! This sounds absolutely delicious. I've been on a smoothie kick lately, so I can't wait to try it. I created a green smoothie using Organic Matcha Green Tea powder. It was delicious and instantly made me think of St. Patrick's day. I love adding a healthy twist! Here's a link to my healthy green smoothie if you're interested: http://organicsunshine.net/recipes/green-tea-smoothie/
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