Chocolate sweet potato smoothie
This chocolate sweet potato smoothie is a perfect way to add veggies to your picky eater’s diet. The taste is sweet and indulgent and the texture very creamy. One serving of this chocolate sweet potato smoothie offers a wide range of vitamins and minerals and a good amount of fiber, protein, and healthy fats.
Some children wake up hungry and will happily eat their way through breakfast. While other children - and adults too - are just naturally not hungry first thing in the morning.
However, breakfast is necessary for kids to refuel after a long overnight fast and have enough energy to get them through the day.
If you want to read more about the importance of breakfast and what to give your kids for breakfast, make sure to read this article I wrote.
Healthy ingredients
This healthy chocolate smoothie contains lots of healthy ingredients such as:
- Sweet potatoes: these starchy veggies are bursting with carotenes, which are great for the eyes, heart, and skin, and support the immune system. In addition, sweet potatoes are powerful antioxidants, are very high in vitamins C and B6, and are a good source of manganese, copper, vitamin B2, B5, and B7, and dietary fiber.
- Banana are an excellent source of potassium, vitamin B6, vitamin C, magnesium, and fiber.
- Cacao powder: in its raw form it contains nearly four times the antioxidant power of regular dark chocolate. It also contains protein, calcium, carotene, thiamin, riboflavin, magnesium, and sulfur.
- Medjool dates are rich in B-vitamins, copper, potassium, manganese, magnesium, iron, and phosphorus, zinc, and selenium. Although fairly high in glucose or fructose, dates contain a special kind of soluble fiber called beta-D-glucan which helps control blood sugar. In addition, dates are high in antioxidants and anti-cancer compounds
- Chia seeds are another great source of fiber - 5 grams per tablespoon - and are full of calcium, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus (all essential for good bone health), iron, and anti-inflammatory omega-3 fatty acids. By weight, they are about 14 percent protein, which is much higher than most plants
TIP: You can easily make this chocolate smoothie the day or evening before and refrigerate overnight. Breakfast can’t get quicker than this, can it?
Why do we LOVE this chocolate sweet potato smoothie? It’s:
- Healthy
- Delicious
- Quick and easy to make
- Gluten-free
- Dairy-free
- Sugar-free
- Packed with protein and fiber
- Delicious for breakfast and snacks
- Kids-friendly
Ingredients
Makes 2 medium servings
*Unless stated differently, my recipes are measured with US measuring cups like these ones.
Directions
Steam, cook, or bake the sweet potato.
Add all the ingredients to a high-speed blender
Blend until smooth.
Serve immediately or chill overnight if you don’t feel like making a smoothie during the morning rush.
Ingredients
Directions
Steam, cook, or bake the sweet potato.
Add all the ingredients to a high-speed blender
Blend until smooth.
Serve immediately or chill overnight if you don’t feel like making a smoothie during the morning rush.