A quick and easy way to give your kids a powerhouse boost! This vegan banana milk with added protein, greens or antioxidants is a perfect kid treat plus it’s ready in only 5 minutes!
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Silk. The opinions and text are all mine.
With school starting for many of us, the laziness of summer is slowly coming to an end. Switching gears can be hard so having some quick and easy ways to get healthy ingredients into the little ones is a must. I’m pretty sure that the school would frown upon me sending tubs of salsa and bags of chips for them to eat on the floor picnic style 😉 So I have paired up with Silk to bring you this super easy vegan banana milk, with 3 choices of boost: protein, greens and antioxidants!
Bananas are an awesome kid food. They are great for the body and a perfect source for many nutrients:
- packed with potassium
- a great source of vitamin C
- an excellent source of vitamin B-6 (something that can be lacking if you don’t eat animal products)
- fiber
- they are powerhouses for energy since they have many good carbs
Pair bananas with my favorite Silk Almond Milk and you can’t go wrong:
- It’s a great fast way to start the day: think rushing to school and quick breakfasts.
- Perfect lunch food: freeze the night before to keep cold until lunchtime.
- Great after school snack: kids come home with a depletion of energy, perk them back up with a quick nutrient dense drink.
You can also add different ingredients to give this vegan banana milk an even bigger boost. I started with protein. Feel free to use any nut butter (or seed butter) you want but we love the pair of bananas and peanut butter!
Another great add in is greens. There is a half cup of spinach in this banana milk! Add more or less, depending on how much green you can tolerate. Spinach is mild in flavor, and the banana taste covers it up well.
Finally, we have the antioxidant boost. Berries are filled with them and are super flavorful. They add a little bit of extra sweetness too! Not that it needs it, as long as you are using a nice ripe banana you will have plenty of sweet.
All you need is a good blender (high speed yields the best results), a banana, 1 cup of Silk Almond Milk, a dash of salt and a sprinkle of vanilla to be on your way to the perfect vegan banana milk. You can also pick your boost of choice to really ramp up the power! It passes the kid test too…enjoyed by these crazy three monkeys poolside (side note: how in the world did 2 of my 3 boys turn out blond?!).
And don’t miss out on the single serving Silk milks, perfect to send in lunches or bring with you to those after school sport practices. They travel well and are easy for little ones to drink on the go! Hint: I freeze mine before putting them in their lunch or in my travel bag for practices for an ultimate cold treat.
- 1 ripe banana
- 1-2 cups cold Silk Almond Milk see notes
- 1/8 teaspoon vanilla bean powder or seeds from a vanilla bean
- dash of sea salt
- 2 tablespoons peanut butter and 1 tablespoon hemp seeds for protein boost
- 1/2 cup spinach for greens boost
- 1 cup fresh mixed berries for antioxidant boost
- Put everything in a high speed blender (including one of the optional boosts) and blend until liquified. For the antioxidant boost, you may want to strain the milk because of the berry seeds.
- Make sure you are using a ripe banana or the milk will not be sweet. You can also add a few dates for sweetness if your bananas aren't super ripe.
- Adjust the amount of milk depending on how thin you want the end result. 1 cup milk will give you a thicker drink.
- The servings size depends on how much milk you use, it will be one serving if you only add 1 cup of milk and 2 servings if you add 2 cups.
- You can also add ice if you want it to be really cold, add more ice for a smoothie version.
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Silk. The opinions and text are all mine.
Dianne's Vegan Kitchen says
This is such a fun way to get extra nutrients into your day!
veggiesdontbite says
Thank goodness my kids agree!!
Jenn says
Your kids are so dang cute! I would be slurping this up too. This is pretty much how we start all of our smoothies around here – just with less of the milk. But I do love the idea of making it into “milk” instead of a thick smoothie. More thirst quenching that way. My kids would love this too! Side note – I LOVE your purple dish towel! 🙂
veggiesdontbite says
Awe, thanks Jenn!! They are such dolls (most of the time, lol). The boys loved the thinner version, even though they do love smoothies too. Funny, I don’t use that towel too often because I’m usually such a plain jane photo prop girl. Thank you!
Cassie Autumn Tran says
I’ve never tried banana milk before, but I have heard very mixed reviews about it. I think if I give this idea a go, I’ll absolutely adore it!
veggiesdontbite says
Yes, it definitely could be bad if you don’t use a ripe banana. My kids love it though so it’s a win for us!
Trinity Bourne says
You have a wonderful way of making something so simple, so fab! Your kids are shining with all that delicious vegan food you are feeding them 🙂
veggiesdontbite says
Awe, thank you Trinity!
Shubha says
Your kiddos are so cute:) Yes , we are big fans of Silk Almond milk too.. loved the recipes:)
veggiesdontbite says
Silk is the best!!
The Vegan 8 says
I’ve heard of a lot of people using banana milk in their cereal! These look like such fun and healthy ways to eat more bananas! You are on a silk drink posting roll lately!! I know what it is, you got that new pool and you need to keep drinking to hydrate from being out in the heat all day, I see how it is, hahaha! Such adorable photos of your boys!
veggiesdontbite says
I’m pretty sure this is your favorite recipe of mine. LOL!! And yes, I am all over poolside drinks right now!
Emily Kemp says
I love that you can have this 3 different ways, they all sound delicious!