Breakfast smoothies are a great way to tempt a fussy eater to have a nutritious breakfast, and also to hide the fact that you are giving them a couple of portions of fruit!

Bananarama Breakfast Smoothie

For a Banana-Split Smoothie, use chocolate syrup instead of maple syrup. You could use all milk if preferred.

1 medium banana, peeled and cut into chunks
3 tbsp vanilla yoghurt
1 tbsp maple syrup
4 tbsp apple juice
2 tbsp cold milk

Put the banana, yoghurt and maple syrup into a blender and whiz for 1–2 minutes, until smooth. Add apple juice and milk and whiz again until frothy. Pour into a glass to serve.

Preparation time: 5 minutes
Makes 1 glass

Sunshine Breakfast Smoothie

This smoothie is a great way to use up slightly overripe bananas – the ones with brown spots that children hate to eat!

1 medium banana, peeled and cut into chunks
1/2 large mango, cubed
1 tsp clear honey
120 ml (4 fl oz) pineapple juice
60 ml (2 fl oz) orange juice

Put the banana, mango and honey into a blender and whiz for 1–2 minutes, until smooth. Add the pineapple juice and orange juice, and whiz again until frothy. Pour into a glass to serve.

Preparation time: 5 minutes
Makes 1 glass

Strawberries & Cream

The cream soda adds a delicious flavour to this smoothie. It’s one of my favourites.

1 medium banana, peeled and cut into chunks
5–8 medium strawberries, hulled and halved
3 tbsp strawberry yoghurt 
4 tbsp cream soda

Put the banana, strawberries and yoghurt into a blender and whiz for 1–2 minutes, until smooth. Add cream soda and whiz again until frothy. Pour into a glass to serve.

Preparation time: 5 minutes
Makes 1 glass