With four kids in the mix this year, you can guess that my family’s calendar is filled with lots of activities. Like many families I know, the afterschool juggle is perhaps the most critical time where food preparation for success is key.
In the last 3 months, Jaime, our Spanish exchange student, has already been a terrific role model for my kids, especially my middle son Alex. Jaime is a senior in high school and has been playing soccer in Spain since he could run and kick a ball. Alex has a natural knack for athletics, but his small frame and shy personality has limited him from taking part in team sports in the past.
With Jaime’s mentorship, Alex is giving soccer a try this year (he is currently in gymnastics and on swim team) and I’m finding myself looking for snack ideas that will fuel both an 8-year-old and a 17-year-old. Today’s shake recipe is one Jaime loves and I’m thrilled to share it with you.
Jaime has recently introduced my son to his love for Nesquik. In Spain, we grow up drinking Nesquik as young kids, with our parents adding just a teaspoon of the “magic powder,” as my grandmother used to call it, when we need a quick snack or complain about drinking white milk. Silly, I know, but I when I was a kid I would often complain to my mother about my daily breakfast consisting of a glass of white milk with a buttered plain toast until she made it exciting by adding a teaspoon of Nesquik. I too was once a kid.
Imagine my lack of surprise when I asked Jaime the first week what he preferred for breakfast, and he said: I pretty much have a glass of Nesquik and whatever you have around, like toast!
When I told Jaime that I was partnering with Nesquik to bring my readers some practical snack packing tips and develop a delicious but still nutritious recipe, he jumped at the opportunity to be my taste tester (large family perks!).
Today’s delicious shake recipe was developed to help me get additional nutrition in my kids after a tough practice or game, at a time when kids’ tired muscles need to be restored with a 3:1 carbohydrate to protein ratio. This ratio for a postgame snack is an important consideration because studies suggest that you need to replenish more than electrolytes after a long game or practice. Conveniently, low-fat chocolate milk, like Nesquik has this perfect ratio.
Other things I look for, as a mom, when choosing portable snack options for my kids and the team include no artificial sweeteners and minimal added sugars, nutritionally dense foods with vitamins and minerals to help my kids grow, and something that both tastes good to kids and travels well.
Here are three tips to keep snacks on hand for after practice or games:
- Keep a cooler or insulated bag in the trunk. I have a reusable, soft-sided insulated bag in my trunk at all times for impromptu trips to the grocery and to carry team snacks. Whether you are bringing apples and string cheese or 8-ounce low-fat chocolate milk as a snack, insulation and a little ice can make a big difference. Plus, now you have something to carry all the snacks with you go to the field!
- Prepare what you can ahead of time at home. Saturday morning practice and games often have us back home by 11 am. For my kids, this is too early for lunch and too late for breakfast but perfect for a quick snack.
For this reason, I often leave the shake (recipe below) prepared in the blender inside my fridge so both Jaime and Alex can enjoy a nutrition-dense snack within seconds of walking in the door. - Get creative. I often hear from parents that team snacks often consist of cookies, chips, and power drinks with loads of sugar. It seems that many parents have a problem with this, but no one wants to be the nagging parent, right? To that, I say make your own kids’ snacks more delicious (and fun) than the competition and you’ll hear no complaints.
I make this chocolate shake prior to leaving my house, fill a 10-ounce thermos with it, and the temperature holds just fine! Hey, if the drive-through shakes are appealing to many after practice, so is my delicious recipe! Once other kids ask “what’s inside the container” and your kid says a “chocolate shake!” you’ll be the popular parent with the team, guaranteed.
With three out of my four kids involved in multiple activities this year, I’m looking for practical nutrition rich solutions more than ever. For my oldest three kids, low-fat chocolate milk is a good option to include in the recipe because it provides electrolytes, calcium, protein, and carbohydrates. And 8-ounces of Nesquik chocolate milk provides only 11g of added sugars (8g protein), compared to 14g of sugar in popular sports drinks (0g protein) or 16g of sugar (2g protein) in a typical multigrain bar.
I’m not saying that I bring a chocolate shake every day, but on occasion, it makes my kids feel pretty special. Other favorite snacks are parfaits inside a thermos, yogurt frozen with a popsicle stick through it (I carry these inside a thermos bag), apples and cheese (I freeze the cheese sticks, so they are not slimy after practice), and trail mix.
Does your team have any favorite after practice and game-time snacks?
- 1½ cups Nesquik low-fat chocolate milk
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds
- 1 tablespoon hemp seeds
- ½ tablespoon flax seeds (or flax meal)
- 1 large banana, frozen
- 2 tablespoons peanut butter
- In a blender, combine milk, chia seeds, hemp seeds, and flax seeds, and let them sit for about 10 minutes to activate chia seeds.
- To the blender, add frozen banana, peanut butter, and Nesquik Chocolate powder. Blend on medium speed until the banana is fully dissolved and the shake is thick.
- Serve immediately.
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I made the first one but with the nestle chocolate ice cream and the milo chocolate malt for my birthday cause it was obviously my cheat day! Well, I didn’t care about how much chocolate I’ve used up but that was hella good! Thanks
Our favorite smoothie is a strawberry banana smoothie we make from vanilla yogurt, honey, frozen strawberries, banana, and ice cubes. Yum! I am definitely going to try this Nestle smoothie!!
I use frozen banana, peaches, mango, and pineapple, about 3/4 cup water and one coconut yogurt ( 5.3 to 6 oz) and blend together. It tastes tropical!
My favorite smoothie is spinach with a frozen banana and fresh strawberries!!
I love smoothies! Especially for my little ones who are picky eaters. It is a great way to get the good stuff in them. We make a blue smoothie which is blueberries, whole milk, yogurt, seeds, and spinach. Thank you for sharing your post about this chocolate smoothie…I will definitely try this for a Mommy afternoon snack 🙂
I love a smoothie with blueberries, bananas, whey protein powder, bee pollen.
Our family loves spinach, banana, frozen berries, chia seeds, and almond milk smoothies.
I use frozen banana, peaches, mango, and pineapple, about 3/4 cup water and one coconut yogurt ( 5.3 to 6 oz) and blend together. It tastes tropical!
My family’s favorite shake is chocolate, peanut butter, spinach and almond milk. Yum!
Mine and my 1and ahalf year old daughter’s favorite is peanut butter, banana, oatmeal, and almond milk! It so delicious tastes like dessert!
Our favorite smoothies is a strawberry banana with a little spinach snuck in 🙂
I thought it was interesting that this popped into my inbox when I had just made your chocolate sauce a few hours earlier. When the rain finally calms and let’s us get back to soccer, I’ll give this a try with your sauce instead of the Nestle. Thanks!
for sure. You can use the homemade chocolate sauce + milk for this. Enjoy!
Just made the recipe & it’s GREAT!! My step-daughter is going to LOVE this after her soccer games & practices!!
I’m so glad you loved this recipe! She’s a lucky girl Esmeralda 🙂
Anything with fruit! But I always like to sneak some greens and flax seeds in there as well.
Banana Boat!! you can’t go wrong with ice cream and bananas, maybe some protein, too.
We like strawberry banana with spinach and chia seeds but it is a battle to get the spinach all chopped up!
Sounds like a good recipe. My family’s favorite smoothie is super easy – 1 cup of orange juice, 1 frozen banana, 3-4 frozen strawberries – blend. I also add spinach for some extra vitamins.
My kids love any sort of fruit smoothie – I add greens of course, then the fruit and some usually some pomegranate juice and if they’re extra good they get to add a little sorbet
That recipe sounds amazing! My family always loves a classic strawberry banana smoothie! Can’t go wrong with that!
This looks awesome! I have made a variation of this, but never thought to add the flax to it. Also, my kids love it with almond butter rather than peanut, but it’ll be fun to experiment with others.
Our favorite shake is a vanilla pumpkin pie protein smoothie. Love your site and your lunch cookbook too!
Would you mind posting the recipe for your vanilla pumpkin protein shake? That sounds delicious.
We love smoothies with coconut milk, walnuts, bananas and blueberries.
My husband and I are trying G to incorporate vegetables in meals, I have found that we love fruit tasting smothies filled of veggies 🙂 so usually l use bananas, strawberries, spinach, carrots and blueberries. Enjoy!
Hi! My family’s favorite smoothie is banana, peanut butter, chia seeds, protein powered and cinnamon!! Yum yum yum. Freezes beautiful and easy on the go.
Our family favorite is SFH chocolate protein powder with almond butter, raspberries, ice, milk or water depending who is having it and a large handful of raw spinach! So good!!
I love this! My absolute favorite is peanut butter, frozen banana, flax seed, and almond /coconut milk smoothie. Sometimes I add chocolate protein powder for extra umph!
Love most shakes, but we’re a blueberry banana crew for the most part.
My kids love strawberries and yogurt shakes and chocolate banana. We use a bit of honey or maple syrup as a sweeter with a bit of cocoa powder.
Our fav is PB2, Bananas, kale, Greek yogurt and ice!
Our favorite smoothie recipe is frozen bananas, milk, and a scoop of stevia-based protein (chocolate or vanilla). Sometimes I even add a little cocoa power and espresso powder in mine to make it extra rich. I just wish I had a good blender to use! Our old Kitchenaid even struggles to blend the frozen bananas.
One of my family’s favourite smoothies in the morning is quite similar to yours above, with just a few differences:
2 c almond coconut milk
1 frozen banana
2 tbsp chia seeds
2 tbsp peanut or almond butter
2 scoops vanilla or chocolate protein powder
1 tbsp cacao
1/2 avocado (optional)
My kids love peanut butter and banana smoothies.
In your email, you asked for our favorite shake/smoothie recipe. My family’s is frozen vanilla yogurt, almond milk, ice, banana and French Vanilla organic JP protein powder. Sometimes, if I’m feeling generous 🙂 I’ll add some chocolate syrup, but not much because this is good as it is!
My family’s favorite smoothie is one we pack with spinach/kale, grapes, frozen pineapple, ginger and lemon. My Husband and i especially drink this every morning.
These look great! My six-year-old is finicky too, so hiding some healthy seeds in a bunch of chocolatey yumminess might just work. The rest of my family loves smoothies loaded with berries and bananas–plus a little green goodness!
Pumpkin pie smoothly yummy
We love yogurt, frozen banana, strawberries and oj smoothies.
We love smoothies!! Strawberry, banana, blueberry is our go to.
My husband makes me a pretty awesome pina colada shake, but I have to say anything chocolate would be my favorite.
We make what we call out pb&j smoothie, because my son LOVES pb&j anything! Frozen raspberries (or whatever kind of berries you like), coconut milk, peanut butter, a banana, and a bit of raspberry jelly. The amounts of everything varies, depending on your tastes and how many you are making. Also, I sneak a bit of fresh spinach in, and they can’t even taste it!
Great chocolate shake recipe! In our family we love mango shakes!
I make almost the same thing you have posted here except I add spinach. My twins still love it and they are none the wiser. I will try adding the chia and flax next time. Yum!
Yummy!!!!!
I have a healthy chocolate protein shake every morning with a tbsp of PB2. I have been doing this since the end of July. Not too exciting I know but I’m ready to branch out and try something different. This recipe looks like a great way to start expanding my horizons a bit. Thanks!
I make a “soft serve ice cream” out of frozen bananas, unsweetened cocoa and little flax milk. It helps satisfy my sweet tooth without compromising my quest to eat healthy, whole foods. My poor little blender struggles with enough power. I need to invest in a Vitamix!
We keep a variety of fresh fruits (some that we’ve picked) frozen in the freezer at all times.
Our favorite shakes start with Plain Greek Yogurt, Whole Milk (non-pasteurized & straight from our local Dairy Farm—“Happy Cow Creamery”), & our fruit of choice: pretty much always fresh, unfrozen bananas; froz blueberries and/or mango and/or blackberries/strawberries/raspberries. We like to use the fresh/frozen fruits instead of adding ice as that tends to water down the smoothie.
My son really hit his mark with these this summer before morning swim team practice.
This flavor is the same that I love just altered a bit. For my Dairy-free, peanut-free son, we used chocolate almond milk, a whole banana, sun butter or almond butter and a scoop of Chocolate protein powder. Yummo!
I adore banana beet blueberry smoothies! Yum! Not a fan of chocolate but those seeds would be a great addition 🙂
My daughter loves for us to make a strawberry, banana, Hershey syrup, peanut butter, scoop of cookies & cream protein mix, and 1% milk smoothie in the mornings before school.
Lots of berries! Mangoes, yogurt, & OJ are also favorite ingredients!
We love peanut butter banana smoothies 🙂
Our fav is anything with Almond milk and fresh fruit! Berry Smoothies are big in house! But the chocolate sauce sounds so good with milk or icecream! Mmmm!!
We tried this recipe tonight and it was delicious! I also added spinach to it for some extra greens and it was amazing and best of all my kids loved it! Thanks for always keeping us busy moms inspired with your wonderful recipes and tips!
My family would love this! We make a “soft serve ice cream” with frozen bananas, unsweetened cocoa, and a little flax milk. My poor little blender struggles with powering through it. I need to invest in a good machine!
Great recipie! And thank you for your very sensitive comment regarding food allergies. It is a big help when other parents are aware of allergies.
This past week my 5 year old decided she did not want solid foods due to sore throat and fever. I made smoothies. Her favorite was banana mango and I added vega vanilla protein mix since it was her main meal.
I tried adding chia seeds to another smoothie and she would not eat it due to the “flakes” she could taste.
Thank you for your constant suggestions. It encourages me to introduce new foods into my family’s routine. One of our smoothie favorites is so simple. Orange juice, banana and frozen berries (sometimes I also add joghurt). Because of the frozen berries, my daugher calls it “breakfast-ice-cream”!
We love smoothies! We don’t usually follow a recipe. We throw together a combo of berries, OJ, or yogurt usually a ripe banana too.
But if we must be honest chocolate shakes are an absolute favorite. We throw a banana in it and it’s our chocolate monkey shake. 🙂
Yummy, I will have to try this shake. My children love cherry and mango smoothies with a small amount of kale.
