Four kid-friendly fruit and veg juices.
Juicing is massive right now. Juice bars are cropping up all over the country, local shops are now stocking juice drinks and my social media feeds are full of people embarking on juice-only diets. I have to admit I first got into juicing a few years ago when I drank only fruit and veg juice for three days in order to lose a few pounds for an event. Looking back now it was ridiculous. I didn’t need to lose any weight (I’d pay good money to have that pre-baby body back again!) and surviving on only juice for three days whilst I was working 11 hour days and exercising was quite frankly stupid.
Thankfully I ditched the faddy diet quickly but my fondness of juicing has remained. Fast forward a few years I am already on my second juicer (this Philips Whole Fruit Juicer*). I try to use it a couple of times a week and lately have been introducing my little fussy eater to more and more ambitious fruit and vegetable juice concoctions.
She was quite resistant at first but now will drink small amounts of most juices that I make. Juicing should not be used as a replacement for fresh fruit and veg for kids, but it is a great way to get some extra nutrients into them, especially from produce that they may otherwise refuse to eat.
Here are some of my tips for introducing kids to juicing:
1. Get them involved in the process. Bring them to the supermarket or your local fruit and veg shop and get them excited about choosing your produce together. Juicers are not machines to be used by little people but encourage them to watch you juicing. They’ll be amazed to see the carrot going in and juice coming out!
2. Start with more fruit than veg juice. It will take their taste buds a little while to adjust to vegetable juice so introduce that slowly.
3. Add water to the juices if necessary.
4. My juicer makes quite smooth juices but you can always strain the juice to remove any little bits that your fussy eaters don’t like.
5. Fresh juice tastes best cold so be sure to chill it before you offer it to them.
6. Use pretty glasses and colourful straws to make the juice appear more enticing to little eyes.
The four juices I make the most for my fussy eater are:
1. Apple Lemonade
2. ABC Juice (apple, beetroot and carrot)
3. Kale & Pineapple
4. Carrot & Orange
The quantities are set out in the recipe below. I hope you and your fussy little eaters enjoy them!
Four Kid Friendly Juice Recipes
Prep Time: 5 mins- Total Time: 5 mins
Category: Drinks
Cuisine: European
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Four kid-friendly fruit and veg juices
Ingredients
- {Each makes 250ml of juice}
- Apple Lemonade – 2 apples, 1/2 small lemon
- ABC Juice – 1 apple, 2 carrot, 50g beetroot
- Kale & Pineapple – 200g kale, 1 large slice pineapple
- Carrot & Orange – 2 carrot, 1 orange
Instructions
- Wash the fruit and veg. Cut into pieces if necessary (some juicers are allow you to put whole pieces of fruit in, some require you to chop it up).
- Chill and serve over ice.
- The juices are best served that same day but I do sometimes make them in bulk and keep them in the fridge for 48 hours.
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Dylan. F says
May 22, 2018 at 5:12 amGreat juice recipe to try out. Keep up your great work posting more recipe 🙂
Anonymous says
May 11, 2018 at 11:51 amLove these. I put it in a NON seethrough cup with lid so kids dont see the colour and be turned off before even trying it. They love it cant wait to tell them what veggies and fruits in it…
Ciara Attwell says
May 11, 2018 at 9:28 pmLove that tip!!!
Viv says
April 6, 2018 at 4:36 amCan you taste the vegetables or does the fruit sort of mask them while still giving you all the nutrients you need?
Ciara Attwell says
April 8, 2018 at 1:13 pmThe taste is masked with the fruit so they are still quite sweet
Shantal says
April 30, 2018 at 8:07 pmDo we cut it in chunks
Juice Recipe says
March 27, 2018 at 1:30 pmI found some new juice recipe and i am also like it , its look its color ………taste woow….: https://www.sooperchef.pk/mint-margarita-recipe/
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Ruby says
March 27, 2018 at 1:51 amYUMM I LOVED LOVED LOVED THIS JUICE
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Kitty says
February 16, 2018 at 1:33 pmFab way to get things like beetroot and kale into my little one who is really fussy!
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Kitty says
February 16, 2018 at 1:30 pmMy little girl and I both love the ABC juice! Great way of getting things like beetroot and kale into kids as I know my little one wouldn’t touch either of those things if served with her dinner!
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Miranda Clark says
December 27, 2017 at 2:46 pmThis looks great and can’t wait to try them! Do you peel your lemon?
Ciara Attwell says
January 10, 2018 at 9:26 amNo I dont peel it
Wiki Juices says
June 8, 2017 at 7:20 amEating habits that are established in childhood often remain with people their entire lives. Numerous jokes have been made and funny stories told about the struggles many parents face when seeking to get their children to eat vegetables.
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Adam says
March 20, 2017 at 4:22 pmThank you for sharing I cant wait for my kids to try these
slarteybartfast says
January 3, 2017 at 12:46 pmHi
Can you recommend a recipe using kale and spinach but with no fruit that children might like?
Nanette says
November 24, 2017 at 2:28 amMost of the time fruit is added to sweeten the juice. Kale and spinach can be rather bitter but if you’re kids don’t mind the strange color of the juice try adding carrots or even a small amount of beet root to it as well it will not look very nice but it will taste better.
Elizabeth temidara says
August 8, 2016 at 9:24 amhi,
i am considering producing fresh and healthy fruit juices for children commercially.
Can you advise on ways to preserve them for at least a week or two?
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Ciara Attwell says
August 8, 2016 at 9:14 pmSorry I have no idea!!!
Jennifer says
August 10, 2016 at 7:07 pmFresh ….. is preservative free!!!!!!!!