Best 100 Smoothies for Kids: Incredibly Nutritious and Totally Delicious No-Sugar-Added Smoothies for Any Time of Day

186 Pages·2015·11.47 MB·English

by  Harroun

Table of Contents
Title Page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Dedication
Frontispiece
Introduction
BREAKFAST SMOOTHIES
Strawberry Banana Oatmeal
Secret Spinach Strawberry Banana
Strawberry Oats Coconut Chia
Strawberry Grapefruit
Berry Beet
Blueberry Pomegranate
Berry, Beet, & Acai
Very Berry
Berry Blue
Pomegranate Cherry
Acai, Pomegranate, & Raspberry
Cherry Banana
Peach Mango
Papaya Ginger
Under a Coconut Tree
Honeydew Cantaloupe
Melon Berry
Soothing Citrus
Clementine Honey Lime
Cranberry Orange
Coconut Orange
Coconana
Carrot Banana Berry
Carrot Apple Ginger
Carrot Mango Orange
Carrot-Beet-Apple Treat
LUNCHTIME SMOOTHIES
PB&J
Tropical Nut
Strawberry Peanut Butter
Honeydew Almond
Peach Almond
Kiwi Strawberry
Pear Berry
Spiced Pear
Creamy Pineapple
Green Pineapple Strawberry
Pineapple, Red Cabbage, & Banana
Banana Cauliflower
Beet Cucumber Apple
Beet Cherry Berry
Berry Broccoli
Greens & Berries
Avocado Vanilla
Avocado Pear
Double-Decker Tropical Avocado
Cucumber Lime
Cucumber Pineapple Kiwi
Spiced Carrot Orange
Sweet Potato, Mango, & Peach
SNACKTIME SMOOTHIES
Chocolate Peanut Butter
Cherry Chocolate
Candy Corn
Candy Cane
Cashew Vanilla
Vanilla Honey Nut
Horchata
Spiced Cider
Coconut Lime
Minted Lime
Green Apple Coconut Banana
Cucumber Apple Mint
Piña Colada
Chocolate Coconut
Mango Lassi
Creamy Lemon
Lemon Poppy Seed
Strawberry Lemonade
Creamsicle
Blackberry Cinnamon
Watermelon Coconut Water
Pineapple Celery
Tutti-Frutti
Tropical Green
Peachy Green
DESSERT SMOOTHIES
Oatmeal Raisin
Cookies & Cream
Thin Mint
Snickerdoodle
Peach Melba
Strawberry Shortcake
Raspberry Cheesecake
Carrot Cake
Red Velvet Cake
Gingerbread
Caramel Apple
Apple Pie
Banana Cream Pie
Pumpkin Pie
Sweet Potato Pie
Key Lime Pie
Maple Cream
Coconut Almond
Eggnog
Grape Slush
BEDTIME SMOOTHIES
Chamomile Berry
Bedtime Cherry
Cinnamon Apple Oatmeal
Banana Cream
Sleepytime Honey Almond
Peanut Butter & Apple
Acknowledgments
Measurement Equivalents
Index
About the Author
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Best 100 smoothies for kids : incredibly nutritious and totally delicious no-
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Introduction
I always thought my kids would be the best eaters. In my dreams I would make
curries and enchiladas and spinach quiche, and my kids would just gobble them
up—and then ask for more. And at snacktime they’d beg for broccoli and carrot
sticks.
Wow—did I have a rude awakening.
To give them credit, my kids actually ate quite well as babies. Each one of
them was excited when I started to give them spoonfuls of sweet potato puree
and mashed peas and carrots; they ate them with gusto. But once I made the
switch from purees to regular solid food, things changed.
Today my kids have very different palates. Every day there’s a new something
that one of them won’t eat. I started to worry about how many vitamins,
minerals, and nutrients my kids were getting on a daily basis—especially since