Most children find little appeal in green and leafy vegetables. A lot of them try to avoid eating their veggies in any way they can. If you have kids who don't like the taste of vegetables, sneaking some greens into their smoothies is a smart way to include essential nutrients into their daily diet. Serving them smoothies ensure that your kids get the same health benefits without you having to force them.

Luckily, there are smoothies you can make at home that don't have to taste like vegetables. Ingredients like fruits and yogurt make the smoothies sweet and mask the taste that kids find unpleasant. Making smoothies is easy and hassle free. All you need is a blender and natural ingredients to boost your child's nutrient and energy level to jump start the day. Veggie smoothies are ideal for breakfast or quick snacks.

I want to share with you readers some tried-and-tested recipes for nutritious smoothies that I'm sure kids would enjoy.

CARROT ORANGE DELIGHT
Blend in 3/4 cup of carrot juice, 3/4 cup of orange juice, and 3/4 cup of vanilla yogurt. Add 6 ice cubes gradually and blend thoroughly until smooth. Serve right away.

PUMPKIN POWER DRINK
Blend in 15 ounces of pumpkin (chilled), 12 ounces of evaporated milk, 1 cup of vanilla yogurt, 1 tablespoon of organic honey and 2 tablespoons of cinnamon. Blend well. You can top it with some whipped cream and more cinnamon.

GARDEN SMOOTHIE
Blend in 1 cherry tomato, 1 celery stalk (chopped), 1 small cucumber (peeled), 3 spinach leaves, 1 cup of plain yogurt, 6 ice cubes, and salt and pepper to taste.

TOMANGO COMBO
Blend 1 large tomato (peeled and deseeded), 1 cup ripe mango (diced), 1/2 cup plain yogurt, 1/2 cup milk (any milk or milk substitute of your choice) and one tablespoon organic honey.

TANGY BROCCOLI
Blend in 4 florets of broccoli (fresh or frozen), 1/2 cucumber (chopped), 1/2 cup of tomato juice,1 teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce, 6 ice cubes and 2 drops of Tabasco sauce. Blend thoroughly until smooth.

POPEYE'S POWERCHARGER
Blend 1 cup of apple juice and 2 cups of spinach (chopped). Then add 1 medium sized banana (chopped) and 1 cup of carrots (chopped). Blend it again. Then add 4 ice cubes and more apple juice to taste. Blend thoroughly until smooth.

Making your kids eat their greens need not to be a challenging task. With these delicious and highly nutritious smoothie recipes, you'll be sure your kids get their daily dose of important nutrients intake the fun and easy way. If they like the taste, you can reveal what's included in their yummy smoothies. I'm sure they will never look at veggies the same way again.

Find out how you can increase the nutrient level of your child's diet with the help of smoothies. Click on the link to learn more about the wonderful health benefits of drinking fruit and vegetable smoothies.