Banana Boost
This recipe is an easy way to get some extra fiber and vitamins into your child's diet.
1 banana
1/4 shredded wheat cereal (or other high fiber cereal)
1/4 cup milk
Place ingredients in Vita-Mix blender and blend.
Lemon Frappe
This is one of my favorite summer time drinks. There's just something about the taste of frozen lemonade on a nice hot summer day.
6 oz. frozen lemonade or limeade
4 oz. concentrate, undiluted
16 oz. cold water
12 oz. lemon sherbert
ginger ale
Place the first three ingredients into a Vita-Mix blender and blend until smooth. Pour into a pitcher; add ginger ale. Serve immediately.
Grape - Cherry Guzzler
16 oz. 100% grape juice from concord grapes
2 tablespoons lemon juice
8 oz. frozen dark sweet pitted cherries
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
4 oz. plain nonfat yogurt
Place all ingredients into your Vita-Mix blender and blend until smooth. Pour over ice cubes.
Jello Smoothie
This is a big hit with kids! It's quick and easy and sherbet is a healthier choice than regular ice cream.
4 oz. prepared Jello - any flavor
4 oz. milk
4 oz. sherbet - flavor should match the Jello flavor
Mix in a Vita-Mix blender. Top with whipped cream and colored sugar. This makes a great and easy beverage.
Granola Peach Smoothie
Peaches are not one of my favorite fruits but I really enjoyed this smoothie!
1 medium ripe peach
2 teaspoons lemon juice
2 teaspoons honey
4 oz. yogurt
2 tablespoons granola or buckwheat crunchies
Blend the first four ingredients. Sprinkle granola or buckwheat on top.
Coconut Ginger Smoothie
2 oz. apple juice
1 pinch coconut, grated *
1/2 banana
1/4 teaspoon ginger root; fresh, peeled and grated
2 ice cubes
Blend all ingredients in a Vita-Mix blender until smooth.
* Substitute with 1 Tbsp coconut milk (not the canned drink mix type coconut syrup, it is too sweet). If you using fresh coconut meat, throgh two 1 inch pieces in and blend until smooth (no worries about grit, the high speed of the Vita-Mix will pulverize the coconut).
Cappuccino Smoothie
If you like cappuccino you know how expensive it can get going out and buying it all the time from places like Starbucks. Now you can make one at home for less the cost and probably healthier too.
8 oz. brewed double strength coffee
4 oz. coffee ice cream
24 oz. ice
12 oz. milk
whipped cream
Place coffee, ice cream, ice and milk in a Vita-Mix blender. Mix until smooth. Top with whipped cream and cinnamon.
Blackberry Smoothie
Vary the ingredients to suit what you have on hand. Obviously some children won't like the blackberry seeds, so you might want to leave the fruit off the top!
Blackberries - fresh or frozen
Banana
Milk
Yogurt - natural or fruit flavored
Honey (optional)
Put all the ingredients together in a Vita Mix blender and blend until smooth. Garnish with a few extra berries and a sprig of mint if you would like.
Bananalada Blast
4 oz. ripe banana
2 oz. cream of coconut
2 oz. apple juice
0.5 oz. fresh lime juice
1/4 teaspoon bee pollen
1/4 teaspoon nutritional yeast
1/4 teaspoon protein powder
6 oz. ice cubes
Following the order of ingredients listed, add them into a Vita Mix blender. Secure lid and blend until smooth.
Peanut Butter Banana Dessert Smoothie Recipe
1 ripe banana, peeled
1 1/2 teaspoon smooth peanut butter
1/2 cup fat free half and half
1/2 cup skim milk
***Topping***
extra creamy Cool Whip
Hershey's Special Dark chocolate syrup
Break banana into four or five pieces, put in blender. Add all ingredients (except for Cool Whip and Hershey's syrup) and blend on MEDIUM for 20 seconds. Switch to HIGH speed and blend for an additional 10 seconds, or until mixture is smooth.
Pour smoothie mixture into a tall glass. Top with a spoonful of Cool Whip and some Hershey's chocolate syrup and enjoy!
