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!
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?
Triple Fruity Freeze
Ingredients
- 1 watermelon
- 1/2 cup cherries pitted
- 1/2 cup pomegranate juice
- 1/2 cup frozen banana slices
- 1 cup ice
Instructions
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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
Jeanette your boys are so cute… and the duck. 😉
My kids would love this!
Thanks Sommer – the duck is one of Alex’s favorites. I have a feeling he’ll be in more of his videos.
He did such a fabulous job! Totally cracked me up seeing the stuffed animal in there… but he was really really good!
Thanks Brian – that’s Alex’s “Steve Jobs” duck. He’s a Steve Jobs admirer and he loves making videos with this duck.
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! ;-)).
Thanks Kelly – I showed Alex your comment and he had the biggest smile on his face.
So cute!! 🙂 This looks so good!
I know they’d probably be horrified to hear me say it, but your sons are so cute when they do these cooking videos!
wow too good girl! How fun and adorable
hey, i think Tiffany has the same duckie 🙂
Your boys are so funny, they did such a wonderful job!
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.
This is such a refreshing drink…and your boys are adorable. 🙂 I really enjoy your videos.
Love it! Alex is great, and both of his assistants (you and Steve) are pretty good, too!
That is so great . Keep them coming Jeanette. It’s great to meet your boys and have them involved in what you do.
I should really be getting more watermelon in my life considering how full of potassium it is! Great recipe.
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!
Jeanette I can not get enough of Alex’s smile, he is so adorable and how talented is he!
Thanks Grace – I was surprised that Alex was so natural in front of the camera – he is my spunky kid!
your sons are sooo cute. i can’t get over it! what a splendid way to get them involved in the kitchen.