I love making smoothies with frozen banana, peanut butter and cocoa powder. Sometimes I add some oats to thicken it up.
My family’s favorite shake is just a simple good old fashioned vanilla ice cream milk shake.
We love the classic strawberry, banana, raspberry smoothie!
Looking forward to trying this!! Maybe some strawberries or raspberries would be a good addition…
This sounds yummy! I need to try for my kids. Thank you!
Our favorite smoothie is mixture of kale (1C) with frozen banana (1), mixed frozen berries (strawberry, blueberry & raspberry – 1.5 C), flaxseed oil (1TBS), chia seed,(1/2TBS) greek yogurt (1/2C), honey (1/2TBS) with unsweetened vanilla almond milk. For the kids, I add extra bananas and for me, I sometimes replace cold green tea with almond milk for extra energy boost. 🙂
Love milkshakes for any time of the day. We use a cut up frozen banana, whole milk, fresh or frozen berries, a little pure maple syrup,one scoop of protein powder and a few drops of vanilla extract = a yummy treat :-).
P.S. Also grew up on Nesquik. Used to love the banana powder one, can’t find it anymore.
I love to make greek yogurt, banana, frozen mixed berry smoothies, with added spinach, kale, and chia seeds. My 4 year old loves them too! Great for a quick breakfast or snack on the run.
We love chocolate smoothies and fruit smoothies. No regular recipies since we usually use what’s on hand but we just some chia seeds so I think I’ll give this one a try! Thanks.
Smoothies don’t go over big often for my kids. They like chocolate more then I do. peanutbutter with bananas, WhoRa! Will have to try one day.
I like the chocolate milkshake or else strawberry, banana, seeds, and nut butter.
Our family’s favorite smoothie is strawberry and banana. We also add mixed berries, yogurt and spinach as well. My oldest daughter is a type 1 diabetic, so we have to carefully measure out the fruits and count the carbs accordingly. She has to take insulin when she has one, but she says it’s worth it!
My kids’ favorite smoothie is the “Beginner’s Luck Green Smoothie” which I found through the 100 Days of Real Food blog. They love the taste and I love that they get some high quality greens into their tummies! Ingredients: 2 cups fresh spinach 2 cups water 1 cup mango (can be frozen or fresh) 1 cup pineapple (can be frozen or fresh) 2 bananas
Ours is a green smoothie: spinach, romaine, Apple, celery, lemon.
I am going to have to try that chocolate shake on my kids in the morning…once I find hemp seeds. 🙂 my son likes to create different smoothies but for most of them, they have frozen strawberries and bananas and apple juice. I squeeze spinach in there sometimes and he can’t tell just wonders why it’s color is different 🙂
We love a shake with banana, apple and cinnamon with coconut milk sometimes with cacao too. Thank you for the recipe.
my favorite smoothie is the following:
1 tbsp peanut butter
1 tbsp greek nonfat vanilla yogurt
1 cup of unsweetened vanilla almond milk
1 banana
1 cup of raw pre-washed spinach
1 tsp of spirulina
1 tsp of chia seeds
optional: frozen strawberries, frozen mangoes, or frozen peaches
My daughter and I love “brain fuel” from Simple Green Smoothies! It’s coconut water, spinach, a pear, frozen mango, and 1/4 and avocado topped with hemp seeds! Super green, smooth and creamy! Keeps us going for ours. We will definitely have to try this one for an after school snack 🙂
I have a really old blender, so I don’t use it much (actually ever). I would absolutely love to make many of the smoothie recipes I find to sneak added nutrition into mine and my kids diet. But, as of now, my favorite would be the old classic chocolate shake. Thanks for all you do!
My toddlers favorite smoothie is a Mango French Vanilla smoothie, I add fresh or frozen mango to about half cup of French Vanilla yogurt, and a half cup of almond milk and a little flax seed. (he thinks flax is sprinkles) Sometimes if I’m sneaky I can add in some apple and spinach. We use an immersion blender currently but would love love love to have a vitamix it’s been on my wish list forever! We will definitely have to mix it up and try Jamie’s post practice shake soon!
I love to incorporate chia seeds into my shakes, they’re a magical ingredient! I will make this but change it up a bit. I’m going to use cocoa powder and Stevia with almond milk for a sugar free, low carb option. I may use half a banana or a banana extract. Switching it up for me and my needs is fine for me, but I’m definitely going to try making this with Nesquick for my kids. They will love it! Thanks for another great recipe, especially incorporating seeds!
We like to mix Arbonne vanilla protein powder with half a banana & a variety of fruits depending on the day. Hubby’s favorite is pineapple, mine is mango or blueberry.
My three boys and little girl would love this smoothie as a change from the occasional green “Hulk” smoothie I try to sneak in. Raw spinach and a little broccoli are well hidden by a cup of green grapes and a half of frozen banana. Ice and a little apple or pineapple juice finish the treat!
We love to mix yogurt with frozen mango, blend and add any extra “topping” they want, like flax seeds or hemp! It is a lifesaver in busy hot mornings to have “ice cream” for breakfast!!
My family enjoys what my 5 yr old son calls “T-Rex juice” which is spinach, banana, frozen mango and coconut water. Good way to sneak in all that needed daily veggies. I will try out your chocolate shake as I have been trying to figure out how to get my son to eat chia seeds.
My kids and I both love a banana, peanut butter and vanilla almond milk smoothie!
I love any flavor of shake and smoothies as long as they’re dairy free.
My daughter and I love fruit smoothies. She will drink just about anything I blend up. My son on the other hand won’t drink any of them :-/. I’m going to have to try this one this week and see if I can make him a believer!
My favorite shake is spinach and berries with a few nuts or seeds.
frozen berries and yogurt
Our favorite is mango-pineapple-flax protein smoothie… tropical yummiest
Our favorite shake is frozen bananas, strawberries, vanilla almond milk and a squirt of chocolate syrup, or tablespoon of chocolate milk mix. It’s like a banana split in a glass. Yum!
Thank you for this recipe! (And for your site!!) I often times find myself struggling with snack options. It is tricky to plan around multiple children and their activities!! We tend to go for the grab and go treats, like an apple, banana, cheese, and Luna bars. Also, thanks for the tip in carrying the cooler in the car….I am going to put one in my “taxi” tomorrow!
My daughter’s favorite smoothie is 1/2 banana, frozen organic strawberries & blueberries, fresh spinach and pineapple juice…delicious and she gets some dark greens!!
My grandchildren loves smoothies with almond milk, yogurt, spinach and a mixture of fruit.
We love strawberry & banana shakes!!
Bananas and a little milk. It makes more like a banana ice cream for my little ones!
Our favorite smoothie is banana, plain yogurt, blueberries, pineapple, and a bit of protein powder and milk. Yum!
My son likes to make smoothies with kale, banana, strawberry, agave syrup, and water. He usually has one for breakfast, and he’ll make one to eat as a snack in the afternoon, too.
We love a strawberry/banana/kiwi/spinach smoothie. We make it at least once a week!
Our favorite smoothie would be one that contained yogurt, fruit, veggies, honey and nuts. 🙂
My little one is just turning one so she’s a little young for shakes yet. However, my husband and I indulge in a Sunday, coffee-Nutella shake. Just add about a tablespoon of Nutella (more or less according to taste) to 16 ounces of coffee. We blend with ice (again modify amount to your preference on thickness) and add a little almond milk. It is frosty deliciousness!!!
Loved the Chocolate shake recipe! We make green smoothies all the time. Spinach, blueberries, strawberries, pineapple and mango and 1 cup of apple juice and 1 cup of water. Blend till smooth!
We love the basic strawberry, banana smoothie or chocolate, with banana and peanut butter.
My kids like chocolate shakes so we will have to try this!
This sounds delicious! My favorite smoothie recipe is vanilla protein powder, frozen strawberries, blueberries, spinach, flax and greek yogurt! I do like chocolate protein powder with PB 2 as well.
Thanks for the delicious chocolate shake recipe!
You asked in a recent letter/email about my family’s favorite smoothie recipe. My 3 boys (ages 3, 5 & 8) love a combination of: Greek yogurt, strawberries, milk or almond milk, kale, chia, flax and Love crunch!!
Thank you for all that you do to share your wisdom and ideas with fellow busy moms!
My family loves chocolate shakes!
I love smoothies with spinach, Greek yogurt, strawberries and sometimes an avacado (I read that is a great alternative when u don’t care for bananas in your smoothies – and it is awesome!!) the kiddos, nor my spousal unit can get behind my green smoothies. but I bet they would love this one!!
Our favorite shake is also a chocolate shake, made with milk, bananas, peanut butter, honey, cocoa powder, and ice. Super yummy and I bet would come out great in a vitamix! 😉
The chocolate pb banana avocado smoothie is always a hit at our house. We also like the blueberry, strawberry banana combo – it fits my dietary needs and tastes like we’re at Jamba Juice (:
This shake looks yummy. I am definitely going to try it. Our favorite smoothie is a berry smoothie with chia seeds and honey.
My family’s favorite smoothie were banana,strawbery,mangos,greens,coconut milk..It would be great if I will win the vitamix blender as mine quit working..
Hello!
I love your blog, and have tried many of your recipes. This shake sounds pretty good!
I have a shake every single morning for breakfast, so I am always looking for ideas. My go to is vegan chocolate Shakeology, powdered collagen, a tablespoon or two of hemp seeds, one tablespoon of coconut oil, one frozen banana, one tablespoon of almond butter, and one cup of almond milk. Delish!
My sons loves homemade milk kefir with banana and chia seeds (sometimes I add nut butter there too)
On a hot day I love love love your coconut smoothie! It is so delicious. I froze it, and put it in a lunch bag, and by the time I had my lunch, the smoothie was more like slush, which was perfect and so refreshing!
I am still working on my family and getting them to love shakes and smoothies. They don’t like them because they are chunky. I would love to win a new mixer – imagine the delicious fruits and veggies I could get into them if they were finding the chunks. My favorite is strawberry and banana with chia seeds and a bit of almond butter!
We love to make mango smoothies. I usually throw in o.j. or yogurt and sneak in some chia and/or flax seeds.
We like using whatever frozen fruits we have on hand and mixing in kale or spinach. My daughter would love the chocolate shake as well!
One of my kids’ favorite smoothies is a blueberry raspberry one. The rest of the ingredients vary – usually yogurt and banana, often some oatmeal, and then either some greens from our garden or carrots. Yes, it comes out an odd color! But the kids like creating it anew each time, and we put in cinnamon and nutmeg as well so it ends up tasting like blueberry pie.
I love anything chocolate, but never made a shake or smoothie.
I love smoothies and they are a vital part of my cancer treatment. My favorite smoothie is made with the water and meat of a young coconut, a frozen banana, and frozen berries, but i think I will try adding hemp seeds and chia seeds after seeing your recipe.
Chocolate shake will defiantly be a hit in our house! Thanks for the recipe!
We love strawberry banana smoothies. Will have to try and add flax seed and see if he can taste a difference.
He would feel awfully special with this chocolate shake for lunch. Would it freeze okay in a thermos for a lunchtime treat?
Our favorite is Almond Butter Smoothies!!
We make that same smoothie already, minus the flax, hemp and chia seeds! I will definitely try to sneak those in there next time I make it – my kids (and I) love it! We also love a smoothie made with a scoop of vanilla protein powder, 1 T peanut butter powder (like PB2), 1 cup of frozen strawberries, 1/2 a frozen banana and 1 cup of milk. It is delicious and has lots of good protein for staying power!
This sounds delicious! We really love strawberries in my house, so our go-to smoothie is usually a strawberry banana. Fortunately they make strawberry Quik too!
My family’s favorite smoothie is strawberry blueberry. I’ve never made a chocolate one, but my son does drink chocolate milk after every soccer practice, so he may like this recipe. Otherwise he likes white milk or water. Never offered them juice, gatorade type drinks, or soda and they dont like any of them.
What a great idea! My kids’ favorite smoothie is the “tropical smoothie”. Lots of mango, pineapple, orange, etc. We will have to give this one a try!
We love a green explosion! Orange juice, plain greek yogurt, almond milk, spinach, maple syrup, ice, vanilla. Blend and enjoy! My blender leaves small pieces of spinach at times but still tastes good.
My family loves green smoothies. We are for sure going to try your recipe very soon.
A favorite is greek yogurt, fruit, veggies, raw honey and nuts. 🙂
Fruit and protein powder, but I would like to include other ingredients if they would disappear. 🙂
Chocolate banana is our favorite!
My family and I enjoy making smoothies. I have to admit it feels great adding fresh, organic greens to the mix. Luckily, my 6 year old doesn’t get hung up on that part! 😀 I like to use 2 cups spinach or kale with strawberries, banana, 1 tbsp yogurt, a dash of cinnamon and a splash of OJ. I like the recipe shared here for a powerhouse shake. I would be willing to try this!!
My young kids (2 & 4) are fans of a simple fruit smoothie, especially on breakfast nights. We fill our blender with fresh and frozen fruit and throw in some veggies and seeds depending on what we have around. Our blender is on it’s last leg though and sometimes our “smoothies” end up being “chunkies” and my son does not like that texture, but he definitely likes the sweet taste.
We love banana, mango, pineapple smoothies with coconut water but I know that my kids would love a chocolate shake too!
It’s hard to find a smoothie recipe that all 3 of my kids enjoy, but I finally found one…it’s a chocolate banana protein smoothie. It is so delicious and filling too! Let me know if you want the recipe! (It has oatmeal in it too!)
Hah! Nesquik is ALWAYS good! :o) Honestly, I haven’t tried nut butters in a shake yet – great idea! For us it was usually anything juiced plus an avocado or banana added via mixer afterwards to thicken it and add some more bang for its buck. Not bad either. ;o)
Thanks for another awesome idea!
We like fruit smoothies. At times when I am out of fresh fruits for lunches, I make a fruit smoothie for them which cover the fruit portion of their meal.
Sounds yummy! My kids love chocolate shakes and I love making them healthy.
My daughter has always faught me
In drinking smoothies until this last summer she has really taken a liking to strawberry banana smoothies. It’s funny because she won’t eat an actual strawberry but she will drink it up. I like to make strawberry banana and spinach smoothies for myself. It’s help alleviate leg cramps I get.
