\nMy sister’s husband is set in his ways.\u00a0 He’s in good health, and he maintains his ideal weight, but he eats like a big kid.<\/p>\n
He makes faces at veggies, and the idea of drinking anything green makes him walk away shaking his head.<\/p>\n
On a recent visit there, my veggie-eating son found his behavior very funny, and he decided that we needed to come up with a green smoothie that Uncle Joe would love, with a name that would trick Uncle Joe and his cousins into thinking it was something fun.<\/p>\n
Just remember, this is NOT a green smoothie. It’s Alien Juice<\/strong> and it tastes really good!<\/p>\n Sweetening this smoothie in a healthy way is the key to getting the kid in your life to love it.<\/strong><\/p>\n Banana is an easy way to achieve a milkshake consistency, but some people are sensitive to banana’s sweetness.\u00a0 Adding mango is another tasty way to add sweet tropical flavor; my son loves that option.<\/p>\n You can also add protein powder, which turns\u00a0 this into a mini-meal or a pre-game snack.<\/p>\n I sometimes drizzle in maple syrup, just a little, for added B vitamins, or raw local\u00a0 honey if your child is over age two, coconut sugar syrup for a low glycemic option, or stevia if you’re avoiding calories.<\/p>\n Ingredients<\/strong><\/p>\n 1 cup kale Preparation<\/strong><\/p>\n Add all ingredients to your blender and blend on high until your Alien Juice<\/strong> is very smooth.\u00a0 Adjust the consistency with more water if needed, and sweetener if you need to.<\/p>\n Serve in a fun glass with a snazzy straw.\u00a0 Tell them it’s Alien Juice.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n My sister’s husband is set in his ways.\u00a0 He’s in good health, and he maintains his ideal weight, but he eats like a big kid. He makes faces at…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3246,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29,46,30,47,43,39,40,37,48,41,33],"tags":[535,487,89],"class_list":["post-2452","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-beverages","category-breakfasts","category-cleansing-and-detox","category-discover-super-foods","category-gluten-free","category-healthy-kids","category-healthy-living","category-raw-food","category-smoothies-and-juicing","category-snacks","category-vegetables-and-greens","tag-green-juice","tag-juicing","tag-smoothies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hollithompson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2452","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hollithompson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hollithompson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hollithompson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hollithompson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2452"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.hollithompson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2452\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4153,"href":"https:\/\/www.hollithompson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2452\/revisions\/4153"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hollithompson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3246"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hollithompson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2452"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hollithompson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2452"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hollithompson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2452"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n1 large Granny Smith apple (or other sweet apple), roughly chopped
\n1\/2 cucumber, peeled and roughly chopped
\n1 peeled lemon
\n1 small head of romaine lettuce
\n1\/2 tablespoon coconut oil
\nMaple syrup, to taste (about a half teaspoon)
\n4-5 Ice cubes
\n1 cup water or more to desired consistency
\n1 scoop Protein powder, optional
\nfrozen banana, optional
\n1\/2 cup frozen mango, optional<\/p>\n