The best way to get kids to eat healthier, better-balanced meals is to bring them into the kitchen and involve them in the meal preparation process.

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Kids love pressing buttons on the blender – help them hone their math skills by letting them measure out all the ingredients and blending them up.

If your mornings are rushed, make this the night before. Just get it out of the freezer 30 minutes or so before serving so it will have time to thaw a bit.

When shopping for a protein powder, try to find a blended protein source. Proteins come in two forms – blended and whey. The body metabolizes blended proteins more efficiently – it burns them more slowly and doesn’t cause blood-sugar levels to spike. If you can’t find protein powder, it’s OK to omit from the recipe.

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Kids Dish Strawberry Smoothie ©

Recipe by: Tracey Koch
Yields 6 to 8

2 cups Fresh frozen Strawberries
2 Tbsp. Protein powder
¼ cup honey
1 tsp. vanilla
2 cups low fat or fat free milk
1 cup plain or vanilla low-fat or fat-free yogurt
2-3 cups ice cubes
(For an added boost add in 1 banana)

1. In a blender combine the frozen strawberries, protein powder, and honey.
2. Begin to pulse while adding in one of the cups of milk, and pulse until mixture comes together.
3. Add in the vanilla, yogurt, remaining milk and ice.
4. Continue to pulse until the mixture has become thick and blended. This freeze will not be completely smooth.
5. This recipe yields approximately 6 (8oz.) servings. Store the remaining freeze in the freezer for up to 1 week.

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