3 nutritious green juices that kids will LOVE

Green juice recipes are a handy way to get more nutrients into the whole family’s diet. (And a GREAT way to sneak veggies into the mouths of picky eaters.)

Here are three kid-friendly green smoothie recipes that are packed with good stuff. Just whizz the ingredients up in a blender, serve and enjoy the smugness.

1. Alien juice

Via Holli Thompson

You will need:

• 1 cup of kale
• 1 large sweet apple, roughly chopped
• 1/2 cucumber, peeled and roughly chopped
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 1 small head of romaine lettuce
• 1/2 tablespoon of coconut oil
• Maple syrup, to taste (about 1/2 teaspoon)
• 5 ice cubes
• 1 cup of water

2. Leprechaun smoothies

Via No. 2 Pencil

You will need:

• 3 cups of tropical fruit such as pineapple and/or mango
• 2 bananas
• 2 cups of orange juice
• 2 cups of baby spinach

3. Green and glowing

Via Yummy Mummy Kitchen

You will need:

• 1/2 cup of almond or coconut milk
• 1 cup of pineapple pieces
• 1 cup of mango chunks
• 1 big handful of baby spinach
• Couple of ice cubes