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Surprise Your Children With Some Frozen Fruit Smoothies This Week

31st July, 2010 - Posted by health news - No Comments

You are going to love my frugal tip for you this week. It’s all about getting your kids to consume more fruits and even vegetables. During these hot summer months there is lost of fresh produce available all over the place. Getting our children to eat them though can be a different story. Let’s surprise them with a yummy frozen treat this week that looks a lot like a milkshake. In fact, you may want to call it that when you serve up the smoothies. No need to tell them that it’s actually full of stuff that’s good for them like fruit, yogurt and milk.

Both fresh and frozen fruits are great in smoothies. Yummy choices are strawberries, bananas and peaches. Of course you can mix and match just about any fruits. Just toss whatever sounds good to you in the blender. Start by making smoothies with flavors that your children enjoy already. If she loves peaches and vanilla ice cream, why not make a smoothie with frozen peaches, low-fat vanilla yogurt and a good splash of milk. If your child likes bananas and absolutely loves chocolate ice cream, blend some frozen slices of banana with chocolate milk.

Once you have them addicted to these delicious frozen drinks, you can start to incorporate other types of fruits like kiwis, mango, papaya and melons. One thing to keep in mind is that kids like their frozen treats sweet. There’s nothing wrong with adding a little sugar or honey to their smoothies.

My daughter’s favorite right now is this strawberry pineapple smoothie recipe, but she also enjoys a yummy banana smoothie or even mango and pineapple ones. Give a few different smoothie recipes a try until you find a favorite for each member of your family.

If your child isn’t big into milk and yogurt, make a smoothie with orange juice instead. You can of course also use soy or rice milk to make these delicious treats. Once your kids have their smoothies, don’t forget to make one of these healthy frozen treats for yourself. You can benefit from all the extra fruit just as much as your kids.

As you and your kids get more and more into smoothie making, consider adding some vegetables to the mix as well. Carrot juice is a great starting point. Cucumbers, celery and even spinach are other good choices. You may want to skip the milk and yogurt in a smoothie made mostly from vegetables. Just add some apple juice or the likes instead.