After practice, our kids prefer cheese and crackers and juice. In smoothies, they like anything fruity with strawberries. Yum!
My morning shake is my favorite – I use vanilla & chocolate protein powder, frozen banana, coffee & ice. It’s how I start my day every day 🙂
Love an orange mango smoothie! Has to have the banana!
I love banana milkshakes! I just mash up a ripe banana with a fork in my glass and add milk. Maybe using a blender might be better. Thanks for your recipe 🙂
My fave shake is a simple one: 1 cup milk, 1 cup frozen blueberries, 1 scoop vanilla sunwarrior protein. yum!
We love any kind of fruit smoothie or chocolate milk shake!
Our favorite smoothie is kefir with mango and banana. I could add in even heartier ingredients if I had a Vitamix;)
Our favorite type of smoothie is Strawberry and banana with Greek yogurt, flaxseeds and milk.
We used to love chocolate shakes and any ice cream shake but one of my daughters can no longer have milk. Their favorite smoothie is a traditional banana, strawberry and blueberry smoothie. I tried sneaking spinach in it a few times but they wouldn’t drink it when they saw the color. I bought some cups with lids where they couldn’t see the color but now they are scared to take the first sip. Hopefully I’ll eventually find some recipes they like.
My morning fave has spinach, avocado, blueberries and cacao and ends up tasting like a creamy, delicious chocolate milk.
We enjoy arbonne vanilla shakes with frozen berries and a handful of spinach.
My favorite smoothy is similar to this on but just 4 ingredients. Chocolate protein powder, peanut butter, coconut milk, and a banana. I will definitely have to try it with the different seeds. Looks yummy!!
Love all the inbox recipes.
My boys love fruit. They love smoothies with all types of fruit in it. I always add flax seeds and chi seeds when they are not looking.
Ice, yogurt, banana, almond milk, Vegan Protein powder
Sounds good! I haven’t tried hemp seeds yet so I’ll have to try your recipe.
Our family likes smoothies made with frozen fruit, fruit& vegetable juice, Greek yogurt, and a little whey powder.
Love the comparison of snacks at the end. I needed the reminder that a “treat” isn’t always as bad as you may think.
My two boys and my hubs favorite smoothie is anything with kale in it. And a new favorite of mine has kale, lemon and ginger. It really stinks when I have to make multiple batches to try and get the chunks blended so we can all have some. A vita mix would help with our soon to be growing family! 😀
Delish! I like fruit smoothie recipes best. I’ve always loved papaya smoothies.
We love green smoothies at our house! A current favorite is mango, peach, pineapple, spinach, coconut milk, chia and flax seeds. So yummy!
We love green shakes. 2 handfuls of fruit, big glass of milk or almond milk, 1/2 banana, handful or 2 of spinach…serves 4. Sometimes we add chia seeds…
I’m going to make it for my little ones, perfect for after swimming lessons.
Growing up, my father would make me a shake before he went to work. Just banana, vanilla extract and some sugar to sweeten it. With my kids, i’ll use chocolate milk with banana. My oldest loves it with PB.
Strawberry anything! Peanut butter or almond butter is good, too. 🙂
I will have to try this recipe…I’m a mom of 2 boys ages 4 and 7. I hide lots of things in their foods (smile). Our favorite smoothie is mocha java with banana. It’s one frozen banana, carnation instant breakfast packet, almomd milk and a teaspoon (if that) of instant coffee then I add some chia seeds for good measure!
We love to use shakeolgy vegan chocolate and vanilla.
Our favorite is “Banana-Berry” which includes, one banana, plain Greek yogurt, frozen mixed berries, flax meal, and enough water to get it to the right consistency. Yum!
Love this recipe! We love Greek yogurt and berries smoothies! We will give this one a try.
We LOVE the Trim Healthy Mama Cocomoco smoothie. It is guilt-free yet so amazing. Yum!!!!!!!!!
Our family loves our fruit and almond milk smoothies, we add protein powder and banana for creaminess… easy to sneak the spinach – an easy way to get an extra veggie serving.
My favorite shake to make for my boys is chocolate milk powder, almond milk, protein powder (shhhh! :), chia seeds and hemp seeds. My blender doesn’t blend the seeds well, so they usually end up with all of the good stuff left behind on the bottom of their glasses. Hoping they get some of it in there. I’m trying!! :))))
Tess
I really love chocolate along with my kids but at the same time I like make the shake healthy. I add almond milk, chocolate powder, flex seeds, avacado and chia seeds.
We love. Good ole “Pinkalicious” smoothie with yogurt, whey protein, strawberries and raspberries.
My favorite shake is the Dutch chocolate Complete shakes by Juice Plus+
My favorite smoothie is Kale, spinach, banana, blueberries blended together with a little coconut milk. So good!
My family’s favorite is the basic banana smoothie (banana + milk + vanilla icecream).
Yum, I can’t wait to try out this recipe! So far, our favorite shake is blueberries, strawberries, banana, milk and yogurt! My two boys love it! I haven’t been able to sneak any greens into a shake yet, if it’s the wrong color (green) they won’t touch it! Thanks Laura!
I’m new making smoothies so far we like strawberries and banana.
My favorite smoothie is a recreation of the Tropical Smoothie Avocolata- with coconut, avocado, and pineapple.
Smoothies are a food group in our household 🙂 Our go-to recipe is 1 frozen banana, 1/2 cup frozen blueberries, Greek yogurt, 1 tsp cacoa powder, tbsp peanut butter and some ice — blend all together and top with some raw cacoa nibs– so delicious and good for you!
My son’s favorite is a bright green smoothie with kiwi, spinach, and lime yogurt but my daughter adores chocolate and banana. No peanuts at our house but I would sub Sunbutter and I think the kids would love this smoothie!
I’ve been looking for a good, nutritional, and filling shake for my growing 10 year old son. Can’t wait to try it.
My family loves fruit smoothies. One of our favorites is Strawberry pina colada by Like Mother Like Daughter. We also love their mixed berry julius recipe, yum!
Sounds delicious! Always looking for new health filled smoothies my picky 6 year old will drink! Our current favorite smoothie go to is “swamp juice”. I call it that so the green color is fun now instead of gross haha. It’s 1 1/2 cup POG juice (passion orange guava), 1/2 cup ginger ale, 2 cup frozen mixed tropical fruits, handful of kale, and usually throw in extra powdered vitamin c which gives more tart flavor too. He loves it!
We love smoothies here! I usually add water, ice, kale, any frozen berries we have on hand, a banana, flax seed (they have NO idea!!) and a tiny bit of honey. Sometimes I use coconut or almond milk depending on which of the kids is hungry. I also use PB with banana if there are not berries. We love our smoothies!
My kids and I love chocolate but at the same time want to make healthy chocolate shake. So I make it with almond milk,chocolate powder,chia seeds, flex seeds and avacado. It just taste amazingly tasty.
My daughter loves frozen fruit blended with milk or juice, Greek yogurt, and honey. I have chia and flax seeds in my kitchen and Nequick in my refrigerator, I will be trying your smoothie recipe in the morning! Thank you for another super yummy recipe idea!
Smoothies are definitely a favorite post-activity snack for my family. Organic frozen food from Costco is a staple in the freezer. so a blend of the mixed fruits along with a some greek yogurt, almond milk and a dose of super seeds is a favorite snack that my family loves.
Our families favorite shake is a chocolate banana protien shake! Its one scoop of chocolate protein
half banana
Tbsp chia seeds
Tbsp hemp seeds
1/2 tsp Tumeric
1/4 tsp apple pectin
Two ice cubes
Water
🙂
My family enjoys the vanilla or chocolate vega one with fresh fruit (bananas, berries, etc. )
I love the idea of adding seeds to smoothies for extra nutrition. Try adding them to one of our favorites: blend 1-2 medium bananas with a cup of fresh baby spinach leaves, any kind of vanilla milk (almond, soy), 2 Tbsp nut butter (almond) and an optional tsp + of agave nectar. Add ice chips or use frozen sliced bananas to make for cold and tasty green smoothies.
I freeze fresh strawberries, peeled bananas, and mango pieces. I also freeze Greek yogurt (plain) in ice cube trays. Then, I add a handful of fruit and a couple of yogurt cubes into freezer baggies to make smoothies. When I want one, I just empty the baggie into a blender and add a few cups of Vanilla Soymilk. Blend and drink…delicious!
Good protein snack!
I haven’t had the blender out since we moved over a month ago now but this recipe is a good motivation to get back into smoothies. And perhaps I would have better luck making the kiddos happy if the smoothies weren’t always green?!
We love to do a strawberry/banana/ peanut butter. I like to throw in a big handful of spinach too.
Right now we are into anything with berries and banana…..curtesy of my 3yr old! . And a dash of green….curtesy of mom!
We love fruit smoothies with oj, frozen bananas and peaches, and a dollop of plain yogurt. Raspberries or strawberries are a great addition too.
Great snack packing suggestions! My favorite smoothie is chocolate almond butter with Youngevity’s Beyond Osteo Fx and cinnamon…gotta have cinnamon.
Favorite smoothie in our house: green smoothie with pineapple, orange, banana, and spinach. Kids ask for seconds and thirds! One of mine has a nut allergy and I haven’t figured out an alternative for protein source that the kids will like.
Our family’s fav smoothie is
spinach, banana, strawberry yogurt, chia seeds, hemp hearts. Yumm!!
We love chocolate, banana, & peanut butter shakes usually made with regular milk and cocoa powder and maple syrup for sweetener. I will try to add some hemp seeds next time to see how that goes over.
I love to make a morning shake of homemade vanilla kefir, ice and whatever fresh or frozen fruit I have on hand. A favorite is fresh peach!
We love strawberry and chocolate. I’ll have to try with Nesquik next time!
Our favorite smoothie recipe is good ol’ strawberry and banana. I throw in a handful of spinach and chia seeds too 🙂
I blend homemade vanilla kefir, ice and whatever fresh or frozen fruit we have on hand. Fresh peach is a favorite!
Well, you will understand this though some say ‘what? eew?’ at first. I use ordinary frozen chunks of mango, frozen dark wild boreal blueberries, a cube or two of frozen OJ, some plain yogurt, some chia seeds and a glob of old cold cooked oatmeal leftover from breakfast. This last sounds gross but makes this smoothie creamy and perfect.
oatmeal makes great smoothies!! thick and hearty!
We like to do a frozen banana with vanilla yogurt, peanut butter, and a little chocolate syrup. Yum!!
Our fave smoothie recipe is good ol’ strawberry & banana with almond milk! I throw in a handful of spinach and chia seeds too 🙂
My family loves smoothies! One of our favorites that tastes just like a Wendy’s frosty is a few dates, a frozen banana, and vanilla almond milk or plain almond milk with a dash of vanilla all mixed up. I usually mix in some chia seeds or flax too
My daughters favorite breakfast smoothie is banana, raspberries, Greek yogurt, honey and peanut butter!!
We love spinach, banana, pineapple, mango, oats and seeds!!
We love green smoothies- kale, avocado, lemon juice, flaxseed meal and a banana!
I can’t do bananas so I like to make a peach/berry smoothie. My son eats them like candy so I will throw in a banana if I have one on hand after I’ve made mine.
We love chocolate, but our standby smoothie is always strawberry banana. Can’t go wrong with that!
We really like mixed fruit with honey and maple syrup in a shake ! !
My favorite smoothie has bananas, berries, walnuts, oatmeal and milk! Yummy!!!
Our favorite smoothie is peanut butter, chia seeds, chocolate protein powder, cocoa powder, maple syrup and coconut milk = heaven!
We love fruit smoothies. Especially strawberry banana.
We are into green smoothies lately. Spinach with frozen banana, mango, dates and cinnamon is the current fave! thanks for the recipe!
Our favorite shakes are berry shakes made with frozen berries, yogurt, & maybe bananas. Yum.
We do A LOT of smoothies around here! My kids call them “healthy milk shakes”! And they are! Our favorite is frozen bananas, kale (it kind of disappears after you blend it well leaving only vitamins!), frozen strawberries, chia or flax seeds and milk or yogurt (or a mix, depending on what I have in the fridge!).
I love to make a smoothie with frozen bananas and strawberries and blueberries. I add in some vanilla almond milk too. Mmm. I want to try some protein shakes/smoothies for my two boys are gluten and dairy free.
Favorite Shake
1 cup low-fat buttermilk (or milk +1 Tbsp. Buttermilk powder)
1 small banana, cut in medium chunks and frozen
1 cup spinach (loose packed)
2 tsp. Flax seeds
1 Tbsp. Chia seeds
1 tsp. Vanilla
Sweetener, if you need it, to taste
Love it. Love it, love it!
I have two favorites.
The first I take a chocolate isagenix package, add a banana, Nutella, peanut butter, ice, and almond milk, then blend it all up. Delicious!
My second favorite smoothie has banana, strawberries, pineapple, mango, fat free frozen yogurt & orange juice. So good! Tastes like summer in a cup!
This sounds yummy! I am going to add it to my “before practice snack” list. Thanks. We make smoothies for breakfast all the time. Our favorite is blueberry strawberry. We put frozen blueberries, strawberries, Apple, spinach, protein powder, yogurt and almond milk! Great way to start the day!
We don’t do smoothies much but on vacation this year my boys discovered strawberry smoothies (AKA virgin strawberry daqueries) and have been asking for something similar.
Our fav is PB , bananas, chocolate syrup, too! I’ve snuck green powders and protein powders in these and the kids don’t notice. We use milk or almond milk….
My girls love any frozen berry with yogurt, ice, protein powder, and water. If they’re not looking, I can slip in some spinach!
My favorite smoothie to make is one where I just use whatever fruits are going bad 🙂 My kiddos like it when I make a special chocolate/banana/peanut butter smoothie!
I make green smoothies for all 6 of each each morning. Homemade yogurt, greens, frozen bananas, frozen fruit. Yummy and nutritious.
My kids love shakes for breakfast! I always add chia, hemp and some spinach along with frozen berries and a banana. I find if you have a banana in a shake it makes everything perfect! Never thought to add chocolate, will have to give it a try!
