Mint Chocolate Chip Smoothie

Ingredients

• banana
• milk
• fresh mint leaves
• cocoa powder

Optional additions:

• ice
• honey, for a little extra sweetness
• vanilla yogurt
• spinach

Substitutions:

You can use any variety of milk you like. I used Vanilla Almond Milk but coconut milk would also work.

How to make this:

1. Simply place all the ingredients in a blender and pulse until you have a smooth texture.
2. ENJOY!

Top Tips

If you want a thicker smoothie, use a frozen banana instead of a fresh one.

For a creamier smoothie, add vanilla yogurt and/ or 2 Tbsp chia seeds before blending. You could also add avocado to it but we didn’t do that because I’m allergic- wha wha.

Top Tips for cooking with kids

Making smoothies is like making magic or a simple science experiment. Talk about the process or have them hypothesize what is happening. You can also talk about how a blender works.

• Have them identify the blades and motor.
• Have them preform a pre-blend checklist: all “dry” ingredients in, liquids added, and lid on (possibly the most important part!)
• Would the smoothie work without the liquid?
• What do they think makes solid foods become liquid?

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