Green Monster Smoothie

Breakfast or snack · Serves 1 grown-up and 2 little ones · 5 minutes

Green drinks can look a bit scary to a three-year-old.

Unless it's a monster drink.

Then it's the best thing they've ever seen! Give it a silly name, pop it in their favourite cup, and let them watch the colour change in the blender. It's a little bit of magic before nursery.

You Will Need

• 1 handful of baby spinach (about 20 g)
• 1 ripe banana (frozen in chunks makes it extra thick and cold)
• 100 g frozen mango chunks
• 150 g plain yoghurt
• 150 ml milk (cow's milk, or any milk your family uses)
• 1 tablespoon smooth peanut butter or tahini (optional, for staying power)

Let's Make It

1. Put the milk and yoghurt into the blender first. It helps everything blend.
2. Add the spinach, banana, mango and peanut butter or tahini.
3. Blend for 1 minute until there are no green flecks left.
4. Taste. Too thick? Add a splash more milk. Too thin? Add a few more mango chunks.
5. Pour into cups and serve straight away.

Monster faces: draw two googly eyes on a clear cup with a washable marker before you pour. Your little one will be delighted.

Leftovers: pour into ice lolly moulds for a cool snack on a warm UAE afternoon.

Little Hands Can Help 🙌

• Count the mango chunks into the blender. "One, two, three..."
• Pour the milk from a small jug. Spills are part of it.
• Choose the cup and give the monster its name.

Safety Note for Under-3s ⚠️

• Offer it in an open cup or a straw cup, sitting down. It's a great way to practise open-cup drinking.
• Under 1s: a few sips is plenty, and use their usual milk. Cow's milk as a main drink waits until after their first birthday, but a little in cooking or a smoothie is fine.
• Never add honey for babies under 1.
• Peanut butter and tahini are common allergens. Only include them once your child has already had them safely.

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Looking for something else to cook? See all my family recipes.

💛 Did your little one give their monster a name? Tell me on Instagram @principal_lisa. I collect them, ha ha.

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With love, Principal Lisa x