Fill Them Up Chocolate Milk

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This healthy homemade chocolate milk has been a go-to recipe for me over the past few weeks.

I call it "fill them up" chocolate milk, as the oats in it really do fill them up for that bit longer than store-bought chocolate milk.

Why the need for a healthy homemade chocolate milk recipe?

About 6 weeks ago I had a baby. A wee girl joined our family, so I am now the mum of 4 kids.

Anywho looking after a newborn makes you quite busy, and do you know the hardest thing about looking after toddlers and kids when you have a newborn?

Well, it's dealing with HANGRY toddlers and kids when trying to look after a newborn. By HANGRY I mean hungry kids who are so hungry that they are angry and grumpy too, ie H-ANGRY.

So since Esme (my newest addition) has been born, I've been making a point of giving my other kids a really good afternoon tea.

An after-school snack that is probably larger than I would usually give them, but something that makes sure they won't be hangry in that build up to dinner time.

Because at this time in my life, I just don't have time for HANGRY! 

When is it a Healthy Chocolate Milk recipe  and when is it a Chocolate Smoothie recipe

Who knows, the two things are probably one and the same. With the oats and fruit, this homemade chocolate milk is probably more of a smoothie. But my kids like to call it chocolate milk, so we will run with that!

I find smoothies great for getting energy quickly into a HANGRY toddler. I have a few smoothie recipes already on my site, you will find a list below, all have been kid tested and kid approved.

Kid approved healthy smoothie recipes

• 4 x fruit & vegetable smoothies my kids love 
• Breakfast smoothies
• Healthy homemade strawberry milkshake
• Christmas layered smoothie

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Healthy Homemade Chocolate Milk

Yield: 3 smoothies

Prep Time: 3 minutes

Total Time: 3 minutes

healthy homemade chocolate milk, a healthy chocolate smoothie recipe for kids that will really fill them up

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Ingredients

• 2 medium bananas (200g)⁣
• ½ cup rolled oats (50g)⁣
• 1 tablespoon cocoa (unsweetened)⁣
• 2 tablespoon maple syrup
• 1-1.5 cups milk

Instructions

1. Blend all ingredients together until completely smooth. I use a Nutribullet to do this, it takes around 1.5-2 minutes

Notes

• as an alternative to maple syrup you could use honey, date syrup, any liquid sweetener really
• This recipe will work with cows milk or any milk alternative
• A spoonful of nut butter also boosts the nutrition.

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 3 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 267Total Fat: 5gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 16mgSodium: 109mgCarbohydrates: 47gFiber: 4gSugar: 18gProtein: 10g

This nutrition information is an estimate based on ingredients

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