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Hide-The-Veggies Chocolate Spinach Smoothie

Dec 1, 2015 28 Comments

Thick, creamy, and oh-so-kid friendly, this chocolate spinach smoothie is packed with healthy ingredients both big and little kids love!

Thick, creamy, and oh-so-kid friendly, this chocolate spinach smoothie is packed with healthy ingredients both big and little kids love!

Ted is in complete shock that I created a chocolate spinach smoothie recipe. Seriously. Every morning he makes a smoothie for himself and the boys and I always politely decline [or not so politely depending on the number of wake-ups the night before] a taste.

The only liquid I want in the morning is coffee. That’s it. But when it comes to afternoon or post-nap snacks, a smoothie hits the spot!

And because green smoothies are all the rage, I thought I’d share my little secret for making them even better: dark chocolate cocoa powder.

Thick, creamy, and oh-so-kid friendly, this chocolate spinach smoothie is packed with healthy ingredients both big and little kids love!
Someone loves this smoothie as much as Mom does! Little does he know there’s some leafy greens in there!

While I’m not one for hiding veggies on kids besides the pureed stage of feeding babies, I’m all for smoothies. Why? They are convenient, full of nutrition if you add the right stuff, and they are a great way to get an extra serving or two of veggies, fruit, and dairy into your child’s diet.

I don’t know about you, but some days I think my kids should be eating three smoothies a day based on what actually gets eaten off their plates. Does that mean I stop serving the solid green veggies?

Nope. It just means the broccoli on the floor doesn’t bother me so much if I know the day before they gobbled down this chocolate spinach smoothie.

Thick, creamy, and oh-so-kid friendly, this chocolate spinach smoothie is packed with healthy ingredients both big and little kids love!

Do not take this chocolate spinach smoothie as a recommendation to liquefy all fruits and veggies for your children [unless you medically need to do that for them]. While it’s an easy recipe to make, nothing beats exposing your kids to the “real deal,” aka broccoli, spinach, kale, etc.

Yep, THOSE veggies. Just remember we can all use a little more green in our lives, and if one serving is in the form of a smoothie [with chocolate I might add], we might be more apt to enjoy the solid form too! Or so that’s what I keep telling myself…. Joey and Anthony? Well of course they’d prefer slurping down the smoothie!

Note this smoothie is NOT very sweet. But I tried to sweeten it as naturally as possible with yogurt and fruit. AND my smoothie connoisseur [Ted] let me know Almond milk makes it even sweeter… but I’m a dairy fan and don’t want to make the switch!

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Hide-The-Veggies Chocolate Spinach Smoothie
 
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Prep time
5 mins
Total time
5 mins
 
Author: Katie Serbinski
Recipe type: Snack
Serves: 2 servings
Ingredients
  • 1 cup fat-free milk
  • ½ cup vanilla yogurt
  • 1 ½ tablespoons dark chocolate cocoa powder [I used Hershey’s—regular cocoa powder works just as well]
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • ½ cup frozen blueberries
  • 1 medium banana, peeled
  • 1 ½ cups fresh spinach
  • Ice to taste
Instructions
  1. Place all ingredients in a high-speed blender. Puree until smooth.
  2. Add a handful or two of ice if you’d like your smoothie extra thick and cold. Pulse again until smooth.
  3. Pour into a glass and immediately.
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Comments

  1. Bev says

    December 1, 2015 at 5:46 am

    Oh yum, this looks delicious! I’m a hug fan of smoothies for my daughter and I to get in a little extra veggies for both of us. I wouldn’t have thought to add chocolate to a spinach smoothie, but I’ll have to try this out!

    Reply
  2. Katie | Healthy Seasonal Recipes says

    December 1, 2015 at 12:37 pm

    I love that you mentioned that we should’t hide all veggies. I agree and I am also in favor of getting veggies in whenever possible. So I give this two thumbs up!

    Reply
  3. Sonali- The Foodie Physician says

    December 1, 2015 at 11:31 pm

    I love this! I agree that smoothies are a great way to get in an extra serving of fruit or veggies in. Sienna is a huge chocolate fan so I will definitely be trying this one!

    Reply
  4. Kristen Chang says

    December 2, 2015 at 6:20 am

    Works for my husband too, right? K thanks 🙂

    Reply
  5. Rachel @ Delicious Balance says

    December 2, 2015 at 7:26 am

    I love smoothies in the morning…perfect way to start on my five-a-day 🙂

    Reply
  6. Syd says

    August 19, 2016 at 11:31 am

    Hi!:) Great smoothie idea, I loved it.
    Although, I did change a few things around. I did this for a reason and if
    you take just 45 mins of your time to watch this video, I’m sure you’ll
    know what and why I made these changes.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_K36Zu0pA4U

    Reply
  7. RONEE DARBY says

    September 10, 2016 at 6:54 pm

    So excited to try this for my daughter!!! Thank you!!!

    Reply
    • Katie says

      September 12, 2016 at 11:35 am

      You are so welcome!!

  8. Rene says

    September 21, 2016 at 11:16 am

    I found this through Pinterest. Just made it for my girls. They drank it! I’ve been making green smoothies for a long time and trying to get them to like them, but they just don’t… maybe someday. Then this morning I thought about adding chocolate. Thank you so much! They got a serving of spinach without knowing it. LOVE IT. I did add a scoop of chocolate protein powder, still turned out great. Thank you!!!

    Reply
  9. Crystal Kayla says

    August 18, 2017 at 3:08 pm

    Hello, any suggestions for what I might add for subbing the yoghurt? We are intolerant to Casein 🙂 thanks

    Reply
  10. Bam says

    August 19, 2017 at 9:36 am

    Disclaimer needed for this video link! Brutally violent realities of factory farming depicted in this video.

    Reply
    • Bam says

      August 19, 2017 at 9:37 am

      That disclaimer was for Sid’s comment and video link.

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