Healthy Vanilla Shake 🍌🥛

This Healthy Vanilla Shake is quick, nutritious, and totally kid-approved. Made without refined sugar or artificial flavors, it’s packed with bananas, flaxseed, almond butter, and non-dairy milk for balanced nutrition.

Nutritional Benefits

• Banana: Rich in potassium for muscle function and natural energy
• Date: High in fiber and natural sugars for sustained energy
• Vanilla extract: Adds flavor without added sugar (alcohol-free for kids)
• Flaxseed: Provides omega-3s and fiber for brain and digestive health
• Almond butter: Healthy fats, protein, and vitamin E for growth
• Non-dairy milk: Calcium and vitamin D (especially if fortified)

Ways to Serve

• As a breakfast smoothie with toast or fruit
• In a lunchbox thermos for a midday boost
• As an after-school snack
• Frozen into popsicles for a fun summer treat

Substitutions

• Banana: Swap for frozen mango or pear
• Date: Use 1–2 tsp honey or maple syrup (kids 1+)
• Almond butter: Peanut, cashew, sunflower seed butter, or tahini
• Flaxseed: Chia seeds or hemp seeds
• Non-dairy milk: Regular cow’s milk or any milk of choice

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 bananas
• 1 Medjool date, pitted
• 1/2 tbsp almond butter
• 1 tsp ground flaxseed
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup non-dairy milk
• Optional: ice (omit for younger babies)

Directions

1. Add all ingredients to a blender.
2. Blend until smooth and creamy.
3. Serve immediately and enjoy.

Notes

Store in the refrigerator for up to 24 hours or pour into popsicle molds and freeze for up to 1 month.