I like berry smoothies using crushed ice and some milk with fruit. I’m willing to try all kinds, however.
We like berries, almond milk, and vanilla protein powder! Great breakfast on the go.
Our favorite smoothie is a chocolate protein shake with bananas or mixed berries, made with coconut milk.
We love “chocolate milk” to satisfy out chocolate cravings. It has almond milk, spinach, carrots, banana, and cocoa. Or if we are wanting something more like a chocolate milkshake we use almond milk, banana, cocoa, and peanut butter.
Our favorite smoothie is strawberry banana.
I love making chocolate milkshakes using avocado for my kids. They have no clue it’s healthy!!
Very Berry Smoothie! Yogurt, berries, frozen banana, and flaxseed. The kids slurp it right up!
Our family has a smoothie every morning. Our favorite is peach, Mango, strawberry, pineapple, hemp seed, banana, coconut water and spinach.
Jaime’s shake is our new family favorite! Delish:)
Our family loves any smoothie with berries! We grow strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, and blackberries, so we have those easily accessible in the freezer. Looking forward to trying this recipe as chocolate is another favorite of our kids 😉
When I have a chocolate craving, I really enjoy a chocolate peanut butter banana smoothie:
1 cup almond milk
1 frozen banana
a handful of ice
1 tsp cocoa powder
1 Tbsp peanut butter
Blend and enjoy 🙂
My kids and I love any kind of fruit smoothie. A banana, some greek yogurt, whatever fruit I have in the freezer and some water. I don’t usually have to sweeten it at all. I’ll add spinach if I have it on hand.
If you add chocolate, my kids will eat it. Any kind of chocolate smoothie or shake is a favorite here. I will have to save your recipe for when my son starts swim team to help give him a boost after practice.
My kids love banana, blueberry, Greek yogurt, milk and a little chocolate syrup!
We might have to try this one because my four year old loves chocolate milk.
My family likes blueberry with spinach blended with a little bit of vanilla yogurt.
We love Green Smoothies! Mostly kale or spinach based. Favorite fruits to add are peaches, berries and pineapple.
I never thought about taking a shake with us in a thermos. Super smart! Our favorite shake is made with one avocado, a cup of milk, 1/2 c of powdered sugar, a tablespoon of vanilla and a tablespoon of ground flax. It tastes just like a vanilla shake, really creamy and the kids actually like the green color.
I love blending mangoes, spinach, and pineapple juice to make a green smoothie.
My family’s favorite smoothie is a banana chocolate, followed by strawberry and kiwi.
My 9 year old LOVES smoothies for breakfast. I love that it’s quick and easy to make 😉
I do unsweetened almond or coconut milk, greek yogurt, frozen banana, frozen strawberries, handful of spinach (and she has NO idea), cinnamon and a little bit of peanut butter. that’s it… and she asks for it almost every day!
My daughters favorite smoothie Fresh Raspberries from Nana’s garden, mango, so good milk ( she is on a dairy free diet) and (coconut yogurt also dairy free) and a little honey
She can’t tell the difference if it was milk and plain yogurt versus the way we have to make now.
For my smoothies I used kale or spinach, frozen peaches, bananas and strawberries. I add almonds, chia seeds, flax and water. Sometimes I used plain Greek yogurt.
I haven’t been able to get green smoothies into my kids yet, but we LOVE a “Hawaiian” smoothie with coconut milk, bananas, frozen pineapple, and either vanilla yogurt or protein powder! YUMMO. 🙂
I’m going to have to try this recipe. My family’s go-to smoothie is “throw anything you are in the mood for” in the blender. We always have fresh spinach and frozen fruit available so my kids will just shout out what they want in it. We always use spinach and carrots and they never know its in there (besides the color). You just never know what combination will be next.
My son and I have been enjoying easy smoothies for years: prepared yogurt with frozen berries of every kind. Our favorite starts with a lemon yogurt; we add blueberries and strawberries. I’m now learning to make healthier smoothies! Thanks for your help with that!
Our family favorite is anything with peaches and yogurt. I have started adding Greek yogurt, which is a copycat of the smoothie king version but tailored to my kiddos.
Our favorite shakes at the moment are.. arbonne protein powder…spinach…almond milk….frozen strawberries..chia seeds…Would love to win this blender would make our weight loss goals easier!
We love pineapple spinach and lime juice smoothies. And the chocolate shake you refer to is a latin thing i guess because in mexico they put ice chocomilk banana and strawberries and milk and blend it. These are a favorite breakfast in mexico. Also our smoothie is based on a drink in mexico of pina con chaya. Chaya is a plant similar to spinach but has more calicium than any other vegetable or even milk. You blend it with fresh pineapple and a little lime juice. It is nice and refreshing and gives you strength. It is a medicinal drink given in mexico to help with leg pain.
My family loves just about any type of fruit smoothie.
This recipe sounds amazing! I do a smoothie with apple, pear, lemon juice, romaine, spinach, & celery most mornings. I do wish I had a better blender to make it smoother. Maybe my kids would be more likely to drink it! 🙂
Lemon yogurt with frozen blueberries and strawberries. I’ll be stepping it up healthwise, with your helpful ideas. Thanks!
Our family loves fresh and bright flavors in our smoothies like mango, pineapple, and peach. We love the yellow-orange color of those smoothies too. So pretty and healthy!
My family’s favorite smoothie recipe I use frozen fresh strawberries some firm tofu a scoop of spirulina, some flax seed fiber , a squirt of honey and some pineapple juice. My kids slurp it right down without suspecting the secrect extra healthy ingredients.
This shake sounds delicious! My family and I love to make chocolate banana almond butter smoothies! I use cacao powder, cashew milk, dates, bananas, almond butter, chia seeds, and sometimes sneak in a little spinach 😉
Our top family shake is a pumpkin spice green smoothie recipe. It’s an undeniable hit every time. However, we had another green smoothie last week that may give it some serious competition: chocolate mint green smoothie, wow was it good! Thanks for running the give-away!
We love delicious strawberry-vanilla yogurt smoothies and in summer we love to blend watermelon and pineapple with a twist of lime. We also do almond milk, oats, peanut butter and Milo smoothies on occasion. We love our smoothies!
Our favorite is equal parts coconut milk and frozen blueberries, plus half a banana. I usually sneak a few tbs of ground flax in there, but I’m thinking that chia is a great idea too!
we love Chocolate Shakes!
We love smoothies at our house. The triple berry is always a favorite. I add either almond milk or coconut water, frozen triple berry mix, either protein powder or Greek yogurt, and spinach.
We love smoothies with plain Greek yogurt, spinach and any fruit!
We’re a frozen banana + frozen berries + protein kind of family. I’m looking forward to trying this one!
My daughter loves the Island Green smoothie with kale, spinach, mango, pineapple and banana. Best way to get green veggies in her!!
Thanks for another amazing recipe Laura! Our favorite is super simple and packs a tasty punch: 1 cup milk, 1 cup frozen berries (we prefer blueberries), 1/4 cup rolled oats, 2 Tbsp plain greek yogurt and 1 banana. Blend all the ingredients in the blender and serve immediately. Thanks again!
Our favorite go to recipe is to simply pour whatever frozen fruit we have into a blender, pour in some plain kefir, a handful of spinach, and a banana for sweetness. Blend and enjoy! Thank you for your inspiration and truth in the craziness of life!
We always use blueberries. But we love chocolate.
I make my family blueberry, banana, almond and coconut smoothies all the time. I would love to make more green smoothies but my current blender does not handle the roughage that well.
Thanks for a great new recipe to try! My kiddos love chocolate milk after sports. Can’t wait to try it.
Over ripe Bananas with yogurt, soy milk and any frozen berries! Yum!
My kids love mango, strawberry, pineapple with cucumber and a little honey
We like strawberry banana smoothies using almond milk and a handful of spinach.
My kids love mango, strawberry, pineapple, cucumber, honey smoothies.
I recently tried a smoothy at my sister-in-laws that was really tasty. It had Greek yogurt, frozen blueberries, frozen strawberries, and a little bit of frozen pinapple and banana.
I consider myself SUPER fortunate that my younger three kids (6, 4 and 2) love any green smoothie I put in front of them – I missed the boat on that with my 22 and 17 year old. 🙁
Their absolute favorite is almond milk with kale plus banana and strawberries.
Our “green” smoothies aren’t always green but they always pack a big punch!
Our go to is:
1 frozen banana
1 cup frozen berries
1 orange
Coconut water
Greek yogurt
As much spinach as I can fit
Mmmm, chocolate shake. My family’s favorite shake right now is a pumpkin spice shake with sneaked-in kale, coconut milk, egg yolks, protein powder, canned pumpkin, a bit of maple syrup, and tons of pumpkin spice.
My kiddos love anything with bananas and blueberry, so I like to play around with other fun ingredients for our smoothies. Your recipe sounds great, we will definitely be trying this for an after school pick-me-up. Thanks!
Two of my kids like any fruit based smoothie – frozen fruit plus water or juice or milk and greens if I have them on hand. The best way I’ve found to get all the to change smoothies is by freezing the leftover into popsicle molds and letting them have the popsicles ;).
My family loves frozen mixed berries, a banana, greek yogurt, coconut water, and a handful of spinach/kale. I also add a scoop of Amazing Grass berry super greens powder! I have been dreaming of a vitamix for some time! Thanks for your post!
Our favorite smoothie is spinach, banana, yogurt, coconut milk and peanut butter. Tastes awesome!
My girls love “Pineapple Princess” smoothies which are strawberries, pineapple, and whatever flax or chia I have handy.
My kids love peanut butter and banana smoothies, but I think I’ll make this recipe from now on! It looks yummy:)
My kids and I absolutely LOVE smoothies!!! Our favourite (I never measure) has a banana, strawberries, ice cubes, strawberry protein powder, ground flax, kale, spinach and almond milk. Soooooo delish!!!!! I’m totally craving one now!!!!
My favorite smoothies is Pumpkin Pie : pumpkin, bananas, spinach, almond milk, pumpkin pie spice, and vanilla. Bonus? My two year old loves it too!
Yogurt, frozen mango, banana, vanilla and soy milk.
We’re pretty simple folk here. Some fresh greens, frozen fruit, yogurt and a scoop of protein powder!
My daughter (7) and I have been loving smoothies lately. My 1 yr old is loving them now also since she can have dairy. I take frozen fruit (organic when available ) blue berries, strawberries, peaches (as many or as little as we like) always add a banana, Greek vanilla yogurt & milk. Blend & serve. My 1yr old has been picky so I added frozen organic spinach to hers for some needed nutrition. She loved it. I might start hiding spinach in my 7 yr olds smoothies now too. ❤️
Thanks for sharing this recipe! I’m excited to try it for my kids (one is an exchange student too: ), especially my soccer girl after practice and games. Everyday I have a smoothie with baby spinach, carrots, mixed berries, coconut milk Greek vanilla yogurt, almond milk, and sometimes oats or chia seeds. I love it! I got the idea for the oats from your The Best Homemade Kids Lunches on the Planet book. My girls love the athlete’s smoothie. By the way, I made the banana bread recipe from your book tonight and substituted 1/2 Earth Balance stick and 1/2 applesauce for the butter as I’m dairy free, and it was delicious! I love your emails, your book, your recipes, your stories, and your encouragement! Thank you for all you do for us!!
Our smoothies are usually a banana, some milk, frozen berries and vanilla yogurt. Or if we need a protein, we skip the berries and make it a peanut butter banana smoothie instead.
My daughter’s favorite smoothie is frozen strawberries, fresh banana, almond milk and rice protein powder. I’m sure she will love this recipe, too.
Yum. This recipe sounds delicious! Can’t wait to try it. We love strawberry banana yogurt smoothies and chocolate milkshakes!
Our favorite shake/smoothie is pretty basic, but the kids love it. I use a yogurt base and add frozen bananas, strawberries, and chia seeds. Sometimes I throw in spinach because they rarely complain and I know it is good for them.
My boys love cherry smoothies. We call it the Cheery Cherry and is a great breakfast before heading off to school.
Our favorite smoothie is half avacado, 1 frozen banana, 1/2 cup blueberries and strawberries, 1/4 cup hemp seeds, handful of spinach and fill up w coconut water and almond milk. We call it the rainbow smoothie and is great for me and my 4 year old 🙂
My family loves frozen blackberry and kefir smoothies with a little honey. I like to add chia seeds, spinach and a little chocolate every once in a while to mix it up.
My kids like a smoothie with 8 oz apple juice, one 7 oz container of Fage Total 2%, one cup frozen blueberries, about 8 frozen strawberries, and 1 banana. They love it and drunk it down…fast. I make a similar one for myself but use almond milk instead of juice and I sometimes add spinach or peanut butter or both. ☺
I made this yesterday and it was YUMMMMMY! 7 oz container of Fage Total 2%, 1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk, one nectarine cut into small chunks, 2 handfuls of spinach, 4 oz container of pineapple chunks, and 4 ice cubes.
We will have to give this a try. We love vanilla yogurt with frozen bananas and strawberries!
My go to smoothy (and my kids love it too) is frozen strawberries, frozen mangos, a HUGE handful of spinach, flavored water and a vanilla protein powder. Sometimes I’ll add some banana, chia seeds or flax. It tastes so good after a hard workout.
We love smoothies with any berry in them, plus bananas.
This looks delicious and I’m guessing both my 8 year olds would love it. Right now our favorite is a mango strawberry smoothie.
My so just went through his third in a serious of periodontal surgeries, so we are becoming old pros “mixing it up” with smoothies. We have lots of frozen berries from the summer harvest to rotate favors, but his favorite is the tried and true basic strawberry banana. Frozen berries make the perfect frothy chill, 2 almost overripe bananas, yogurt and whole milk. Delicious and the one upside to post-op life for my teen!
Our favorite smoothie is frozen banana, orange juice, plain Greek yogurt, and vanilla protein powder. Or frozen banana, peanut butter, oats, and choco almond milk.
These look delicious. My favorite smoothie is made with strawberries, bananas, and pineapple with vanilla whey powder.
Hi Laura!
