{"id":4022,"date":"2019-12-02T04:02:15","date_gmt":"2019-12-02T04:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highchairchronicles.com\/?page_id=4022"},"modified":"2019-12-02T04:02:15","modified_gmt":"2019-12-02T04:02:15","slug":"week-18-sensory-activity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/highchairchronicles.com\/week-18-sensory-activity\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 18 Sensory Activity - Make a Smoothie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><sub><em>This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon associate I earn from qualifying purchases. See my full <\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/highchairchronicles.com\/privacy-policy\/\">disclosure<\/a><\/em><em>.<\/em><\/sub><\/p>\n<p>Having your child help you make a smoothie is like a trifecta of sensory activities:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>They can help you wash the fruit or veggies<\/li>\n<li>They can help you cut the fruit<\/li>\n<li>They can get a little sticky helping you pour the smoothie into cups<\/li>\n<li>And as a bonus, they get to drink a delicious nutritious treat they made themselves!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>A few kid-friendly smoothie ideas:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Ripe banana + &frac12; cup fresh or frozen fruit+ &frac12; cup milk (any kind, dairy or non-dairy)<\/li>\n<li>The \"fresh or frozen fruit\" can be: strawberries, peaches, mango, blueberries, cherries, kiwi, pineapple, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Try stirring in a small handful of fresh or frozen baby spinach and calling it a GREEN MONSTER SMOOTHIE (or skip this for now if you have a picky kid and aren't sure how this is going to go in the first place)<\/li>\n<li>Ask your child what THEY want to put in their smoothie!<\/li>\n<li>If you're looking to add more nutrition or calories to your child's smoothies, you can add a tablespoon of nut butter, hemp seeds, chia seeds, pea protein powder, or a quarter cup of steamed veggies, such as carrots, broccoli, butternut squash, or pumpkin. (I have a whole post on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/highchairchronicles.com\/make-high-calorie-baby-food\/\">making nutritious baby food<\/a><\/strong>, which is essentially a baby-friendly smoothie, and I still follow the same recipe (more or less) for my son who is now 2.5 years old and not a baby. Check it out if you're interested)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I always recommend using a high-strength blender, such as a Vitamix or a Blendtec so that the smoothies come out super smooth and creamy. It's essential for a picky eater. I got <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2OF0TPi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored noreferrer\"><strong>this Blendtec<\/strong><\/a> blender after many weeks of research, and it is far superior to ANY other blender I've ever used.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Blendtec-Original-Professional-Grade-Pre-programmed-10-speeds\/dp\/B000GIGZXM\/ref=as_li_ss_il?ac_md=2-0-VW5kZXIgJDUwMA==-ac_d_pm&amp;keywords=blendtec&amp;pd_rd_i=B000GIGZXM&amp;pd_rd_r=19b13bca-1a3d-40c9-8874-62a9fda5b20a&amp;pd_rd_w=qj4Gh&amp;pd_rd_wg=KpY5M&amp;pf_rd_p=02e79b16-eab7-4369-852f-d04a58a4d9b5&amp;pf_rd_r=K4TCXAZS74NTTAGWXVK2&amp;psc=1&amp;qid=1575259156&amp;linkCode=li2&amp;tag=highchairchronicles-20&amp;linkId=07fb1f0e455b798333f8525d53051991&amp;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored noreferrer\" class=\"tbf-azon-image-replace\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41SrZZwzBKL._SL160_.jpg\" border=\"0\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41SrZZwzBKL._SL160_.jpg\" border=\"0\" data-mvt-skip=\"src\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"eager-load\" data-no-svg=\"1\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=highchairchronicles-20&amp;language=en_US&amp;l=li2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B000GIGZXM\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=highchairchronicles-20&amp;language=en_US&amp;l=li2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B000GIGZXM\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" data-mvt-skip=\"src\" class=\" lazyload\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Colorful-Kichuzl-Colors-Toddler-Stainless\/dp\/B07FFS17P4\/ref=as_li_ss_il?keywords=toddler+smoothie+cups&amp;qid=1575259096&amp;sr=8-11&amp;linkCode=li2&amp;tag=highchairchronicles-20&amp;linkId=b0995c58912182df3947846cba9349ff&amp;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored noreferrer\" class=\"tbf-azon-image-replace\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/31RvbUbe3ZS._SL160_.jpg\" border=\"0\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/31RvbUbe3ZS._SL160_.jpg\" border=\"0\" data-mvt-skip=\"src\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" lazyload\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=highchairchronicles-20&amp;language=en_US&amp;l=li2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B07FFS17P4\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=highchairchronicles-20&amp;language=en_US&amp;l=li2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B07FFS17P4\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" data-mvt-skip=\"src\" class=\" lazyload\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Don't forget to use the hashtag #52weeksofsensory and tag @highchairchronicles if you post any pictures on social media!<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><em>Psst, if you happened to come across this page and are wondering what the heck this is all about: We are doing the <\/em><\/b><b><em><a href=\"https:\/\/highchairchronicles.com\/52-weeks-of-sensory-activities-toddlers\">52 Weeks of Sensory<\/a><\/em><\/b><b><em> challenge. <\/em><\/b><b><em><a href=\"https:\/\/highchairchronicles.com\/52-weeks-of-sensory-activities-toddlers\">Come join us<\/a><\/em><\/b><b><em>!<\/em><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This post contains affiliate links. 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