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Instead of always feeling like you want your kids to eat their greens, drink them up instead with this green monster smoothie!
Frustrated that your kids won’t eat their greens? Ever try drinking them? This Green Monster (aka Spookie) Smoothie, also featured in my new book, is my foolproof solution.
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Get your kids making these healthy and delicious drinks with you and when it comes to mealtime, green may start being their most favorite color!
Image by Maren Caruso
Green Monster Smoothie
Ingredients
- 2 cups milk (any kind of milk will work)
- 4 cups packed fresh spinach
- 2 large bananas
- 1 tablespoon honey or agave
Instructions
- Place all the ingredients in a blender and puree on high for 1 minute until smooth.
Video
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Tried this recipe tonight; my 5 year old did not like it, but my nearly 2 year old took several sips and seemed to enjoy it. I made one smoothie with regular whole milk, and another with unsweetened almond milk (the only plant milk I had on-hand); I will definitely try it with rice milk next time per your suggestion! I used my Magic Bullet and it had no problem with the greens, but I did have to halve the recipe to get it to fit. It was so easy to make that I wasn’t even disappointed when my 5 year old wouldn’t drink hers, so I’d definitely recommend people to give it a try.
Did Chloe ask for more smoothie in this video? She got the same look my daughter gets when I serve other people more and then her glass looked fuller, yet I think it was cut out? Maybe I’m just crazy?!! 🙂
That is a KitchenAid blender! http://astore.amazon.com/weelicious-20/detail/B000CSRKIA
Hi there! Can you share what type of blender you use here? We have a dangerous blender we need to replace but want to be able to make smoothies like the green monster one here! Since the girls like to help me make it, we are looking for a safe and sturdy blender like you use in the video. Thanks!!
I have this recipe marked in the cookbook. I’ve been meaning to make it with all the chard in the garden. I might go pick some now so I can have one in the morning!
4 Cups packed! Here is the written recipe! http://b12.ba4.myftpupload.com/2010/10/20/spookie-smoothie/
This is great! I can’t wait to try it out for my boys but how much Spinach is used?
Cat , can I make this for my 15 month old baby
WyWy, yes, it is full of Vicpigpigcorner, thanks dear.Mei Teng, do try out, very rernishefg.Cinnamon girl, thanks for your caring.mysimplefood, you should eat more since US selling so cheap.Nina, Thanks.kichen queen, thanks for stopping by.Bo, ya, you are right. Thanks.Wendy, hahaha, i asked my daughter to do for me.meemsync, thanks.tigerfish, quickly try out.
Cat that is exactly what I do for my toddler… fresh juice!
I make “Spinach Popeye” 1/2 c of spinach with 2 apples
YUM! I think my husband would even eat it!
Ive made this before, and my son is 16 months. We left out the honey, and didn’t sweeten it with anything, and it tastes great!
You could use agave syrup or really any liquid sweetener you prefer!
Is there anything that I can use instead of honey? My son is 19 months and I don’t think he should have honey yet.
You have the best ideas, thank you so much, I am going to try this one tonight.
YUM! I love making my boys smoothies and I always put spinach in, but I think I am going to put a little more and make a GREEN one having spinach be the highlight!