Green smoothies are to H what lollies are to a lot of kids – he absolutely loves them.
Guaranteed if we walk past a juice bar, he will drag me kicking and screaming until he gets one – he loves to choose the ingredients and it has become his little treat after daycare a couple of times a week.
This one was made up of kale, cucumber, pineapple, and mint. It is lovely and refreshing and not overly green tasting. A good intro to green smoothies if your little one is not used to them.
Enjoy xx
Watch our little video of H making this smoothie all on his own – and taste testing of course. Click play to watch it here…
Green smoothie with kale, cucumber, pineapple and mint
Ingredients
- 1/4 large fresh pineapple
- 1 apple
- 1 cucumber
- 1 cup water
- a few springs of mint
- 3 stalks kale
- handful of ice cubes
Instructions
- Add all the ingredients to a high speed blender; blend until smooth.
- *to sweeten add your sweetener of choice (honey, maple, fresh dates, etc)
Notes
This makes enough to serve two people plus a little left over for the next day.
Pineapple plus mint is already a shoo-in for me. But the addition of cucumber and kale = AWESOMENESS! Thanks for sharing this wonderful recipe! – Levan
You are very welcome. I’m happy you like it. xx
Ok first, your son is a DOLL!!! But this is so funny because I am so obsessed with the pineapple, cucumber, mint combo ( I add a kick of jalapeño too), it was a juice I got at a local juicery and I can’t stop making it at home! So this sounds amazing!
Thanks so much Sophia, he is pretty cute huh! I’m going to try adding a jalapeño next time – that sounds great. xx
This sounds delish and your lil man seems to love it too! Love everything about this :)
He does Sarah, he is totally addicted. Thanks for stopping by. x
Such a vibrant color. I always forget about cucumber when making my green smoothies. Love that addition here.
I’m loving cucumber in smoothies lately, definitely give it a try next time. Thanks Brandon. x
Pineapple works wonders in so many green smoothies. I love that your little guy loves them. Have you tried making it into a popsicle for summer?!
I do love pineapple in green smoothies, it adds a lovely flavour. I haven’t tried this exact combo for popsicles but I do make them occasionally from smoothies. I just bought the cutest robot popsicle moulds, so you can expect something similar coming up. xx