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Kids Cooking Channel Video – Triple Fruity Freeze Recipe

July 16, 2012 by Jeanette 19 Comments

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Today, we are featuring my youngest son, Alex, making a recipe he came up with – Triple Fruity Freeze, a healthy, frosty and refreshing drink, perfect for a hot summer day. Steve Jobs, the duck (the Kids Cooking Channel mascot), had a sip and loved it too!

During the summer, it’s especially important to keep hydrated, so what better way than to use whole fresh fruits as a natural way to replenish your body with water and nutrients.  Watermelon is about 92% water by weight, making it ideal for blending into a drink to rehydrate your body.

My four boys love to play basketball two-on-two, so you can imagine how hot and sweaty they’ve been lately after their games. Although I encourage them to drink cold water, having a refreshing icy fruity drink is a real treat.

I often simply blend watermelon chunks, a squeeze of lime juice and ice cubes to make a frosty watermelon drink during the summer, but Alex came up with this combination today of watermelon, cherries and bananas and named it the Triple Fruity Freeze.

I love it when kids use their creative juices to concoct their own recipes, especially when they’re healthy (and even healthier than my own concoction). This frosty treat is full of Power Foods!

Triple Fruity Freeze

I had never really thought watermelon was that nutritious, but it is an excellent source of vitamin C, vitamin A, and a good source of potassium and magnesium. Watermelon is also a very concentrated source of the antioxidant lycopene, which is protective again prostate cancer, breast cancer, endometrial cancer, lung cancer and colorectal cancers.  In addition, watermelon is exceptionally high in an amino acid called citrulline which our bodies use to make another amino acid, arginine, which helps remove ammonia from the body.

This Triple Fruity Freeze also contains brain-boosting cherries and pomegranate juice, which are full of antioxidants, and bananas which are rich in vitamin C, B6, manganese, fiber, potassium, and magnesium. What’s not to like about a frosty treat that not only rehydrates your body, but is full of nutrients and helps protect brain health. Drink up!

If you’d like to see some fun videos that Alex has made (all by himself) featuring his duck, Steve Jobs, check out Steve Jobs Life Cycle (Fictional Story), Steve Jobs the Duck, Steve Jobs and 1+1, The Magical Steve Jobs Commercial, and the 8 Ducks of Luck Movie Trailer. Can you tell that Alex likes ducks?

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Triple Fruity Freeze

If you don't have frozen bananas, just add more ice to achieve the icy consistency you like.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 2

Ingredients

  • 1 watermelon
  • 1/2 cup cherries pitted
  • 1/2 cup pomegranate juice
  • 1/2 cup frozen banana slices
  • 1 cup ice

Instructions

  1. Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.

Sources:
The World’s Healthiest Foods: Watermelon
WebMD: Best Brain Foods for Brain Function, Health, and Memory
LIVESTRONG.COM: How do Sweet Raw Cherries Benefit Your Body

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Filed Under: beverages, Cooking For Cancer, gluten-free, healthy choices, Kids Cooking, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, smoothies, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: bananas, brain health, brain-boosting, cherries, cherry freeze, citrulline, frosty drink, healthy drink, hydrating drink, kids cooking, kids in the kitchen, kids video, lycopene, naturally hydrating drink, smoothie, summer, watermelon, watermelon freeze

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Comments

  1. Sommer@ASpicyPerspective says

    July 16, 2012 at 10:06 am

    Jeanette your boys are so cute… and the duck. 😉
    My kids would love this!

    Reply
    • Jeanette says

      July 17, 2012 at 1:37 pm

      Thanks Sommer – the duck is one of Alex’s favorites. I have a feeling he’ll be in more of his videos.

      Reply
  2. Brian @ A Thought For Food says

    July 16, 2012 at 10:27 am

    He did such a fabulous job! Totally cracked me up seeing the stuffed animal in there… but he was really really good!

    Reply
    • Jeanette says

      July 17, 2012 at 1:38 pm

      Thanks Brian – that’s Alex’s “Steve Jobs” duck. He’s a Steve Jobs admirer and he loves making videos with this duck.

      Reply
  3. Kelly @ Inspired Edibles says

    July 16, 2012 at 11:25 am

    Another fabulous kids cooking video – great job Alex!! You know what? My son just got braces on this morning and he is going to be so thrilled that you put this video together. It’s like you made this recipe just for him! :). (Steve Jobs is pretty great too! ;-)).

    Reply
    • Jeanette says

      July 17, 2012 at 1:39 pm

      Thanks Kelly – I showed Alex your comment and he had the biggest smile on his face.

      Reply
  4. Amanda says

    July 16, 2012 at 12:51 pm

    So cute!! 🙂 This looks so good!

    Reply
  5. Carolyn says

    July 16, 2012 at 2:48 pm

    I know they’d probably be horrified to hear me say it, but your sons are so cute when they do these cooking videos!

    Reply
  6. Alison @ Ingredients, Inc. says

    July 16, 2012 at 6:12 pm

    wow too good girl! How fun and adorable

    Reply
  7. Roxana | Roxana's Home Baking says

    July 17, 2012 at 12:25 am

    hey, i think Tiffany has the same duckie 🙂
    Your boys are so funny, they did such a wonderful job!

    Reply
  8. Jeanette says

    July 17, 2012 at 1:41 pm

    Thanks Amanda, Carolyn and Alison – it’s been fun teaching the kids to make a few things this summer. Hoping they’ll be able to make a few meals on their own and start feeling more comfortable in the kitchen.

    Reply
  9. Amy Tong says

    July 18, 2012 at 5:03 am

    This is such a refreshing drink…and your boys are adorable. 🙂 I really enjoy your videos.

    Reply
  10. Lydia (The Perfect Pantry) says

    July 18, 2012 at 6:22 am

    Love it! Alex is great, and both of his assistants (you and Steve) are pretty good, too!

    Reply
  11. France @ Beyond The Peel says

    July 18, 2012 at 1:44 pm

    That is so great . Keep them coming Jeanette. It’s great to meet your boys and have them involved in what you do.

    Reply
  12. Joanne says

    July 19, 2012 at 8:30 am

    I should really be getting more watermelon in my life considering how full of potassium it is! Great recipe.

    Reply
  13. katie says

    July 20, 2012 at 9:12 am

    What an awesome video and this recipe looks amazing! I need a fancy blender in my life so I can start making more recipes like this one! Thanks again for participating in Katie’s Cucina Virtual Ice Cream Social!

    Reply
  14. Grace says

    July 21, 2012 at 6:39 pm

    Jeanette I can not get enough of Alex’s smile, he is so adorable and how talented is he!

    Reply
    • Jeanette says

      July 21, 2012 at 9:23 pm

      Thanks Grace – I was surprised that Alex was so natural in front of the camera – he is my spunky kid!

      Reply
  15. Junia @ Mis Pensamientos says

    July 26, 2012 at 11:44 pm

    your sons are sooo cute. i can’t get over it! what a splendid way to get them involved in the kitchen.

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