My Toddler’s Favorite Pink Smoothie
This is My Toddler’s Favorite Pink Smoothie, and it is filled with strawberries, raspberries, beets, a banana, hemp seeds, kefir, and a drizzle of honey. Perfect for any toddler, especially those picky eaters out there!
My youngest daughter, Parker, calls this herrrrr Princess Pinkie Pie Smoothie, and wakes up each morning demanding I make it for her – every.single.morning!
You would think that after a year of making this smoothie all the friggin time, that she would get bored with it. Nope!
It’s pink
It’s delicious
It’s beyond healthy (even though she doesn’t know this)
It’s pink (did I mention that;)
I think that because it is pink, and Parker is into anything pink and sparkly these days, she is more open to this smoothie than the other green smoothies I make her.
Green smoothies are amazing, and I make and serve them all the time. But Parker doesn’t wake up demanding a green smoothie, let’s get real, she’s 3! Most of the time, I don’t even wake up craving a green smoothie.
So I used this passion for pink and turned her favorite pink smoothie in the ultimate pink smoothie, without her even knowing it! #momwin
I loaded up this smoothie with strawberries, raspberries, a banana, beets, hemp seeds, kefir and just a squeeze of honey.
Pink Smoothie Ingredients
- Strawberries – frozen works best in this smoothie
- Raspberries – fresh or frozen
- Beets – are optional, but we like to use the pre-roasted beets you get in the produce refrigerator section
- Banana – frozen works best in this smoothie, but fresh also will work
- Kefir – we just love kefir, but any milk or plant milk will also work
- Hemp Seeds – optional
- Honey – can also use maple syrup or leave out
How To Freeze Beets for a Pink Smoothie
You can totally use pre-cooked or raw beets (shredded or finely chopped) in any smoothies.
But since I don’t always have beets on-hand in my fridge, I came up with this easy way to freeze pre-cooked beets so I can toss a couple chunks into my toddler’s daily smoothie.
- Take pre-cooked beets and pat dry with a paper towel. You can cook the beets yourself or use the packaged pre-cook beets you can find in almost any supermarket. I got this package from Trader Joes.
- Cut beets into quarters or eights depending on the size of your beet.
- Toss cut beets into a small zip-lock baggie.
- Place baggie into freezer and then use when needed.
Get the recipe: My Toddler’s Favorite Pink Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 cup strawberries fresh or frozen
- 1/4 cup raspberries fresh or frozen
- ½ – 1 small beet
- 1 ripe banana, fresh or frozen
- 1/2 cup kefir
- 1/2 cup milk – regular, nut, coconut, hemp, etc.
- 2 tbsp honey (optional)
- 1 tbsp hemp seeds (optional)
- 1/2 cup ice
Instructions
- Place all ingredients into a high speed blender. Run on the smoothie setting or on high for 1-2 minutes or until completely smooth.
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
- Toddlers can help measure and pour the ingredients into the blender.
- They can help put the lid on the blender and push start. Note: make sure to talk about not touching the blender blade while making something in the blender, as it can be sharp.
- Once blended, toddlers can help pour the smoothie into glasses. You may want to pour the popsicle mixture into a smaller measuring cup with pour lip to make it easier on them.
- You can pretty much let older kids make this recipe by themselves.
- They can pick out and measure all of the ingredients. Note: make sure to talk about not touching the blender blade while making something in the blender, as it can be sharp.
- Kids can pour the smoothies into glasses.
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12 Comments on “My Toddler’s Favorite Pink Smoothie”
I’m going to start making smoothies for myself, my husband, and our twin 17 month olds for lunch for all kinds of healthy reasons and how easy it is to prep in the morning and save for lunch. I haven’t looked at all your recipes yet but do you ever add in protein powder? Like collagen peptides? I add them to my smoothies but im curious if it’s safe for toddlers??
I don’t usually recommend adding in protein powders into a toddler smoothie as toddlers don’t need as much protein as you think they do. I also can’t find a kids’ protein powder that has simple enough ingredients that I’m in love with. But you certainly can add collagen peptides (I would recommend this over protein powders) to their smoothies. If I’m making one large batch of smoothie for the entire family, I like to make the smoothie for the toddler first, pour their portion into a cup and then add in any other ingredients for my smoothie (protein powder, maca powder, etc) before reblending and then pouring my smoothie into a cup. Hope that helps.
Hi!
I love your pink smoothie and chocolate peanut butter smoothie. What is the best tasting smoothie for kids to add spinach to for my almost 3 year old and 5 year old?
So glad you like the pink smoothie ad chocolate peanut butter smoothie! My kids love all 3 of these Green Smoothies, and of course these spinach smoothie popsicles!
I started out adding spinach to my son’s chocolate peanut butter smoothie at the suggestion of a friend. The flavors of chocolate and peanut butter hide the spinach quite well. I have even taken to adding it to my son’s blueberry/strawberry/banana smoothie. There are green specks, but the blueberries help hide them a little bit.
I made it with the cauliflower instead of banana option and 1 tablespoon honey. It was delicious! I am so impressed! Even my picky 2 year old liked it, and my husband that does not like things typically with hidden veggies added.
I love your substitution and that your entire family loved this recipe! yay!
Today I tried with banana, 1 tablespoon honey, and a handful of spinach. I could not taste the spinach. So good! Tempted to try your other smoothies, but kind of don’t want to as love this one to much. If I try one other one, which one should it be?
Today I tried with banana, 1 tablespoon honey, and a handful of spinach. I could not taste the spinach. So good! Tempted to try your other smoothies, but kind of don’t want to as love this one to much. If I try one other one green smoothie, which one should it be? One of my kids who likes cold, I use frozen sliced up banana, and other prefers less cold, so I use fresh banana.
any substitute you can use for beets?
You could use strawberries or raspberries instead of the beets.
Do you use raw or streamed beets? Sorry just found answer.