Daily Sunshine Recipes Your Kids Will Love

Daily Sunshine Recipes Your Kids Will Love

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!

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Keyword snack
Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 0 mins
Total Time 10 mins
Servings 1 serving
Calories 323 kcal
Author Beachbody

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

  1. Place almond milk, ice, and Daily Sunshine in blender; cover. Blend until smooth. 

  2. Place smoothie in a medium bowl. Top with banana, strawberries, almonds, and chia seeds; serve immediately. 

Nutrition Facts
Amount Per Serving (1 smoothie bowl)
Calories 323 Calories from Fat 126
% Daily Value*
Fat 14g22%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Sodium 377mg16%
Carbohydrates 35g12%
Fiber 12g50%
Sugar 17g19%
Protein 16g32%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 0 mins
Total Time 15 mins
Servings 18 servings, 1 ball each
Calories 112 kcal
Author Beachbody

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

  1. Place oats in food processor; pulse for 20 seconds.

  2. Add dates, Daily Sunshine, almonds, almond butter, and honey; pulse until blended.   

  3. Shape mixture into eighteen balls, approximately 1 Tbsp. each.

  4. Serve immediately (or store in an airtight container in the refrigerator).

Recipe Notes

Tip:

  • You can substitute pecans or walnuts for almonds.
Nutrition Facts
Amount Per Serving (1 ball)
Calories 112 Calories from Fat 54
% Daily Value*
Fat 6g9%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Sodium 42mg2%
Carbohydrates 14g5%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 9g10%
Protein 4g8%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 0 mins
Total Time 10 mins
Servings 1 serving
Calories 318 kcal

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

  1. Place coconut milk, ice, and Daily Sunshine in blender; cover. Blend until smooth.

  2. Place smoothie in a medium bowl. Top with almonds, coconut, and chocolate; serve immediately. 

Recipe Notes

Tip:

  • Coconut milk beverage comes in a carton.
Nutrition Facts
Amount Per Serving (1 serving)
Calories 318 Calories from Fat 162
% Daily Value*
Fat 18g28%
Saturated Fat 8g50%
Cholesterol 4mg1%
Sodium 278mg12%
Carbohydrates 24g8%
Fiber 5g21%
Sugar 17g19%
Protein 14g28%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 0 mins
Total Time 10 mins
Servings 1 serving
Calories 249 kcal
Author Beachbody

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

  1. Place almond milk, ice, Daily Sunshine, peanut butter, and strawberries in blender; cover. Blend until smooth.

Nutrition Facts
Amount Per Serving (1 serving)
Calories 249 Calories from Fat 108
% Daily Value*
Fat 12g18%
Saturated Fat 2g13%
Sodium 466mg20%
Carbohydrates 23g8%
Fiber 6g25%
Sugar 13g14%
Protein 14g28%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 0 mins
Total Time 10 mins
Servings 1 serving
Calories 207 kcal
Author Beachbody

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

  1. Place almond milk, ice, Daily Sunshine, extract, and graham cracker crumbs in blender; cover. Blend until smooth.

Nutrition Facts
Amount Per Serving (1 serving)
Calories 207 Calories from Fat 63
% Daily Value*
Fat 7g11%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Sodium 454mg20%
Carbohydrates 20g7%
Fiber 4g17%
Sugar 9g10%
Protein 11g22%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Keyword Daily Sunshine
Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 0 mins
Total Time 4 hrs 10 mins
Servings 4 servings, 1 pop each
Calories 69 kcal
Author Beachbody

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

  1. Place water, lime juice, strawberries, spinach, Daily Sunshine, and mint in blender; cover. Blend until smooth.

  2. Pour evenly into four ice pop molds; freeze for at least 4 hours, or until set.

Nutrition Facts
Amount Per Serving (1 pop)
Calories 69 Calories from Fat 18
% Daily Value*
Fat 2g3%
Sodium 119mg5%
Carbohydrates 9g3%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 5g6%
Protein 5g10%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 0 mins
Total Time 10 mins
Servings 8 servings, 1 bar each
Calories 189 kcal
Author Beachbody

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
  • 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

  1. To make crust, place pecans, coconut, dates, and oil in food processor; process until well blended.

  2. Press pecan mixture into 8 x 8-inch baking pan that has been lightly coated with spray. Set aside.

  3. Place coconut milk and water in small saucepan. Sprinkle with gelatin. Allow to bloom for 5 to 10 minutes.

  4. 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).

  5. Add pumpkin puree; whisk to blend.

  6. Add Daily Sunshine; whisk to blend.

  7. Pour coconut milk mixture evenly over crust; cover. Refrigerate for 3 to 4 hours, or until pumpkin mixture has set.

  8. Cut into eight bars (approximately 2 x 2 inches). 

  9. Serve immediately (or store in an airtight container in the refrigerator).

Nutrition Facts
Amount Per Serving (1 bar)
Calories 189 Calories from Fat 117
% Daily Value*
Fat 13g20%
Saturated Fat 6g38%
Sodium 69mg3%
Carbohydrates 15g5%
Fiber 3g13%
Sugar 11g12%
Protein 4g8%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

*Do not feed honey to children younger than one year.