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We’ve created seven smoothie recipe videos to make food learning fun in the classroom! These recipes are a nice way to introduce students to food prep and new ingredients, as well as support skill-building through shared experiences.
Each recipe uses ingredients like fresh or frozen fruit, yogurt, and milk – making them easy to prepare and delicious to enjoy together.
Here’s what’s on the smoothie menu:
🫐 Very Berry
🥭 Mango Mania
🥜 Peanut Butter Banan-za (includes a nut-free option)
🍓 Banana Berry Bliss
🥬 Tropical Green
🔵 Blueberry Blast
🥣 Berry Good Smoothie Bowl
Each recipe comes with a short video designed for classroom use and a printable PDF version (available in both English and French). You’ll also find classroom-friendly tips and serving suggestions for students.
📣 Don’t forget – these videos and printables are great for sending home, too! Families can keep the learning going with simple recipes to try together.
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Very Berry Smoothie
Encourage food skill development with this colourful, flavourful Very Berry Smoothie. Students can measure, mix, and blend their way through this recipe while engaging their senses – observing vibrant colours, tasting sweet and tart berries, and feeling the cool textures of blended fruit and dairy. [...]
Perfect for building food confidence in the classroom, this Mango Mania Smoothie blends familiar ingredients like mango and yogurt with a twist of flavour from spices like cardamom and cinnamon. Whether you’re introducing food skills or encouraging sensory exploration, this simple recipe makes for a[...]
Whip up this Peanut Butter Banan-za Smoothie for a hands-on food skills activity. Learners practise measuring and using a blender while exploring the flavours and textures of bananas, yogurt, chia seeds, and milk. Need a nut-free option? Swap peanut butter with a school-safe seed or nut-free butter[...]
Designed for the classroom, this Banana Berry Bliss Smoothie recipe provides and opportunity to explore using their senses, with a focus on touch, taste, and temperature. With a video walkthrough and image-based instructions, it’s easy for students to follow along, develop basic food prep skills, an[...]
Empower students to prepare and enjoy a smoothie of their own using ingredients like pineapple, banana, milk, yogurt, juice, and leafy greens. This colourful smoothie recipe offers learners a chance to taste ingredients in a new way.
Tips from our Dietitians
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With ingredients such as blueberries, pineapple, spinach, milk, and yogurt, this recipe invites students to explore ingredients while practising food skills like measuring and blending. With a step-by-step video and recipe card, this smoothie recipe is perfect for your classroom.
Tips from our Di[...]
Help students gain confidence in the kitchen with this colourful and customizable smoothie bowl recipe. Created with teachers in mind, it includes clear steps to support food skill learning and encourages students to choose their own toppings and create unique designs and patterns. A fun and flexibl[...]