yummy smoothies (banana)

If you're trying to steer your kids away from cereal and waffles in the morning, it can be hard to convince them that a meal not drenched in syrup or sugar can still be tasty. But kids can be remarkably picky, and as soon as they know there's a fruit or vegetable involved, they might treat breakfast as poison. Luckily, there are smoothies. Full of fiber, vitamins, antioxidants and natural sugars, kids will barely register they're drinking something healthy.

Here are three smoothie recipes my kids can't get enough of — but don't stop here. Have fun mixing and matching your (and your kids') favorite fruits and vegetables to come up with your own smoothie masterpieces.

Directions for smoothies

Add all ingredients into blender and blend until smooth. If you find the consistency of your smoothies to be too thick, add small amounts of water or milk until desired consistency is achieved.

Note: If you do not have frozen fruit to use for the smoothies, fresh fruit will work just fine. If using fresh fruit, make sure to add 1-2 cups of ice to the other ingredients before blending

Banana Split Smoothie

Ingredients:

• 1 banana
• 2 cups strawberries
• 3/4 cup plain yogurt
• 1 cup low-fat chocolate milk

Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana 

Ingredients

• 2 large bananas
• 1 cup original almond milk 
• 3/4 cup ice
• 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
• 2 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

1. Add all ingredients to a blender a process until well pureed. Serve immediately.
2. The bananas will add the sweetness for the smoothie so use some that have a generous amount of speckles, don't use black bananas though those are just gross.

MANGO BANANA

Ingredients

• 2 mangoes 
• 1 banana
• 1 c. coconut milk
• 1 c. vanilla Greek yogurt 
• 1 c. ice

Instructions

1. Add milk, yogurt and fruit to blender. Add 1 c. of ice if your fruit is not frozen.
2. Blend and pulse for 1-2 minutes until thick and smooth.
3. Enjoy!

This smoothie is so sweet and creamy that just about everyone should like it.