Easy snacks for kids - healthy, veg-packed smoothies

Smoothies for kids and toddlers

Smoothies for kids and toddlers

Parents often ask ‘are smoothies good for my child or toddler’?

Smoothies, done right, are a great way to get everyone in the house eating some of their 5/7-a-day! With smoothies for kids, it’s a good idea to include some veggies, a source of protein like Greek yoghurt or chia seeds and lots of tasty fruit.

Making smoothies for kids and toddlers is a way to help “eat the rainbow” which ensures you get all the vitamins and nutrients you need from all the different coloured vegetables and fruits available in Ireland.

Author: Deirdre Doyle
EASY SNACKS FOR KIDS - HEALTHY, VEG-PACKED SMOOTHIES

EASY SNACKS FOR KIDS - HEALTHY, VEG-PACKED SMOOTHIES

Ingredients

Here are 3 veg-packed smoothies that you can make with the kids. Enjoy!
  • Green Slime - green smoothie for kids
  • Handful spinach
  • 1 cup natural yoghurt
  • 1 banana
  • 4-5 strawberries
  • water and ice to taste
  • Crazy Carrot Cocktail - orange smoothie for kids
  • 1/2 carrot
  • 1 banana
  • 1 pear
  • milk and ice to taste
  • Purple Pee Surprise - purple smoothie for kids
  • 1 cooked beet
  • Handful frozen berries - blueberries, raspberries or strawberries
  • 1 chopped apple
  • 1 peeled orange
  • water and ice to taste

Instructions

How to make your smoothie
  1. Pop your ingredients into your blender, blend (and dance around the kitchen) enjoy!
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These recipes are taken from my children’s cookbook, Chop, Cook, Yum - find out more here.

reusable silicone straws

We use these for our smoothies!

My kids love to drink these smoothies through their reusable silicone straws - find out more here.