My family and I enjoy Straberry and Blueberry milkshakes. They are very filling!
My kids love smoothies, we eat them more as a treat than as a meal or snack. Their favorite is strawberry with yogurt .
My current favorite is PB&J, made with strawberry protein powder, powdered peanut butter, blueberries, usually frozen, and a little agave if it needs sweetness. Sometimes I’ll throw an inch of frozen banana as a thickener.
I love that you hide some super foods in your smoothies. While I can’t hide the main ingredient of my smoothie but I can rename it so it sounds cool. My boys love “Cashew Hulk Smoothies.” I blend two handfuls of Kale with milk/almond milk to get “Hulk Milk”. Two frozen bananas, flax seeds, and a handful of cashews (soaked and washed) if I’m in a pinch a few spoonfuls of a nut butter will work. The only downside is it gets a little smelly if it sits out at room temp. I haven’t tried taking it on the go yet. I wonder if it would work?
This sounds delicious! We like to make smoothies with yogurt or coconut milk, avocados, bananas, berries, and peaches.
We love chocolate protien shakes! Typically we add banana & a little bit of peanut butter. So delish!!
Our favorite for spring and summer is Parsley, pineapple smoothie. So nutritious an refreshing!!
Fall and Winter cacao, almond milk and dates.
My older kids enjoy smoothies made out of soymilk, frozen mangos, peaches and strawberries. My son enjoys only soymilk and bananas. I make mine with low-fat milk, frozen mangos, peaches and strawberries; add some protein powder and ground flaxseed.
I like to make a morning smoothie with pineapple, acai and other berries! I add goji, cacao, maca and spirulina and put it in a covered cup so I can’t see the ugly color!
My kids favorite smoothie is strawberry, made with almond milk and flax seed.
I’ve never tried making chocolate shakes before, but this one sounds really delicious and healthy too! I tend to go with fruit smoothies using frozen berry mixes. 🙂
My daughter was an exchange student in Spain and loved ColaCow. My fav smoothie is pineapple spinach
spinach.
Our favorite is drink is similar to the one above but made of soy milk, a banana, a scoop of the trail mix from Costco (the peanuts, almonds, and cashews sub for the peanut butter. And the raisins and m&ms sub for the nesquik). Add a little ice and blend. Mmmmm…..
Our favorite ones have a mix of fruit like banana, strawberries, blueberries and whatever is available. I usually add almond milk, chia seeds and flax seeds too!
Our family loves blueberry smoothies with leafy greens and frozen bananas. I throw some chia seeds in for good measure!! Thanks for the vitamix giveaway!!!!
Our favorite shake well it’s a tie 1) vanilla protein powder, almond milk, kale and spinach, peanut butter, 2 bananas, oatmeal and chia seed. 2) vanilla protein powder, almond milk, bananas, pecans, cinniamon, flax seed, oatmeal, pure vanilla extract and ice. Reminds you a butter peacan ice cream but good for you. My little people have not clue how good these is for them. Laughing on the inside 😉
My kids love the mango/strawberry/banana smoothie I make. I add coconut milk, frozen mango, frozen strawberries, one banana and blend it all.
my husband makes a strawberry banana peanut butter smoothie with spinach–it’s yummy!
Smoothies are a perfect snack for the whole family. I especially love to “hide” Kale, Chia and other Superfoods in something that tastes like a milkshake!! Bravo on making a worldwide difference!
Our favorite smoothie recipe is a frozen coconut turmeric milk honey smoothie! It’s tropical and anti-inflammatory!!
My family likes green monster kale smoothies!
My favorite smoothie includes a few handfuls of greens (kale, spinach, or spring mix) and a LOT of fruits, bananas, grapes, peaches, berries, apples, any combination works, plus water and flaxseeds. Super low calorie. I’ve never tried peanut butter in my smoothies, sounds a little odd :-0
My family loves your blog! We’ve used several recipes and ideas.
Our favorite recipe is pineapple, spinach, raspberries and oats.
My favorite smoothie is one with strawberries and bananas! Love that combination.
My favorite shake is a cake batter shake! Butter extract and extra vanilla and a little baking powder is what gives the cake flavor! Thanks for the giveaway!!
Our favorite smoothie is frozen banana, coconut milk, vanilla, salt, and either cocoa powder or frozen strawberries.
Haven’t had a chance to try your recipe yet but one if our favorites is similar. We use coconut milk, peanut butter, coconut oil, bananas, vanilla protein powder and some agave. Yum!
My kids favorite smoothie is mixed berries and banana! yum make in a small Nutri bullet.
My family loves smoothies too–especially anything with chocolate. Our family favorite is a coffee flavored one. Starts with a cup of milk, two small spoons of really good cocoa power, two small spoons of instant espresso powder, agave to taste (three small squirts work for us) and 4 ice cubes. Sounds like starbucks but is 1000 times better and better for you.
Since I have kidney disease I must avoid eating or drinking chocolate, I mix up a vanilla shake using vanilla whey powder and throw in some flax seed for good measure.
We make a large smoothie with one cup orange juice, one cup plain nonfat yogurt, two frozen bananas, cut up, one tablespoon flax meal, and one half cup frozen blueberries. Sometimes we add one tblespoon chia seeds. Yummy and always sells well to family members…bug we must try this chocolate peanut butter recipe. It will probably work well for everyone except my husband who thinks peanut butter is only for sandwiches with jam!
Our favorite family shake is called the green machine, it’s healthy and tastes great (even my 4 year old likes it). The ingredients are almond milk, spinach or kale whichever we have in the house, almond butter, fresh ginger, frozen pineapple and a frozen banana and flax seed. If we are running a bit sluggish in the morning we will throw in some matcha powder for an extra kick (none for the munchkin though, he has enough energy already).
Chia seeds, cocoa powder, espresso shot, half a banana or a dash of honey. My family love this.
What a shame Nestle got to you. They have a terrible ethos that goes against everything you represent – their faux ‘healthy’ breakfasts, their bottling of water in areas of drought, their declaration that clean water is not a human right and their underhand tactics of getting mothers to formula feed instead of breastfeeding.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nestlé_boycott
Nestle is the most boycotted company in the UK.
Our family favorite is a strawberry banana smoothie made with coconut milk. Depending on the day we will add a little protein powder. Great post– I love the idea of taking them on the road!
I know my son will like this recipe because of the chocolate. 😉
I tend to like fruitier smoothies. One of my favorite smoothie recipes is mango, peach, banana, and a touch of coconut milk. Yum!
We love strawberry banana smoothies.
our favorite shake is the classic chocolate shake
FAV SMOOTHIE consists of 8oz almond milk, a frozen banana, 2 TB infant organic oatmeal cereal, and 1 TB peanut butter. De-lish!
We love chocolate shakes with chia, bananas and almond butter!
We aren’t chocolate fans so we do fruit, Greek yougurt and any type of seed!
My family’s favourite shake is avocado, bananas, almonds ans a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
My 6 year old loves trying to create new smoothies ideas…. He always starts with strawberries, banana and yogurt. I keep trying to add a few leaves of spinach, but the green color scares him off!! I keep trying!!!
Thanks for the recipe and pictures. My daughter and I are just starting to “get into” smoothies. Maybe it’s because we don’t have one of the fancy blenders, but our smoothies never look as good as Laura’s! We use almond milk, strawberries, flax seeds, a small amount of spinach, sometimes half of a banana, PB2 powder, and chia seeds. I admit…it tastes decadent to me!
My family loves a green smoothie with lots of frozen peaches. We love smoothies all of the time.
I have a smoothie almost every morning for breakfast. This time of year my favorite is pumpkin smoothie. I use unsweetened almond milk, 1 cup organic pumpkin (from a can or make your own from a pie pumpkin), 1 medjool date, 1 tsp organic vanilla, 2 cups spinach, 1 frozen banana, 1/4 tsp pumpkin pie spice and then I usually put in 1 drop of clove essential oil. I wonder what it would taste like with the chocolate Nesquik added…
My kids favorite smoothy has frozen banana, frozen strawberries, greek yogurt, a bit of honey, cinnamon and a teaspoon of nesquik.
Sometimes I add a handful of spinach
Green smoothies are my favorite. But, this sounds yummy!
I make a protein shake with whey protein isolate, pb 2 powder and fairlife no fat milk for extra protein.
Our favorite shake is cow milk, soy milk, vanilla, ice cubes, and Spiruteen.
We love fruit smothies, so mango is on our list right now, with strawberry banana being a close second!
We love to use frozen fruit in our smoothies! Blueberry, banana, kale is our favorite.
My kids love frozen fruit, spinach, yogurt smoothies! They are delicious.
My husband and I start with a kale smoothie almost every morning – his is basic kale, milk, frozen banana and protein powder. My smoothie is kale, almond milk, frozen banana, almond butter & a little vanilla yogurt (have been adding a dash of cayenne pepper too). My girls don’t do smoothies often but they are pretty run of the mill fruit, milk & yogurt.
Always looking for good smoothie or shake recipes to try. Our family really likes strawberry banana smoothies made with tofu.
I have three boys, but only one left at home!! Favorite shake is strawberry!! An easy way to pump that one up is protein powder, extra berries and either tahini or nutbutter (almond or peanut are favorites). I also add coconut oil, and chia seeds!
My favorite smoothie:
2 handful green (spinach/Kale mix)
1 cup soy milk
6oz greek yogurt
1 tsp chia seeds
1 cup fruit (usually blueberries,banana, pineapple, strawberry)
* yogurt and soy milk can be flavored but I usually do plain
My favorite smoothie right now is a berry smoothie.
A handful of kale
3 cups water
1 cup frozen strawberries
1 cup frozen blueberries
1 cup frozen cranberries
1 tablespoon of raw honey
1 tablespoon of chia seeds
(I also like to add in some lemon juice and frozen peaches)
Blend until smooth
My kids are young and so they like to make simple berry smoothie-often for breakfast. They throw in frozen berries, almond milk, greek yogurt, and a handful of nuts for some protein. But, we would love to be mixing with a Vitamix!! Thanks for all you do:)
My standard smoothie is 2 cups water, a handful of greens, a handful of frozen mango and berries, and some chia and hemp seeds. The comments have me feeling a little inspired to try something new though!
I love your chocolate smoothie recipe… I use the same chocolate, some protein powder a
bit of espresso powder… Mocha for Me!
We make just plain fruit smoothies and yogurt smoothies (sometimes I hide some greens in there). Unfortunately my one son has nut allergies so we can’t do this – makes me so sad since I really love peanut butter.
My family loves a protein shake after a activity.
8oz Almond milk
1 banana
2 tablespoons of Greek vanilla yogurt
1 tablespoon almond butter
I scoop chocolate protein powder
I tablespoon flax oil
Ice
Blend to eat.
Sounds yummy, let me go freeze the bananas! My girls love Greek yogurt, frozen raspberry & banana. We always make ice pops with the extras!
My daughter loves any smoothie with almond butter or peanut butter in it
making smoothies around here is a work out! 3 boys—-3 different smoothies, and my favorite is not among them. My smoothie routine includes making 4 different smoothies!
number one is ALWAYS peanut butter/chocolate/banana. Always. I use a scoop of Jay Robb Chocolate Protein powder to get the chocolate taste.
number two is as many mixed berries I have on hand– NO BANANA– and a scoop of Jay Robb Vanilla Protein powder.
number three is either blueberry or peach with a bananb and a scoop of Jay Robb Vanilla protein powder.
For mine—- I have too many favorites, but I favor a pineapple/mango blend with coconut/almond milk. especially as it gets cooler, wetter and drearier— it reminds me of summer.
Our go-to green smoothie: pineapple, frozen banana, an orange, spinach or kale and a slice of lime. My 6 year old loves it!
My favorite smoothie is peanut butter, bananas, flax seed and milk!
My family loves mixed berry smoothies with Greek yogurt.
I love chocolate smoothies!
Our newest addition to our smoothie repertoire is CILANTRO! We blend fresh pineapple, kale, a squeeze of lime, a handful of cilantro and a bit of coconut water and whirl away. If we feel like a creamier smoothie, we add greek yogurt for a protein blast as well. The cilantro adds a fresh bite to the smoothie any time of day!
I make smoothie packs for the freezer that hold enough ingredients for myself, and my six, four and two year old! Our favorite is a blend of: 1 cup spinach, 1 banana, 1 cup blueberries, 1 cup strawberries, 2 TBS chia seeds, 1 scoop Whole Foods brand vanilla protein powder, and 1 cup unsweetened almond milk. I’ve discovered that it’s so much easier to just grab a pack from the freezer and throw it in the blender on busy mornings. It keeps us all full till lunch time. Sometimes we even top them with a little granola and eat it with a spoon 🙂
My family’s favourite smoothie consists of greek yogurt, orange juice, honey, and frozen strawberries. On occasion we’ll add blueberries as well just to change the color.
I make smoothies (and popsicles) using coconut milk, frozen bananas, vanilla extract, and another fruit of my childrens’ choosing (e.g. strawberries, blueberries, etc). It’s creamy, delicious, and healthy. The only sugar it contains is derived from the fruit, and the healthy fat from the coconut milk is filling. I haven’t tried adding flax, chia or hemp seeds, but I think the added protein would be beneficial. Thanks for getting me thinking about smoothies as an after school snack. It’s a great and easy idea!
Our current standby (believe it or not, for weight gain!) is:
Frozen banana
Vanilla Greek yogurt
Vanilla protein powder
Whole milk
Flax seeds
Unsweetened chocolate chips
Green smoothies are our favorites, but we will have to try this one, sounds fantastic!
Currently favorite smoothie has coconut milk, strawberries, bananas, spinach, OJ and a scoop of probiotic powder!
We love chocolate, strawberry, banana, and spinach!
My kids love strawberry banana and orange dream shakes…I mix in spirulina protein powder for a little extra nutrition.
For my PICKY son it is all about strawberries. So his fav is Strawberry/Banana, but he’s really good about having Kale in it as well (some extra vitamins). He’s always proud to tell his dad he had ‘broccoli’ in it, it’s green so he gets them mixed up!
