Kid Friendly Blueberry Kale Smoothie
Trying to get more vitamins into you (and your kid's) diet? This Kid Friendly Blueberry Kale Smoothie is the ticket. With both kale and chia seeds, plus blueberry, banana, and dates for sweetness, it's packed with vitamins and minerals. Great for a hot summer day or breakfast on the go.
Servings 4
Calories 113kcal
Equipment
- A long utensil (like a table knife)
- Cups (to drink the smoothie out of)
Ingredients
- 1 frozen banana cut into slices
- 2 cups frozen blueberries
- 2 dates pitted
- 1 large kale leaf stem removed
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds
- 1.5 cups almond milk
Instructions
- Take out the blender pitcher and base.
- Wash the kale in water and dry off with a towel. Pluck the leaf portion of the kale from the stem and gently massage to soften the kale a bit. Stick the kale in the blender pitcher.
- With a measuring cup and spoon, measure out the frozen blueberries and chia seeds (respectively) and put them in the blender.
- Place the banana, dates, and almond milk in the blender.
- Put the lid on the blender and first set to low, then medium, then high.
- If the ingredients aren’t blending together, turn the blender off and mix them together with a long utensil (like a butter knife).
- Turn the blender back on again, up to the high setting. Repeat the process until all ingredients are fully incorporated.
- Pour the smoothie into cups and enjoy!
Notes
- You can use more kale if you’d like to up the nutrition factor, but your smoothie will start to turn gray. It will still taste good but the color might be off-putting, especially to a kid.
- If you’re serving it to kids, make sure to really blend everything together well. If it’s not blended well, the texture of the little bits of chia seeds and/or kale leaves might also put off some kids.
- If you like your smoothies less sweet, you can use one date or even omit the dates completely.
- If you don’t like chia seeds, or are worried your kids won’t like them in the smoothie, simply omit them.
- If you’re serving it to kids, make sure to really blend everything together well. If it’s not blended well, the texture of the little bits of chia seeds and/or kale leaves might also put off some kids.
- If you like your smoothies less sweet, you can use one date or even omit the dates completely.
- If you don’t like chia seeds, or are worried your kids won’t like them in the smoothie, simply omit them.
Nutrition
Calories: 113kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 129mg | Potassium: 268mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 1482IU | Vitamin C: 27mg | Calcium: 157mg | Iron: 1mg