Daily Sunshine Recipes Your Kids Will Love
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We created 7 delicious Daily Sunshine recipes so you can spread extra sunshine at snack time with fun smoothie bowls, pops, bars, and more for your kids.
For those of you who aren’t on the Daily Sunshine bandwagon yet, here’s a quick overview:
Daily Sunshine is a healthy snack that comes in two kid-friendly flavors — Chocolate and Strawberry Banana.
It was designed specifically for children’s unique dietary needs and includes the building blocks of nutrition they need to help them grow up healthy and strong!
We know how hard it is to get kids to eat right, so our goal was to create a healthy snack you feel good about as a parent and that kids actually want to eat!
So, grab the kids and start making some sunshine!
Ingredients
- ¾ cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1 cup ice
- 1 scoop Strawberry Banana Daily Sunshine
- ¼ large banana, sliced
- ½ cup sliced strawberries
- 2 Tbsp. sliced almonds
- 1 Tbsp. chia seeds
Instructions
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Place almond milk, ice, and Daily Sunshine in blender; cover. Blend until smooth.
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Place smoothie in a medium bowl. Top with banana, strawberries, almonds, and chia seeds; serve immediately.
Ingredients
- ½ cup gluten-free dry rolled oats
- 5 Medjool dates, pitted, coarsely chopped
- 2 scoops Chocolate Daily Sunshine
- ½ cup finely chopped almonds
- ½ cup all-natural almond butter
- ¼ cup honey
Instructions
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Place oats in food processor; pulse for 20 seconds.
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Add dates, Daily Sunshine, almonds, almond butter, and honey; pulse until blended.
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Shape mixture into eighteen balls, approximately 1 Tbsp. each.
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Serve immediately (or store in an airtight container in the refrigerator).
Recipe Notes
Tip:
- You can substitute pecans or walnuts for almonds.
Ingredients
- ¾ cup unsweetened coconut milk beverage
- 1 cup ice
- 1 scoop Chocolate Daily Sunshine
- 2 Tbsp. almond slices
- 1 Tbsp. unsweetened shredded coconut
- 1 Tbsp. chopped dark chocolate
Instructions
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Place coconut milk, ice, and Daily Sunshine in blender; cover. Blend until smooth.
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Place smoothie in a medium bowl. Top with almonds, coconut, and chocolate; serve immediately.
Recipe Notes
Tip:
- Coconut milk beverage comes in a carton.
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1 cup ice
- 1 scoop Strawberry Banana Daily Sunshine
- 2 tsp. all-natural peanut butter
- ½ cup sliced strawberries
Instructions
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Place almond milk, ice, Daily Sunshine, peanut butter, and strawberries in blender; cover. Blend until smooth.
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1 cup ice
- 1 scoop Chocolate Daily Sunshine
- ½ tsp. pure vanilla extract
- 2 Tbsp. gluten-free graham cracker crumbs
Instructions
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Place almond milk, ice, Daily Sunshine, extract, and graham cracker crumbs in blender; cover. Blend until smooth.
Ingredients
- ½ cup water
- 2 Tbsp. fresh lime juice
- ½ cup fresh (or frozen) strawberries
- ½ cup fresh (or frozen) spinach
- 2 scoops Strawberry Banana Daily Sunshine
- 2 Tbsp. chopped fresh mint
Instructions
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Place water, lime juice, strawberries, spinach, Daily Sunshine, and mint in blender; cover. Blend until smooth.
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Pour evenly into four ice pop molds; freeze for at least 4 hours, or until set.
Ingredients
- ½ cup pecans, chopped, toasted
- ¼ cup unsweetened shredded coconut, toasted
- 4 Medjool dates
- 1 Tbsp. + 1 tsp. extra-virgin organic coconut oil, melted
- Nonstick cooking spray
- 1½ cups canned light coconut milk
- ½ cup water
- 2 envelopes unflavored gelatin (preferably from grass-fed cows)
- ½ cup pure pumpkin puree
- 2 scoops Chocolate Daily Sunshine
Instructions
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To make crust, place pecans, coconut, dates, and oil in food processor; process until well blended.
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Press pecan mixture into 8 x 8-inch baking pan that has been lightly coated with spray. Set aside.
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Place coconut milk and water in small saucepan. Sprinkle with gelatin. Allow to bloom for 5 to 10 minutes.
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Heat coconut milk mixture over medium heat for 3 to 4 minutes, or until gelatin has dissolved. Remove from heat. Allow mixture to cool to room temperature (approximately 73° F).
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Add pumpkin puree; whisk to blend.
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Add Daily Sunshine; whisk to blend.
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Pour coconut milk mixture evenly over crust; cover. Refrigerate for 3 to 4 hours, or until pumpkin mixture has set.
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Cut into eight bars (approximately 2 x 2 inches).
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Serve immediately (or store in an airtight container in the refrigerator).
*Do not feed honey to children younger than one year.