Strawberry Banana of course
I love smoothies, and shakes. I started using dates as a sweetener . We love chocolate everything lol, and I sometimes add a dash of cinnamon. But I do try to make fruity smoothies as well. this one I like also because I can sneak greens in and my daughter dont know lol. its like having orange juice with a kick.
water or almond milk.
clementines peeled, soft Medjool dates, pitted, avocado, pitted, teaspoon vanilla extract, handfuls of ice cubes
Strawberry and banana smoothies and chocolate milkshakes. I don’t have a Vitamix and would love one. But I can justify the expense since I can make most things OK in my blender and food processor. I have a bunch of smoothie recipes, but have not yet tried very many.
anything with bananas and peanut butter! (and of course greens thrown in there too!)
We love using frozen banana, peanut butter, oatmeal, flax and chia with cinnamon, unsweetened vanilla almond milk, and a touch of raw honey. Great for breakfast and really holds you over until lunch time!
This is a recipe we will try, we love smoothies in the morning. Our favorite is mostly fruit and yogurt based but like you, we often hide extra vitamins, seeds, nut butter for protein!
Thanks for this draw!
We have two smoothies we like: Chocolate Banana Peanut Butter and Peanut Butter Blueberry. We basically have one of these almost daily.
Our fave protein smoothie: Frozen banana. Handful of spinach. Ice cubes. Scoop of PB powder. Scoop of vanilla protein powder. Dash of cocoa powder and cinnamon. Cup of almond milk.
My favorite shake/smoothie is similar to this one. It has frozen bananas, peanut butter, unsweetened cashew milk or unsweetened coconut almond milk, unsweetened cocoa powder, flax and/or chia seeds, and usually a handful or two of spinach.
We love banana, watermelon and spinach, sometimes we add some vanilla yogurt!
We like green smoothies and chocolate are my kids favorite.
Our favorite smoothies are Peanut Butter/Chocolate breakfast smoothies. Frozen banana makes them creamy and the peanut butter is very filling.
Equal parts frozen strawberries and OJ with spinach, wheat germ or flaxmeal, and crushed pineapple for sweetness
My kids’ favorite smoothie is strawberry banana. I need to start adding in some of those healthy seeds.
We love our “girl scout” thin mint smoothie. Chocolate protein powder, a drop or two of mint extract, almond milk, cocoa powder. Delicious!
One of my favorite recipes is almond milk, bananas, creamy peanut butter, and berries!
I have a juicer that I love, My 8-year old likes making “Green Juice”. I juice oranges, apples, spinach and purple cabbage. He could drink the whole pitcher, if I let him.
Our favorite is a chocolate (using roasted cacao powder), peanut butter, and banana smoothie with homemade yogurt and stevia or honey. I will have to try adding chia seeds to it for added nutrition.
Our favorite smoothie has spinach, milk kefir, yogurt, frozen strawberries, hemp hearts, raw cacao with a few ice cubes.
The simpler the better in our house. Usually just yogurt, honey, and one or two fruits.
Our smoothies are boring compared to the ones here! We use full-fat plain yogurt with a banana and strawberry. Sometimes peaches. Picky kids. 🙂
Every morning I force a green smoothie on my family 🙂
2 cups spinach or kale
2 stalks celery
1 banana
1 apple
juice from one lemon
1/2 avocado
1 scoop BlendtItUp Protein Powder https://blenditup.com/
6 oz water
ice
This makes enough for all 3 of us.
Strawberry and banana smoothie is a favorite here!
We love to use berries in our smoothies. My daughter will not eat a fresh berry, but put it in a smoothie and she loves them. We tend to use apple cider as our liquid.
We love to make smoothies with pineapple, frozen orange juice, and bananas. If we have vanilla or plain yogurt, we add that in too! Yum!
Our family’s favorite shake is 1 cup frozen strawberries and bananas, One cup apple juice, handful of ice, and 1/2 a cup of vanilla yogurt. Blend and enjoy!
I would love a vitamix because I was at my dads house in Colorado all summer and we used his daily for our shakes. When I came home I had no blender and so we make our daily kid shakes with an immersion blender and a lemonade pitcher… not the easiest way to do it but at least we get in our healthy start!
Our family’s favorite shake is a Peanut Butter and Jelly Banana or “PBJB” as we call it!
1 large banana
3-4 sweet strawberries (or if those are not in season we use strawberry jam)
1.5 tbs peanut butter or PB2
1/4 1% cup milk
Enough ice to make it icy
A drizzle of chocolate sauce around the cup we are going to pour it in to.
Its definitely not the healthiest smoothie/shake ever but MAN IS IT GOOD! 🙂
My kids love anything with chocolate so i try to add a banana and some greens, since the chocolate hides the color a bit 🙂
This chocolate shake would be a great recovery drink after a long training run!
Our family favorite smoothie right now is peanut butter, banana, coconut milk and a scoop of protein. Ask again next week, it will be different 🙂
My favorite smoothie has always been peanut butter banana, my mom always made them for us when we were young. My kids love mixed berry banana (and I always sneak in some spinach!) My kids love chocolate milk so I’m sure this smoothie would be a hit, and I like the idea of adding flax and chia seeds:)
My family enjoys almond milk, strawberries, blueberries, banana, and honey. My daughter enjoys the green smoothie I make daily. The nestle smoothie recipe looks delish! Anything with chocolate will sure to be a hit in my house!
My kids are all about fruit shakes with some protein; banana, mango, pineapple, some sort of berry and peanut butter!
My family of 6 likes strawberry banana and spinach smoothies
My favorite smoothie is milk, strawberries, spinach, pineapple, chia seed or flax seed mixed with 1/2 an avocado.
My family loves to have a coconut pumpkin chia seed smoothie! Coconut milk (would love a vitamix to make my own without any residue!) Pumpkin puree, all spice, cinnamon, chia seeds, pb2 powder! Yum! And it keeps me full till lunch!
Our family loves smoothies! We like anything chocolate, but recently have been making an orange mango smoothie that we all love!
My family loves peanut butter so I always add a spoonful or two to our smoothies. Hubby likes more veggies, daughter likes more chocolate (cocoa powder) and I like a splash of coconut milk.
We love any fruit smoothie and I love throwing in a little yogurt and oatmeal in when we make them for breakfast!
With having a daughter with significant autoimmune issues, I love making smoothies to get all her nutrients. She (and I) love the chocolate PB banana smoothie. Use raw cocoa, banana, 1T chia seeds, organic (if you can) PB, ice, water, and non-GMo sugar to taste. And then I add protein powder. A meal unto itself!
I have 3 of the pickiest kids – one of whom has serious sensory issues – so smoothies are one of the ways I manage to get veggies into them. I end up buying baby food because I can never get the ingredients smooth (not chunky) enough. Our go to smoothie is pretty basic…..strawberry yogurt, frozen chunks of banana and milk.
My kids love frozen banana, cocoa powder, and milk…it’s like chocolate ice cream they can eat for breakfast!
Everyone loves our mango/pineapple/banana spinach smoothie at our house. And that says a lot to have 6 people agree on something! 🙂
We like Raspberry Smoothies made with Greek yogurt and a small amount of orange juice. When we are feeling indulgent, we add chocolate chips and/or chocolate syrup…we like Nesquick too!
Our fav smoothie is almond milk yogurt with the three berry mix from Costco and a little ice to thicken it up. Sometimes I add in some greens as well, tho the color comes out funny and daughter can tell. She’s not big on bananas with chocolate, but I think this looks yummy. Must remember to put in the flax when I make smoothies!
We love a shake with oats, chia seeds, bananas, coconut, flax seed, dates and almonds. Mixed together with almond milk. Add a scoop of chocolate or vanilla protein powder and we are all set. Delicious!
Almond milk yogurt with three berry mix from Costco! I sneak some greens in too, tho too many will change the color.
My girls love strawberry smoothies – we add some greens and good quality gelatin to beef it up a bit 🙂
My favorite smoothie recipe is a banana with powdered peanut butter, unsweetened plain almond milk and chocolate protein powder.
Our favorite is banana, pineapple, orange juice & lemon. I like to add spinach, oats, flax & Chia seeds too.
I realize this is a sponsored post, BUT there are 6 teaspoons of sugar in less than 4 oz. of the bottled Nesquik, and most people will drink the whole bottle. Considering how much sugar one is consuming, one would be smarter to use only a small amount of the powder like your parents did. Having gotten that off my chest, our favorites smoothies are made with yogurt and fruit and various add-ins like cacao powder, chia seeds, oats, etc.
Yes, it’s a sponsored post to create an occasional treat, not an everyday indulgence. 8 ounces of chocolate milk has 11g of added sugars, the other 10 are naturally occurring in white milk.
We love all things chocolate I our smoothies. I make gree smoothies, but my kids really love chocolate protein powder with banana and almond milk.
We like coconut milk, peanut butter, Nutella smoothies, prep them ahead and grab and go in the am’s.
Our favorite smoothie is homemade milk kefir with a banana, peanut butter, frozen wild blueberries, fresh kale, chia seeds, wheat germ, ground flax, a little coconut oil and a touch of honey! Delicious!
I have smoothie every morning for breakfast. Two out my three kids are on board, and this is one of our faves; the Black Forest blizzard (because if you name it after an ice cream treat, it can’t possibly be good for you 😉
1 banana
1/2 – 1 cup frozen cherries
1 scoop vegan chocolate protein powder
2 tsp Hershey’s dark cocoa powder
1/4 almond extract
1-2 tsp almond butter
1 tbsp flax oil
A big handful of whatever dark greens are laying around (kale, spinach, chard)
About 1 cup almond, coconut, or cashew milk
Then blend baby, blend!
My kids favorite smoothie is mixed berry and banana. I peel ripe bananas and break them into chunks and freeze them in sandwich baggies. We just toss one frozen banana in chunks into the blender with whatever berries we have, a little vanilla, plain yogurt, and voila! A creamy frozen treat that is healthy and delicious.
We love making a variety of fruit smoothies. I usually throw in a banana, milk, yogurt, and mixed berries. I honestly haven’t ever thought of adding things like flax and chia seeds – what a great idea! Thanks 🙂
My kids favorite is Almond Milk + Chocolate VEga + Flax + Banana + Spinach.
Green Goodness
1 avocado
1 cup of organic yogurt
2 tbsp of raw organic honey
1 tbsp of organic hemp protien powder
Blend and enjoy! The avocado makes the texture of this smoothie a very whipped and smooth silkiness. (Also good for Halloween since it’s green. Could be called Goblin Goop or Ogre Snot.)
Our picky kid approved smoothie is blueberry & strawberry & banana (also whatever veggie is available at home somehow sneaks in there too)shake with cinnamon and ground carob and honey.
We love chocolate shakes, but mostly just make smoothies with whatever fruit happens to be in the fridge.
Our family loves a simple banana shake – milk (sometimes almond milk) with a banana. Voila! Along with this, I personally enjoy throwing in spinach, cocoa powder, and strawberries. Yummy!
I love to make smoothies with berries, bananas, China seeds, and greens. I will also throw together all the fruit I have with seeds, celery,and a little ginger.
Our family drinks a green juice every morning and night, we mix kale or collard greens, pineapple, flaxseeds, chia seeds, ginger, mint and stevia. It tastes delicious!
My kids love just about anything that I throw in a blender. Even the ones that HATE green leafy things know that I always throw green leafy things into a smoothie, still love it.
My favorite is a recovery smoothie that I don’t give to the kids because I’m not sold on them having protein powder. After my workouts I have a smoothie with 2 cups spinach, one and a half cups frozen cherries,a scoop and a half of chocolate protein powder, some seeds (change it up), have a cup almond milk and a cup of coconut water. If I make it for my kids I omit the protein powder and add a frozen banana to make it a little sweeter. It’s my chocolate covered cherry treat! Yum.
We have peanut allergies and I try to limit our dairy, so our favorite go-to is lots of frozen bananas, cocoa powder, dates and a little almond or coconut milk. Tastes like a frosty!
My family enjoys blueberry smoothies the most- plus it’s an easy one to hide greens in!!
My 6 year old loves mango smoothies (frozen mangos, vanilla greek yogurt, and a splash of oj to make it thinner). He also loves super heros, so I’ll throw in some baby spinach to green it up. Now he asks for “Hulk smoothie”s as a special treat. Score!
My son’s favorite smoothie is pbj: peanut butter (or PB2 powder), almond milk, a frozen banana, and apple juice, plus ice. Sometimes I’ll add vanilla protein powder for an extra boost.
Thanks for the recipe! I have been trying to figure out how to use these seeds in shakes.
Cookie dough- we use some kind of “nut” butter and enjoy life chocolate chips to give that cookie dough taste
I love a smoothie with oranges, pineapple, a banana, coconut milk, spinach and vanilla whey powder. It’s so good for breakfast.
Our Family Favourite Smoothie is very similar. My daughter and I have had it nearly everyday for the past year, we love it so much.
Almond Milk, unsweetened
Frozen bananas
Cocoa Powder
Peanut butter
Oatmeal
Hemp seeds
Flax seeds
Chia Seeds
splash of vanilla
I used to add maple syrup for sweetness, but we have changed our taste buds and don’t need it anymore
I love that you didn’t try to take Spain out of the kid!!
Sometimes, in all the re-vamping of our diets, we forget that we like food to taste good and to just enjoy ourselves.
I have bought Nesquick chocolate milk powder, without all the additives, but found it when skiing in Whistler and never again. But really, it doesn’t matter to me, as long as there is a balance like this delicious milkshake, it is worth the momentary lapse!!
This is now our favorite smoothie and trust me, we didn’t try to squeeze in extra spinach, tofu, kombucha, hemp, baobab or maca and it tasted d-i-v-i-n-e!
Thank you lovely, and thank you Spanish exchange student!
X
Loved the “I didn’t try to sneak in extra…” lol He is having a great time and we are having a blast with him.
My favorite smoothie is anything that has peanut butter in it. Peanut butter is one of my favorite foods, and it’s healthy (well some more than others) so as long as that’s an ingredient, I’m good!
My go to smoothie is 100% whet chocolate protein, Greek yogurt, chocolate peanut butter, bananas and matcha. Sometimes I will add some blueberries.
