Tropical Green Smoothie Baby Food Pouches
These baby and toddler food pouches are filled with a tropical fruit blend stirred together with a spinach or kale blend. The green smoothie mixture is full of fruit and antioxidants and none of the preservatives for your baby, toddler, or adult to eat.
Ingredients
Blend 1 ingredients list - banana, spinach, tropical fruit
- 3 overripe bananas
- 4 big handfuls of fresh spinach or blend with kale
- 4 Cups tropical or mixed fruit chunks
- 2 Cups coconut water or fruit nectar
Blend 2 ingredients list - banana, spinach, pineapple, carrot, mango
- 3 overripe bananas
- 4 big handfuls of fresh spinach or blend with kale
- 8 ounces crushed pineapple with juice
- 1 Cup shredded carrots
- 14 oz mango pulp
- 1 Cup Coconut water or fruit nectar
Instructions
- Place bananas in the bottom of a blender.
- Add other fruits and vegetables to the blender.
- Pour liquid over blender contents.
- Blend on medium for about 30 seconds.
- Switch and blend on high to a smooth puree.
- Stop blender and check the texture.
- With a spatula or spoon, push down and vegetables that got stuck at the top or along the sides.
- Blend again until all the small bits of spinach are completely pureed.
- Use a pouch making tool to fill the pouches with the mixture.
- Refrigerate for up to 2 days or freeze and thaw individually.
- The mixture can also be stored in mason jars and frozen to drink with a straw.
Notes
- The mixture should only be kept in the refrigerator for 2 days. If the pouches or jars cannot be consumed in that time, freeze and thaw individually before consuming.
- My son also likes to eat this out of a bowl with a spoon. We call it green ice cream.
- Other fruits can be substituted in for the ingredients listed here - blueberries, strawberries, blackberries, orange, kiwi, peaches, nectarines
- We use this same mixture to make regular Green Smoothies. I freeze it in mason jars or plastic storage containers and thaw one each evening for the next day.