Peach smoothie

I often make a filling smoothie for my youngest (who is no longer small). He has high calorie needs and a boost of dairy for calcium, quality yoghurt for gut health and fruit for extra vitamins is a good way to fill him up after a long evening at work on top of school and sports.

However, variety is the spice of life, and also a good way to provide a variety of nutrients so I am always looking for different flavours. Plus, berries that are a bit of a ‘go to’ are becoming helaciously expensive!!

Instead, I have created a tinned peach smoothie which ticks a lot of boxes. It’s reasonably priced, and less of a challenge texturally for fussy eaters who don’t like ‘bits’. It’s not totally smooth, but way less so than a berry version, for example.

I also have a couple of tricks that make it very ice cream-like, if you wish.

Recipe – peach smoothie

1 ripe banana – cut into pieces
1/8 cup cream (optional but a good calorie boost and the creaminess works instead of a sweetener)
½ cup yoghurt (plain or Greek – I use full fat)
1 tsp molasses (optional but gives it a deeper flavour – also a nutrient boost*)
½ tin of drained peaches

Method

Put all the ingredients in a blender and whiz until smooth
For a texture that is more like ice cream, freeze until semi-frozen (approx. 3 hours)

*Molasses (in it’s pure form, not the ‘coloured sugar version) contains bioavailable nutrients

Judith, MA Cantab (Cambridge University), Post Grad Dip Psychology (Massey University), is an AOTA accredited picky eating advisor and internationally certified nutritional therapist. She works with 100+ families every year resolving fussy eating and returning pleasure and joy to the meal table.
She is also mum to two boys and the author of Creating Confident Eaters and Winner Winner I Eat Dinner. Her dream is that every child is able to approach food from a place of safety and joy, not fear.
Learn more about Judith here: https://theconfidenteater.com/about/