Kim
I love the Nesquick idea we ALWAYS have those on hand and I am also looking for a way to sneak healthy stuff in the boys food. Our go to smoothie is 8 oz of milk, twelve ice cubes in a blender, for the base then you can add whatever you want usually it’s two tablespoons peanut butter and two tablespoons of chocolate syrup.
We always start with homemade yogurt, kale, avocado, and banana and then throw in whatever fruit we have on hand (and I don’t tell them but there is zucchini in just about everything I make).
Can’t wait to try this recipe! I have two hungry soccer players I am always trying to think of healthy snacks for; both before and after practices and games. My five year old LOVES the healthy athlete shake with blueberries. That’s my favorite too as I drink it before my 5K and 10K races. My eight year old loves the orange popsicle smoothie. I freeze it and send it as a nutritious snack at school. My next smoothie to try is the Bugs Bunny!
Our favorite smoothie is frozen banana, vanilla yogurt, kale and pineapple or pineapple-coconut juice instead if I have it on hand. Also I like to put kale in the food processor til it breaks down to a consistency more like flakes, which I then freeze. This makes using kale so much more convenient! Thanks for the yummy chocolate shake idea for post practice!
We call our favorite smoothie The Sunshine Smoothie! OJ, frozen pineapple, banana and vanilla Greek yogurt. Such a treat on cold winter mornings.
My kids love one of yours! Blueberry, oatmeal, banana, yogurt, vanilla and ice! Yum!
Hi Laura! We made this last week and my daughter (and husband!) loved it. Sometimes a little chocolate is just what we need to get us through to dinnertime ;). It’s sure to become a favorite in our house. Another favorite “shake” that we make often is bananas, strawberries, plain Greek yogurt, splash of milk, a little honey (or maple syrup) and peanut butter! I rinse out and save those store-bought yogurt drink bottles and then I pour our homemade smoothies in there for my daughter.
Lorena, I’m thrilled you liked it! And you are right, sometimes we need a little chocolate to get us through dinner! 😉 I miss you my friend!
Our smoothies, we like to change it up. But, they consist of frozen fruit, greek yogurt, fresh or frozen greens and Vega Protein Powder. Yum!
This recipe was right on time! My daughter is in cheerleading and gymnastics while my son will be starting basketball soon. I find myself running to stores picking up snacks before practice which is unhealthy and costly and I’ve been trying to find another solution. This shake is a great idea, healthy and cost effective. I will certainly try this recipe. I normally make a fruit and spinach smoothie for breakfast for myself and sometimes my kids ask for one for breakfast or snack. I would love to find more healthy snack options for afterschool, pre-activity or post-activity. I need to peruse your site and see what else I can find. Thank you.
My husband, oldest son, and myself prefer green smoothies with lots of seeds. My oldest daughter is strictly a berry girl (for now), but I am hoping to get her to branch out. My go to has spinach, mango, pineapple, banana and chia seeds. Sometimes I add protein powder and skip the meal.
We usually use frozen blueberries, strawberries, and bananas, then add a little yogurt, a handful of spinach, and just a bit of coconut milk…yum!
Our favorite smoothie is:
blender cup filled halfway with loosely packed fresh spinach
1 frozen banana
1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
1 T walnuts
1T ground flax
2 cups almond milk
cinnamon to taste
I try to keep my smoothie ingredients fitting with the season so I always have something fresh and flavorful.
Currently my favorite is Apple Cinnamon Chia – yogurt & kefir as a base with hemp protein powder, chopped fresh picked apples, cinnamon (and sometimes a little ginger for a kick), honey or maple syrup, and chia seeds. The apples are a little chunky since they don’t blend down all the way but the little bit of texture gives you something to chew as if you were eating it 🙂
My kids love smoothies! Their fav right now is, banana, orange, frozen pineapple & greek vanilla yogurt. I will definitely try your chocolate shake recipe, it looks delicious!
My son’s favorite smoothie is frozen bananas, peanut butter powder, a spoon of regular PB along with a little almond milk. My favorite smoothie is spinach, frozen pinapple, frozen mango with a little water added in.
Nesquik was my childhood treat too. I will give this a try. I like banana mango smoothies best.
This would be a winner with my 3 year old who loves chocolate, but my crazy 6 year old wants nothing to do with it! We make smoothies all of the time – we call them “George Juice” from a Curious George episode where he experimented with all kinds of fruits and veggies because that is what we do – from the usual suspects of banana and strawberries, to more the adventurous spinach, avocado and butternut squash. My kids are picky eaters, but not when it comes to smoothies! Our fav is a simple banana, strawberry, blueberry, spinach with coconut milk, hemp and chia seeds. Thanks for what you do, Laura!
My daughter and I each have our favorites!
Mine is peach raspberry smoothies with ice and seeds added.
My daughter’s is Nesquik, peanut butter and ice. I try to sneak seeds but she always notices!
I just had this smoothie this morning. Added spinach though. Soooo good!
We love to blend a pear, 1/2 an avocado, milk, honey and ice.
Our favorite smoothie is also chocolate banana. But I use plain cocoa powder instead of Nesquick. I don’t usually have Nesquick in the house to use. The bananas are usually sweet enough to make up for not having a lot of sugar in it. If it does need a little sweetness, I add a squeeze of agave syrup or honey.
My favorite smoothie recipe is 1 cup almond milk, 1/2 frozen banana, 1/2 cup frozen blueberries, 1 scoop vanilla Whey protein powder, 2 Tbsp golden flax seed meal. Blend it up and enjoy!
My son loves any smoothie with fruit in it. His favorite part is helping me with the blender 🙂 Thanks for all the great recipes!
Favorite Shake is just after I have made peanut butter. Clean the peanut butter out as much as I can, add a few frozen bananas, some milk and a squirt of Hershey’s Syrup. Yummy!
Our favorite smoothie has to have berries! Oj, yoghurt, berries, ice and banana. I throw in spinach when the kids aren’t looking 🙂
We mix a cup of yogurt with some spinach and wheat germ and then add whatever frozen fruit we have on hand. I’ve never tried peanut butter!
my four year old loves a green smoothie! I put kale, spinach, flax seed, carrots and berries into it. He also loves the “crunchy carrots” and this is coming from a kid who doesn’t normally like vegetables. It’s great!
My kids favourite one is strawberry banana smoothie. But I prefer green smoothies made up with leafy greens and apple, berry.
We love a good granny smith and kale mix in our smoothies – but this sound delicious and I have a little soccer player!
Our favorite smoothie is greek yogurt, frozen strawberries, fresh banana, almond milk and flax seed.
We love doing 1 cup yogurt, 1 banana and 1 cup spinach. Even my youngest daughter loves it! Now we want to start adding 2 T of PB Fit for a new twist to it.
I make banana pineapple spinach and kale plus almond milk smoothie every morning but would like to try this recipe. Thank you for sharing!
We like to keep it simple with frozen berries and a milk substitute. (We’ll add protein powder for mom and dad)
Might have to try the chocolate shake for a great alternative and when in need of a chocolate fix!
We really like doing 1 cup vanilla Greek yogurt, 1 banana and 1 cup spinach. Even my youngest daughter likes it! Now we’re going to start adding 2 T PB fit to give it a new twist, plus give extra proteins!
We love smoothies at our house. This week I made a smoothie from orange juice concentrate, frozen peaches and bananas, a splash of vanilla, and milk. Put the smoothies into the freezer friendly 16 oz. Ball jars so my kiddos can enjoy them at school for lunch.
I love shakes! My daughter and I love berry shakes, with raspberry, blueberry and blackberries, almond milk, and maybe a little organic honey or stevia as sweetener. Your Nesquick shake looks great! Thanks for the idea!
I like to call our smoothies “Kitchen Sink Smoothie”. We put everything in our smoothies and it changes every time depending on what we have on hand. Kale, Spinach, apples, bananas, ginger, broccoli, chia seeds, berries, cashews, almonds, walnuts, honey and whatever else we feel like adding. The kids love them too. 🙂
Our favorite is the classic strawberry, banana, spinach smoothie with non-fat vanilla yogurt!
I love adding frozen banana, peanut butter & seeds to some almond milk. It is fabulous and filing!!
We love the strawberry banana with some vanilla greek yogurt!
My kids like strawberry banana smoothie. But I prefer green smoothie made up with leafy greens, apple and berries.
We love berry smoothies and green smoothies. Sometimes a mix of both!
We love banana,blueberries,strawberries,chia seeds and almond milk… Y son called it, very berry shake!
Our family loves banana smoothies. Bananas, yogurt, milk and a little protein powder…..YUMMY!
We love mixed berries w pomegranate juice and almond milk
One of my daughters likes a lot of fruit in hers. Whichever berries are in season or frozen blueberries and strawberries, coconut milk, hemp seeds & chia. My other daughter likes chocolate so I use chocolate protein powder, bananas, seed butters, milk & ground flax. I’ll be trying your recipe above, it looks great.
Our favorite is with any kind of berries!
This looks like a great way to sneak in all those healthy seeds I wish my kiddo would eat, but never will! As for our family, we love strawberry banana orange smoothies, especially in the winter time when everyone comes down with a cold. I often grind up an extra Vitamin C tablet in the smoothie to give everyone an extra boost.
Our favorite is Strawberries with protein powder and a little yogurt.
Sounds yummy, Laura! Both of my children enjoy this fresh smoothie, which is so easy to prepare.
Bananas
Strawberries
Plain greek yogurt
Honey
Crushed Ice
Mixed up in the blender and served with a fresh berry!
Our favorite smoothie is one orange (peeled), frozen mango, coconut water and carrots. It’s a great summer treat. I look forward to trying this chocolate shake for after practice for my kids.
Our favorite is spinach, almond milk, strawberries, bananas, and peanut butter.
We throw in a frozen banana, milk, pineapple, and blueberries for our favorite smoothie.
Hi there! I have to try this Nesquick one for sure! I love chocolate!
My little one and I enjoy this smoothie:
Vanilla Almond Milk
Half avocado (for added creaminess)
2 Kale leaves
Trader Joes Mixed berry blend
Flax seeds/ chia seeds
ice cubes
and little local Honey
Thanks for this offering and recipe!
-Kandice
Our family’s current favorite smoothie is very similar in flavor to Jamie’s :). We freeze a banana then add peanut butter, chocolate chips, kefir, plain Greek yogurt, and honey (depending on the size of the banana). It’s delicious!
My kids LOVE it when I make their “Banana Juice” which I make using frozen organic berries, organic banana, chia seeds (they don’t know this), organic milk, and raw honey.
I can’t wait to try your recipe Laura, I know my kiddos will love it too! I will just leave out the peanut butter because my 5 year is severely allergic to it. Thanks for the idea and I hope I am the winner!!!
Coco-Peanut Butter; My daughter loves it, made via; coconut water, hemp seed, peanut butter, cocoa, vanilla protein powder, and frozen banana
My current favorite shake is 1 cup frozen cherries, 1 scoop chocolate protein powder, 1 tablespoon almond butter, 1T hemp seeds, 1T chia seeds, and about a cup of almond milk. It tastes like dessert but is full of good nutrition.
I really like smoothies where you can hide veggies in with the fruit and they’re tasty. Like apples, spinach, kiwi, ice, yogurt and some chia seeds thrown in.
I am yet to try making chocolate smoothies. I’m sure, my 4 yr old should totally love them! For now I’m sticking to strawberries + banana + honey + milk shake. The only one my picky eater loves!
We love strawberry banana with spinach and sometimes vanilla protein powder.
I love this recipe. My 4 yr old should like it, she loves chocolate!
Our all time favorite is strawberries + banana + honey + milk. My picky eater loves this one!
We love smoothies!! Can’t wait to try this one! My boys live anything chocolate!
They also love to try different combinations of frozen fruit mixed with coconut milk yogurt, coconut water, chia and flax seeds, and a scoop of vanilla pea protein powder.
Love your recipe ideas!
We just use a half banana and about 8 strawberries with a half cup almond milk. But a friend just showed me what I could do with a vitamix and I definitely would like one!
I make a sneaky smoothie. I blend a big batch of almond milk with kale and spinach and strain that to use as the base for the week. I freeze the pulp in small batches to throw into other things. My favorite breakfast is my “green milk” with ice, peanut butter, a banana, and my Orgain vanilla protein powder.
We make chocolate peanut butter as well, and we add chocolate whey or soy, chia,hemp, kale and coconut oil as well. We also love the organic mixed berry fruit, coconut oil, vanilla and kale!
Our favorite smoothie is banana, pineapple, spinach, vanilla protein powder, and almond milk.. yummy! Can’t wait to try the one you mentioned 🙂
We love the fruit smoothies. I keep bags of fruits, including mixed, from Sam’s. I always use spinach and carrots, fruit, flax, chia and however much almond milk to make the right consistency smoothie. My great grandchildren and I all enjoy these very much.
Strawberry, banana, coconut milk, pineapple juice with vanilla protein powder is our fave. If I have kale or spinach on hand I’ll throw that in too.
we love mixed berry smoothies!!
I like strawberry smoothies with almond milk and vanilla protein powder. I use frozen strawberries so it works to thicken the smoothie instead of adding ice, which waters it down in my opinion. I always use frozen fruit instead of ice. Sometimes I add peanut butter or chia seeds. Basically whatever I have lying around.
I recently tried the green smoothie thing for the first time. I used Kale and my cheapie blender did a terrible job. It was clumpy and it tasted like grass clippings! I love to make basic smoothies with frozen strawberries and greek yogurt but I’d love to have a better blender and be able to try some more advanced recipes.
Our favorite is the Chocolate Strawberry smoothie!
2 bananas frozen and chunked
1/2 cup frozen strawberries
2 TBSP chocolate syrup (I use Hersheys Light)
1 cup plain yogurt (I use stonyfield’s plain greek yogurt)
Put all ingredients together in a blender and blend until smooth. I typically have to add a dash of milk or some other non-dairy liquid to help it blend easier. Also once the smoothies are poured in the cups, I add a little squirt of syrup on the top. The kids LOVE it!
Our favourite smoothie is blueberry pomegranate, made Ocean Spray Cranberry Pomegranate Juice.
