Smoothies

[NigellaSeed]

I don't want to give my toddler DS smoothies or juices to drink, but, if I was going to occasionally blend up berries and add it to his Greek yoghurt, would it be all the same just to buy innocent smoothie type thing and add a little?

I can't see how a smoothie is more sugar than if I blitzed the fruit myself, but it would be alot easier for me.

Innocent smoothies tend to have fruit juice which ups the content compared to just blitzed fruit. You could always check the amount of sugar in the particular smoothie you want to use and decide if you’re happy with the amount?

What about pouches which are specifically designed for babies which won't have added juice. Like the Ella's Kitchen ones.

Looking at Ella's kitchen and comparing it to Tesco own strawberry and banana, most of them have the same or slightly more sugars. But the orange one is slightly less so I'll go for that.

Tbh he does eat plain Greek yoghurt sometimes so I wouldn't add fruit often just occasionally, and for making ice lollies. (Yoghurt with a splash of smoothie)

I've just looked at the sugars for Ella's kitchens pure apple puree, and it's the same sugars. So I guess a smoothie is just the same as any piece of fruit.

I make my own so can add oats, oat bran or wheat bran for some extra roughage!