Big A loves fruit smoothies. The problem is that Little D doesn’t. In fact, he’s not a big fan of fruit overall, especially the really sweet kind like strawberries and oranges (this bums me out but that’s a topic for another post). The teachers at his preschool are amazed that he turns his nose up to juice.
What Little D really loves is nuts. One day in the store, he grabbed a bag of nuts and yelled “Yummy Nuts!” So needless to say he loves peanut butter. So while making smoothies the other day, I also made a batch using banana, milk and peanut butter. While Little D refused to try it, Big A’s friend couldn’t get enough. And I’m sure after a few more tries he’ll take to it. If not, I’ll drink it!
Peanut Butter & Banana Smoothies
(makes about 2 1/2 cups — serving is 6 ounces)
Ingredients:
-1 cup low fat milk
-1 banana
-2 Tbsp. Peanut butter
-2 Tbsp. flax meal or wheat germ
-1 cup of ice (about 5 large cubes)
Directions: Blend all the ingredients in a blender!
Nutrition (with flaxmeal): 117 calories, 5g protein, 2g fiber, 7.5g sugar, 6g fat
% Daily Value: 9% calcium, 12% phosphorus, 8% potassium, 9% riboflavin, 10% magnesium, 10% vitamin B6
I do the same smoothie..the only difference is I put in some trader joe’s European style plain yogurt…..my 3 1/2 year old daughter has also taken an interest.
That’s a good idea Stacy!
I’ve been mad for banana smoothies lately, and this looks delicious. I’ve been making one that uses bananas with Medjool dates for sweetness. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for a great blog!! I just read this smoothie recipe and got up from the table to immediately make it for my kids – they LOVE it! Considering my son hates peanut butter, I think this is a success! 🙂 I did add about 1/2 cup of vanilla yogurt to it for some sweetness – for some reason, the banana I used wasn’t very sweet. Thanks for the recipe! It’s a keeper!
Glad it turned out….the yogurt is a good idea!
This sounds good. i think ill try it with almond milk instead of low fat milk. 🙂