Our family loves unsweetened almond milk, banana, powdered organic peanut butter, chocolate or vanilla Juice Plus Complete, (we rotate with flax, hemp & chia seeds) and some greens.
Our favorite recipe is very simple:
bananas, chia seeds, almond milk, handful of different berries, spinach, kale (for additional nutrition). I can hid whatever I want in this shake.
Very helpful.
we do fresh or frozen strawberries and soy milk
My son’s and husband’s favorite is what I call a Hulk Smoothie. 1 frozen banana, handful of spinach, peanut butter (or PB2 powder), chia seeds, homemade yogurt, a little honey and sometimes a little bit of cocoa powder. My favorite is pineapple, spinach, chia seeds, banana, mango, homemade yogurt and low fat coconut milk.
My kids and I love our green smoothie! Baby Spinach, Pineapple, Mango and Coconut Water. It’s delicious!
Our family loves Green Monster smoothies – dairy base (yogurt or milk), blueberries, avocado, baby spinach, peanut butter, and banana.
This looks delicious. Our family’s favorite smoothie is spinach, mango, pineapple, yogurt and coconut water!
Thanks for the great idea! My favorite thing about smoothies is each one is never the same and thats the best part. With that being said I typically try to include leafy greens, cucumber, a little fruit (anything from berries to a pear to apple or banana), ginger if I have it, water, and ice. Oh and some source of healthy fat whether it be coconut oil, avocado, or an all natural nut butter.
Healthy Drinking 🙂
I use Shakeology so I make a lot of the vegan chocolate with PB shakes! MMM
We love any smoothie with chocolate and peanut butter!
Our favorite smoothie is yogurt, frozen mixed berries, a banana, flaxseed, honey, and a little oj to thin it out. I make it for my kids a few times a week and they devour it! This shake sounds super yummy, and we are definite chocolate lovers around here, can’t wait to try it! 🙂
I am so sad the the season for my favorite smoothie is just about over: watermelon, spinach, and cucumber. Sometimes I’ll throw a bit of kale in it, too, if I have some on hand. It’s perfectly refreshing for summer!
This time of year, I tend to make pumpkin smoothies with vanilla protein powder, almond milk, pumpkin puree, spices, flaxseed, and some oats.
My 12 yo is growing like a weed and the dr recommended smoothies to help him get more nutrition… His favorite is spinach, red grapes (frozen), strawberries and half banana. I use a dairy base for him, lowfat milk and greek yogurt with a little honey. Yum!!
I’ll have to give this recipe a try. I never tried peanut butter in our smoothies before so this should be fun. Our favorite smoothie recipe has coconut water, spinach, a few green grapes, half a banana and some frozen blueberries & strawberries with flax seeds all blended. Sometimes I put in a small piece celery as well.
My three kids like frozen shakes so any frozen fruit mixed with skim milk and Greek vanilla yogurt put smiles on their faces.
My kids love “chocolate milkshake” for breakfast, and it is very similar to this! The frozen banana is key, then we add cocoa powder, peanut butter, flax seeds, whole milk (and sometimes nonfat milk powder to make it extra thick). I’ve also sometimes replaced the milk with plain yogurt or kefir–it has a bit more tang, but still good!
ur family favorite go-to shakes with our dinner has a container of kale medley/spinach, 36 oz of water, 1.5 scoops of banana protein powder, 1/2 c vanilla greek yogurt, and some ice. This is then split to various sizes for our family of four. To make extra good, every once in awhile, I’ll add a frozen banana. Kiddos love and great way to get my 3 & 8 yr old to have a “salad”.
We like to make strawberry and banana smoothies. I will sneak in a combination of spinach and kale. The kids don’t notice it all. Yummy!
My nephew surprisingly loves my green smoothie! Spinach, Greek yogurt, banana, blueberries, and almond milk!
My husband makes all the smoothies in our house. They are all magnificent. He adds bananas, yogurt and which ever frozen fruit we have on hand. So good!
Our favorite smoothie we drink every morning is strawberries, blueberries, banana, baby spinach, 1% milk, protein powder, hemp & chai.
My family loves triple berry smoothies with bananas. My Magic Bullet died so I bought a blender but it doesn’t really do a good job. Would love a new Vitamix that would make smoothies better and faster, and let me make many more things like nut butters.
My favorite is the mean green smoothie…celery, spinach or kale, green apple, cucumber, fresh ginger and lemon.
Our family’s favorite smoothie is strawberries, frozen bananas, greek yogurt, and a little protein powder. Yum!
I love cocoa, almond butter, banana, and spinach blended into a smoothie. Sooo good.
Thank you for all the amazing recipes! Me and my 19 month old daughter love berry smoothies. We are both big berry and fresh juice consumers!
Thank you for the recipe, our favorite smoothies are the ones with bananas, everything with bananas
My family loves a fruit smoothie made with Greek yogurt, strawberries, blueberries, pineapple, sometimes frozen figs from our tree and then a handful of baby kale/spinach. A little raw honey helps hide the kale’s bitter taste. For the liquid part I use almond milk and if it’s only for me I’ll throw in some of my home brewed kombucha. Yum! This chocolate shake sounds delicious and healthy! I love hemp and chia!
My 6 years old loves Nesquik. This morning I made this shake and I loved it. ( I only had chia seeds and flax seeds at home) I loved peanut butter taste in it. I will make it for my son and my husband too. I believe they will also like it. At least my son will drink a healthy Nesquik 🙂 Thanks.
I have tried many smoothies and have liked most. I always seem to fall back on the tried and true simple, plain yogurt, OJ, and frozen fruit. It is easy to add in seeds, protein, etc…whatever is on hand. I especially like using frozen blueberries. I love that sour taste.
My toddlers favorite smoothie is a Green Mango smoothie. I blend together mango, kale, spinach, apple, pineapple, coconut water, ginger and a dash of cayenne. I have a very old struggling currently but would love to have a vitamix (been dreaming about it forever!).
Gonna try this smoothie at my house…delish! We love smoothies at my house, our favorite smoothie is …….almond milk, frozen mango, frozen pineapple, spinach, chia seeds, and ginger…..very refreshing smoothie
My family’s favorite smoothie right now (it changes often!) is a kale & pineapple smoothie that we add Greek yogurt, a bit of homemade nut butter, chia seeds and a small amount of local, raw honey to. My girls love the fabulous green color, and we all love the taste of it!
Can’t wait to try your recipe! I wonder if it would work with carob powder and coconut milk?
Thanks!
I printed this recipe and am ready to give it a try! My family loves strawberry banana smoothies but my daughter has inherited my chocolate addiction!
My kids love Chocolate and Strawberry Shakes!
My girls like orange juice blended with banana, mango, peaches and strawberries. I try to sneak in some vanilla greek yogurt and occasionally spinach.
I would LOVE a mixer that will last. I have blown up two making smoothies for my family. We love any kind of fruit smoothie. My kids like to give me a color and see if I can make a smoothie to match. Cooked sweet potato made a great base for our orange one!
We love berries, frozen banana, spinch or kale, chia, almond milk and protein powder (either chocolate or vanilla). And sometimes we throw in carrots and/or celery
We love spinach/pineapple shakes!
My kids love banana/peach smoothies and any type of berry smoothie!
My kids like just about any smoothie. One of their favorites is frozen cantaloupe with orange juice, a little vanilla, a spoonful of plain yogurt and honey to taste. It tastes like a dreamsicle!
We love our tropical smoothie: 1 frozen banana, some frozen mango, 1/2 pineapple juice and 1/2 water mix, plus some vanilla yogurt.
My kids love a simple fruit smoothie with whole fat plain greek yogurt, fruit of choice, whole milk and a little honey.
My kids love a simple fruit smoothie with whole fat plain greek yogurt, milk, fruit and honey.
Our family loves mixing kale, spinach, pineapple, mango and banana for our morning wake-me-up!
Our favorite smoothies are blueberry spinach, or anything with blueberries, or frozen bananas. We don’t make as many as I’d like to just because our blender isn’t the most powerful. Maybe someday…
Our favorite smoothie is for breakfast: oats, banana, strawberries, yogurt, a dash of milk and a handful of nuts. For a treat sometimes I like just banana, cocoa powder, sweetener, milk and ice. For a quick fix, just milk, strawberries, tons of amaranto and ice.
My kids will eat any smoothie I make. I don’t think we have had any two the same. Whatever fresh fruit we have with frozen bananas (we freeze when they start turning) some Greek yogurt, frozen spinach, vanilla protein, chia and carrots are usually what we start with. They love it when it is green.
Our family is all about “green smoothies”! Kale, spinach, grapes, frozen pineapple chunk, and lemonade…this is how we get a good helping of green leafy veggies into our kiddos (and us parents!) right now. And it’s my hubby’s recipe!
Water, frozen mixed berries, hemp oil, flax seed, pumpkin seed, coconut butter, 1 or 2 tsp coconut sugar for a bit of sweetener. Blend! 🙂
We have two favorite smoothies…
1. Chocolate mix either carnation instant breakfast or nesquick, banana, peanut butter, milk and ice. (Sometimes I throw in chia seeds or flax or spinach, if the kids aren’t watching)
2. A few handfuls of various frozen fruits and berries, banana, Greek yogurt, whole peeled orange or two, honey and a wedge or two of lime. The kids love this one as well. They call it the Costco smoothie!
I’m going to have to try this one-you can’t go wrong with Chocolate & PB! Usually when I make smoothies it’s some variation of chia, strawberry, banana, & yogurt-my two young boys love it!
My favorite smoothie is vanilla vegan protein powder and frozen fruit.
Pineapple, mango, orange, yogurt and vanilla coconut milk! Yum!
We love greek yogurt, bananas, strawberries and a little honey. So yummy, my 3 year old calls it his milkshake!
I have to admit I’m a Nesquik girl myself – the powder…I haven’t bought it in years though! I like a chocolate, banana and sneaky spinach shake myself.
My family’s favorite smoothie is Chocolate Peanut Butter.
My kids like the nesquick with frozen banana. My personal favorite is with frozen bananas, frozen strawberries, vanilla almond milk and if it is for breakfast, a scoop of vanilla protein powder.
I too “hide” more stuff in my kids smoothies. The one I have still leaves chunks of spinach 🙁 Their favorite is the frothy that daddy makes with bananas, greek yogurt, flax meal, and ice cubes! When available he throws in berries too.
I prefer any chocolate shake and throw whatever I have on hand in it, banana, spinach, Chia, flax. My kids prefer strawberry and banana with vanilla yogurt.
We love chocolate coconut almond milk with cacao nibs, chia sees, bananas, almond butter, micro greens, and ice. BEST smoothie EVER and filled with great stuff.
We like so many different kinds of smoothies. It usually ends up being a mishmash of anything we have on hand. The last one we made involved chocolate, which we love. It had homemade chocolate sauce, frozen blueberries and strawberries, a bit of kale and yogurt. Turned out great!
I don’t think my family has met a smoothie we didn’t like. Right now we love chocolate, peanut butter, banana smoothies!
We like all sorts of fruit smoothies. I think mango is the current favorite. I keep frozen yogurt cubes [frozen in an ice tray, then dumped in a one gallon freezer bag] in the freezer for this purpose. We add whatever fruit we have + a teaspoon or so of vanilla. My original introduction to homemade smoothies was a can of frozen orange juice, 2-3 bananas and a can of coconut milk approx 30 yrs ago and I’ve been experimenting ever since.
I love the idea of sneaking in some seeds, too! I add flax to a lot of things, but sometimes my kids dislike the texture. I have never thought about throwing them in a smoothie; we usually make a frozen berry and yogurt one during the week for a treat. But now I will definitely try the chocolate recipe!
We never make the same smoothie twice at our house. My favorite ingredient in a fruit smoothie though is plain greek yogurt because it adds a creaminess that makes it shake-like!
We love frozen banana, chocolate, and mint!
Our family’s favorite smoothies are strawberry banana.
Our favorite, spinach, pineapple, banana, green grapes, ice, water (and sometimes pear). Delicious!
I’m a big fan of the kale smoothie from BuzzFeed: http://www.buzzfeed.com/nataliebrown/frozen-smoothies-are-the-easiest-way-to-eat-a-healthy-breakf#.hhEErJaP32
Our favorite smoothie is peanut butter, frozen banana, chocolate protein powder and spinach!
Hi Laura! I love you made this recipe with your exchange student from Spain, very cool – I plan to share it with my international students I work with.
Our favorite smoothie drink: oats, banana, chia seeds, vanilla almond milk = easy peasy!
When my daughter turned 2, she started becoming such a picky eater! But always enjoyed “noisy juice” – her word for smoothies made in the noisy blender. I have been surprised by the amount of greens and veggies I can add and she will still drink it. For a few months noisy juice was dinner. At almost 5, her tastes are expanding a little, but I am glad she’s developed a taste for vegetables at least in purée form.
My kids love an ice cold smoothie with fruit (a favorite combination is strawberry, banana and orange), yogurt or whey from making yogurt, spinach and ice.
We are not big shake or smoothie people simply because I don’t think to make them. However when I do anything with fresh fruit involved is great!
You don’t do shakes or smoothies much in our house because I simply don’t think of it. But when we do anything with fresh fruit is wonderful!
our favorite smoothie is frozen strawberries, frozen banana, yogurt, a little milk. We also like almond milk, plus frozen banana, peanut butter, and chocolate milk syrup. YUM!
My kids love to have just a simple strawberry, banana, blueberry, smoothie with just a dash of lemon juice.
My family goes wild for my Peanut Butter Banana smoothie. I lighten it up by replacing peanut butter with a reduced sugar peanut butter powder (like PB Fit). The rest is unsweetened vanilla almond milk, frozen banana, and Greek yogurt. Usually one generous smoothie is 1/2 medium banana, 1/4 cup PB Fit, 8 -10oz almond milk and 1/4 cup yogurt.
Our family of six enjoys a mixed berry smoothie with yogurt, quinoa or oatmeal, and spinach. We make multiple batches in our bullet-like blender.
To date, I really like spinach, coconut water, mango and a banana. Satisfies the nutrition and the sweet tooth.