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5 Healthy Smoothie Recipes from My Kids Lick the Bowl

My Kids Lick the Bowl have recently created some healthy smoothie recipes that we think you may like to try with the kids.

Healthy Strawberry Milkshake

This healthy milkshake is loaded with fresh fruit, low in added sugar yet still so creamy and delicious.

In this healthy strawberry milkshake recipe, you will need: Strawberries (fresh or frozen) unsalted cashews, dates, vanilla, and your favourite milk or milk alternative.

• Pop all the ingredients into a blender
• 2. Blend until smooth and creamy
• 3. Enjoy!

Peppermint Hot Chocolate

I love a good hot chocolate and so do my kids, this peppermint hot chocolate recipe came to be, as a result of my effort to turn the sticky candy canes my kids were given into something a little more special, and a little more heartwarming.

• In a saucepan heat the milk and cocoa, use a whisk to ensure the cocoa dissolves into the milk, as the milk heats the cocoa will dissolve more easily
• Add the candy canes, I break these into smaller pieces but don’t crush them entirely, simmer over a low heat until the candy canes are melted. This took around 8 minutes. Stir occasionally as the partially melted candy canes do stick to the bottom of the pot occasionally, they release easily with a quick stir.
• Once the candy canes have dissolved add the chocolate chips, stir until melted
• Turn off the heat and stir through the cream
• Pour into mugs to serve. I get 3 child-sized portions (160ml, two-thirds of a cup) or 2 adult portions (250ml, 1 metric cup) from this recipe so scale it up if you need to.

Fill Them Up Chocolate Milk

This healthy homemade chocolate milk has been a go-to recipe for me over the past few weeks. I call it “fill them up” chocolate milk, as the oats in it really do fill them up for that bit longer than store-bought chocolate milk.

You will need:

• 2 medium bananas (200g)⁣
• ½ cup rolled oats (50g)⁣
• 1 Tbsp cocoa (unsweetened)⁣
• 2 Tbsp maple syrup
• 1-1.5 cups milk

Instructions:

Blend all ingredients together until completely smooth. I use a Nutribullet to do this, it takes around 1.5-2 minutes

A green smoothie that is not green

Berries are so strongly coloured that they can easily hide green if needed.

My combination is: Blueberries + Strawberries + Broccoli + Cucumber + Vanilla + Plain Yoghurt + Milk.

Depending on the sweetness of the berries you can add some honey or maple syrup to this smoothie if needed. Steam the broccoli if your kids are new to smoothies with veggies

A basic banana smoothie with a veggie twist

Kids love banana smoothies I think it is one of the easiest smoothies to get them into, this one has a veggie added to it as well.

The combination is : Banana + Rolled Oats + Yoghurt +Peanut Butter + Vanilla + Milk + Cauliflower. You could also add cinnamon or honey to this smoothie.

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