Kid's Snacks

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Kid's Snacks

Relish For Kids

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Orange Creamsicle Smoothie

This smoothie tastes like a creamsicle in a glass. Kids use their fine motor skills, practice math and learn how to safely operate kitchen equipment when they make this nutritious breakfast or snack drink.

Ingredients
1 cup skim milk
1 (6-ounce) container low-fat vanilla yogurt
1/3 cup calcium-fortified frozen orange juice concentrate
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
5 ice cubes
Instructions
1. Combine milk, yogurt, orange juice concentrate and vanilla extract in blender. Blend 15 seconds to combine ingredients. Add ice cubes and blend about 20 seconds to crush ice. Serve immediately. Serves 2.

By Joan Cirillo, "Relish Cooking with Kids," July 2006.
Nutritional Information
Nutritional facts per serving: 200 calories, 1.5g fat, 10g protein, 38g carbohydrates, 1.5g fiber, 130mg sodium.

Pineapple Orange Honey Smoothie

Ingredients
1 cup milk
1 1/2 cups diced pineapple
1 cup plain yogurt
1/3 cup honey
2 tablespoons orange juice
1 teaspoon orange zest
5 to 10 ice cubes




Instructions
1. In a blender, combine all ingredients except ice cubes and blend until smooth. Add ice cubes, one at a time, and blend until smooth. Serves 5.

Recipe courtesy of the National Honey Board (honey.com)
Relish Father's Day, "A Wee Cook," June 2008.
Nutritional Information
Per serving: 370 calories, 5g fat, 30mg chol., 24g prot., 60g carbs., 0g fiber, 330mg sodium.

Plum Pudding Smoothies

This holiday morning wake-up may make it into your breakfast routine throughout the winter. Serve in small glasses. To double the recipe, make two separate batches.

Ingredients

4 canned purple plums, pitted
4 large strawberries, hulled
½ ripe peeled banana
½ cup low-fat plain yogurt
2 teaspoons honey
1⁄8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground ginger
¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
6 to 8 ice cubes



Instructions
1. Place ingredients in a large blender; cover and blend until smooth, scraping down sides once or twice. Serves 4.

Recipe by Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough, Relish the Holiday, "Wake Up Call," December 2007.
Nutritional Information
Per serving: 90 calories, 0g fat, 2g prot., 21g carbs., 1g fiber, 25mg sodium.

Banana Fudge Smoothie

Creamy and delicious, this smoothie is great for breakfast or a midday pick-me-up.

Ingredients
1½ cups fat-free or low-fat milk
½ cup soft silken low-fat tofu
2 ripe medium bananas, frozen and cut into 1-inch chunks
2 tablespoons unsweetened natural cocoa powder
1 teaspoon agave nectar or dark honey
Instructions
1. Combine all ingredients in a blender or food processor. Blend until smooth. Pour into glasses and serve immediately. Serves 3.

Recipe by Cherly Forberg, Relish the Healthy Table, “The Biggest Loser’s Plan to Win,” Jan. 2008. Forberg is the author of Positively Ageless: A 28-Day Plan for a Younger, Slimmer, Sexier You (Rodale, April 2008) and Stop the Clock! Cooking (Avery, 2003). Recipe adapted from Stop the Clock! Cooking. Visit her website at cherylforberg.com
Nutritional Information
Per (1-cup) serving: 170 calories, 2.5g fat, 9g prot., 30g carbs., 3g fiber, 65mg sodium.

Grape Smoothie

Grapes are high in vitamin C and potassium. The skins contain resveratrol, the healthy substance found in red wine.

Ingredients
2 cups seedless red grapes
1 cup plain nonfat yogurt
1 cup 2% reduced-fat milk
3 tablespoons honey
Instructions
1. Combine grapes, yogurt, milk and honey in blender. Cover and blend until smooth. Serves 3.
Nutritional Information
Per serving: 130 calories, 2g fat, 10mg chol., 6g prot., 24g carbs., 0g fiber, 85mg sodium.

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