Easy and delicious fresh carrot orange mango smoothie is perfect for kids. Smooth and flavorful, it's a sweet and healthy mix of fruit and vegetables.
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What do you need to get you in a hoppy Spring mood? Spring puts me in mind of fresh flowers, rabbits invading my yard, salads, garden planting, and sunshine. Imagine if you could get a picture of all of those things in your mind’s eye with an explosion of taste in your mouth.
Hard to believe but we’ve come pretty close with this fresh Carrot Orange Mango Smoothie. Try one with your favorite little one(s) today! You just might feel a bunny hop coming on.
Why we love smoothies
Why do I love smoothies? It’s fairly simple really as it’s one of the few ways I can get my son to consistently eat his veggies. He’ll eat a carrot here and there when it’s on his plate and he has to try at least one, or when a friend shares one with him.
However, there is not a lot of joy at this point in his life in carrots, spinach, kale, or other healthy veggies I can get him to happily down in a smoothie. There’s also the fact they’re really good!
Bunnies love carrot orange mango smoothies
I mentioned bunnies invading my yard this time of year. Initially, every spring I smile and watch the bunnies running this way and that. Be that as it may, as more and more appear in my yard the Farmer MacGregor in me tends to come out, and I’ve trained the kids to run at them and scare them far away. While I’ve only seen a few hopping about so far this year, fortunately, we haven’t had any burrowing in and having babies.
Last year I went out to plant the garden only to find a momma rabbit had burrowed into the center of the garden and buried several babies there. My calm, rabbit-loving husband refused to do anything about it until they were moved out, but it put me in a small panic.
Of course, I had to stress to the children at least daily about how we do not go near the garden or touch the baby rabbits! Thankfully, it only took about a week before they were gone.
Make your own fresh carrot orange mango smoothie
Think about those happy, hoppy carrot-loving spring rabbits, and gather your ingredients for this incredibly refreshing smoothie. It has fairly simple ingredients, but it’s amazing! The child loved this one, and we’ve been making it often and scoring some great vitamin A from the carrots.
As with any recipe, be sure you get good ingredients to get the best flavor. Some of the mangoes we’ve seen lately have not been completely ripe, so try to get a good one or let it sit for a few days so it’s soft before using it.
Tip: Try one of these smoothie pouches to make healthy smoothies easy and portable for your little ones.
We’ve been using these Squeasy Gear food pouches since my son turned 2, and even my 8-year-old daughter will use hers for part of an easy healthy lunch. They’re super-easy to clean, reusable, and green! I can’t recommend them enough. They come in several colors so, and we literally use them almost every day. Click here to check them out from Amazon.
Read more from Explorer Momma on how to get your kids to eat healthy. Useful tips you can implement today!
🥘 Ingredients
Make the Carrot Orange Mango Smoothie (2 child-sized servings)
- 1 orange
- 1 medium/large carrot
- ½ a mango
- 1 teaspoon minced ginger
- About 1 cup ice cubes
- 1 tablespoon of honey
🔪 Instructions
First, place all the ingredients in a high-speed blender. If you don’t have a high-speed blender you’ll need to chop your carrot into small pieces before blending, but it should come out just fine in a regular blender too.
Second, blend everything together for about 45 seconds or until you can tell everything’s been incorporated and the mixture has a smooth texture. Then pour it out into 2 small glasses and share one with a friend!
Aren't they a fabulous color?! It just brightens your day, and the fresh fruit and carrot with a hint of ginger make it incredibly refreshing. Truly, your little rabbits will be gobbling them up in no time.
📖 Recipe
Fresh Carrot Orange Mango Smoothie
Beautiful, cool, and refreshing!
Ingredients
- 1 orange
- 1 medium/large carrot
- ½ a mango
- 1 teaspoon minced ginger
- 1 cup ice cubes
- 1 tablespoon of honey
Instructions
- Place all the ingredients in a high-speed blender.
- If you don’t have a high-speed blender, chop your carrot into small pieces before blending.
- Blend everything together starting on the lowest speed and turning up to the highest for about 45 seconds or until you can tell everything’s been incorporated and the mixture has a smooth texture. Pour it out into 2 small glasses.
- Share one with a friend.
Notes
Calories per My Fitness Pal.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 2Amount Per Serving: Calories: 128Unsaturated Fat: 0g
Spring memories
What do you think of when you think about spring? Is it the lilacs, daffodils, Easter, egg hunts, gardening, or family coming together? I have grown more and more to appreciate these simple things and love to share a smoothie with my little guy while we go out in the backyard to stand in the sunshine and review how many vibrant purple crocuses have bloomed.
So go out today, sip on a healthy fresh carrot orange mango smoothie, and delight in the novelties of a new season.
Nichole says
This looks soooooo good! I can't wait to try it!
Manouk says
Great idea and I can imagine your child likes it as well since it is such a bright color! It reminds me of kingsday. A national celebration day in the Netherlands. Everybody and everything is orange that day. This smoothy will fit right in!
ExplorerMomma says
Yes, my son loves mango and most any smoothie! I'll have to read up on Kingsday - I love to hear about celebrations like it!
Lisa | The Merry Momma says
This is not a combo I have ever seen before - I'm eager to try it!! Look at that wonderful orange color!
I am so intrigued by the squeeze pouches. Are they hard to clean?
ExplorerMomma says
The Squeasy pouches are so easy to clean. You can actually turn them inside out so super quick clean-up! We love being able to pack and take our smoothies wherever. Also, they work sort of like a straw, but little ones are not able to spill colored smoothies everywhere. Score!
jan says
Looks very refreshing and delicious. Have to try one for breakfast tomorrow!
AJ Sefton says
Love anything mango! love the colour too. WIll try it soon!
ExplorerMomma says
My son is a mango monster. He loves it in anything. We hope you like it!
Crissy Durte says
I absolutely love those pouches!!!! Way cool! Not a mom yet, but I think it's a good way to balance healthy lifestyle and mom on the go!
C. Gibson says
That looks really good, and an easy recipe to follow.
Shari E says
Delicious, healthy and easy! Looks great!
Katie Foley says
This looks really good! I usually make carrot and orange juices but I haven't tried using carrot in a smoothie yet. Must try!
Donna Parker says
This looks delicious, Lauren, I've shared and bookmarked because I need to try this.
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sarah says
We are big smoothie drinkers at our house! I can't wait to try this combo, it sounds so delicious and refreshing! thanks for sharing!
Ashley says
Sounds yummy! Thanks for the great idea!
Ambuj Saxena says
I am a big mango fan! In fact, in Delhi, India, there is an annual Mango tourism festival where mangoes from all over India are displayed and sold! You can expect huge traffic jams around the venue for the event!
Loved your blog post! Wanna try out the mango smoothie!
Amanda Napper says
Sounds healthy. Can you taste the carrot?
ExplorerMomma says
Yes, you can taste the carrot a little bit, but I like it in there. It's a sweet carrot, with just a slightly earthy taste that reminds me of spring.
Larissa says
I've never considered putting carrots into my smoothies. Or oranges, for that matter. I'm intrigued! Definitely going to have to try this recipe!
Amy - Page Traveller says
This looks so delicious! I will definitely be looking to try out this recipe. I take it it's OK for a large-size child like me? Haha!
ExplorerMomma says
I like that, of course! I've been known to drink the whole thing for breakfast!
prerna says
What a refreshing and delicious smoothie. I love mangoes and love drinking smoothies on a hot day. This combo sounds perfect for me! Thanks for sharing 🙂
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Kat says
Those colors! These are perfect before going out in the sun!