We start most mornings with a green smoothie…usually at the request of our kids! Seriously! It’s the BEST way to sneak greens and all sorts of nutritious foods into their diet! I’ve been asked a million times what we put in our smoothies to make the kids love them so much. In fact, our kids prefer a green smoothie over ANY other smoothie. I’d say that’s a parenting win right there, yes?
I use the Vitamix Ascent Series blender [1] (A3500 Model) to whip it up: it’s my favourite in the Vitamix [2] family and really steps up to the plate. A good blender really makes a difference, nobody likes chunks in their smoothies… am I right?
Here is our recipe, just blend the following ingredients until smooth in the blender, starting at the lowest variable and turning it to high, using the tamper on the highest setting if needed. You can add a scoop of your favourite vanilla protein powder to this if you are making this for an adult but I do not put it in for the kids, it is too much protein for their little kidneys.
Green Smoothie
This green smoothie will be on replay in your house! It's packed with greens and the kids love it!
Ingredients
- 2 cups tightly packed kale or spinach leaves
- 1 cup frozen pineapple chunks
- 1 cup frozen mango chunks
- 1 frozen banana
- 1/2 avocado
- 3/4 cup plain or vanilla Greek yogurt sub dairy-free yogurt if desired
- 1/2 cup mango or pineapple juice
- 1 cup unsweetened almond milk or more to thin if needed
Instructions
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Add ingredients to blender and blend until smooth.
I hope your family loves this as much as ours!
Tori
xo
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Photography by Sharla Pike Photography