Smoothies - here are my favorite ingredients to make smoothies for kids
When When making a smoothie for your child, it is a good idea to try to include the following parts/ingredients:
🥛 A base - Greek yogurt, oat milk, coconut milk, or silken tofu
🍓 One or two kinds of berries - e.g. raspberries, for flavor and vitamins
🥑 A source of fat - avocado, nut butter, or a flavorless oil
🍌 An ingredient for creaminess - banana or mango
🥜 Iron fortification - often various seeds such as hemp seeds, sesame seeds or chia seeds, or mixed pumpkin seeds
🌾 An extra carbohydrate/fiber source (sometimes) - oatmeal or oat bran for extra fiber (good for gut flora and for satiety)
You can create so many different good combinations with the above parts. A example is 2 dl oat milk, 1 dl water, 1 banana, 1 dl raspberries, 2 tbsp almond butter, 1 tbsp hemp seeds and 1 dl oatmeal (recipe for 2). YUM!😋
Tip serve in a squeeze bag (one that you can buy and fill) or in boys' own straw cup (like the one in the picture). It's going well and He can then drink it all by himself.
//Elin
Licensed Nutritionist
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