# Perfect Poolside Pairings: Toddler-Friendly Summer Recipes

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Whether you and your babe(s) are lounging poolside and looking to cool off, are looking for a post-sprinkler play treat, or a super easy, mess-free smoothie before a warm summer day filled with adventure, we've got you covered with these dreamy summer recipes! 🌊 ⛱

All these recipes (and our products!) contain farm-to-high-chair ingredients for on-the-go snacking—or staycations—or both. AND we've designed each smoothie recipe to also double as a popsicle recipe! Check them out below...

## **Dreamsicle Smoothie**

This recipe is a summer dreamsicle come true... 😜 🌊 ⛱

### What you'll need...
- 🍊 1 tsp orange extract (or juice of an orange)
- 🍋 squeeze of lemon juice
- 🧡 1/2 pouch [Serenity Kids Organic Squashes puree](/content/products/organic-squashes-baby-food/index.html)
- 🤍 1 scoop of [grass-fed collagen peptides](https://www.vitalproteins.com/products/collagen-peptides)
- 🤎 1/2 tsp vanilla extract (nonalcoholic)
- 🥥 1/2 tablespoon of MCT oil
- 🥛 one 8-ounce serving of our [Grass-Fed A2 Whole Milk Formula](/content/products/a2-whole-milk-toddler-formula/index.html)
- ✨ Optional sweetener: stevia, maple syrup, OR raw honey (1 year+)

### Directions
1. Blend all ingredients in a high-speed blender
2. Optional: add ice! 🧊 
3. Serve immediately. Cheers!

## **Dreamsicle Popsicle**

Yes, you can adapt the recipe above to be a smoothie OR a popsicle--with the exact same ingredients, just a different style prep!

### Directions
1. Blend all ingredients in a high-speed blender
2. Add smoothie-like mixture to popsicle molds
3. Freeze for at least a few hours & serve when ready to enjoy!

## **Summer Burger Recipe**

### What you'll need...
- 🐟 1 [Serenity Kids 100% Wild Caught Salmon pouch](/content/products/wild-caught-salmon-baby-food-pouch/index.html)
- 🥚 1 large egg (pasture-raised if possible)
- 👩‍🍳 3 tbsp. ground flaxseed or almond powder
- 🌱 1/4 cup chopped spinach
- 🫑 1/4 cup finely chopped red bell pepper
- 🌿 A pinch of dill and/or parsley
- 🧅 A pinch of onion powder
- 🧄 A pinch of garlic powder

### For Cooking
- 🧈 1 tbsp. ghee or grass-fed butter (we love Fourth and Heart & Vital Farms)

### For Serving
- 🍋 Dijon mustard & lemon slice

### Directions
1. Mix all ingredients together in a bowl (except the 'for cooking' & 'for serving' ingredients!)
2. Heat a burner to medium-high
3. Add ghee or grass-fed butter to your pan & let melt
4. Scoop batter onto the pan in little circles (like making pancakes)
5. Let cook for about 1-2 minutes (checking often to make sure it doesn't burn & adjust heat accordingly)
6. Flip & cook the other side for an additional 1-2 minutes until cooked all the way through
7. Serve & enjoy!

## **"Eat your Greens" Smoothie**

National Smoothie Day 🥤 is June 21st (hello, summer!) and we'll be blending up our newest obsession— this "Eat Your Greens" Smoothie!

### What you'll need...
- 🍃 3/4 cup organic spinach, frozen
- 💛 1/2 pouch, [Serenity Kids Butternut Squash & Spinach baby food puree](/content/products/organic-butternut-squash-and-spinach-baby-food/index.html)
- 🥑 1/2 organic avocado
- 🥒 4 slices of organic cucumber
- 🍋 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 🌿 3 mint leaves
- 🐄 1 scoop of [@vitalproteins grass-fed collagen peptides](https://www.vitalproteins.com/products/collagen-peptides)
- 🥛 One 8-ounce serving of our [Grass-Fed A2 Whole Milk Toddler Formula](/content/products/a2-whole-milk-toddler-formula/index.html)
- ✨ optional: 1/4 teaspoon [@drinklmnt citrus salt](https://drinklmnt.com/products/lmnt-recharge-electrolyte-drink?variant=16358367199266)
- ✨ optional: 🥥 MCT oil

### Directions
1. Combine and blend all ingredients into a high-speed blender.
2. Serve immediately.
3. Cheers! 🥤 💚 🥤

_P.S. add any extra/leftovers into popsicle molds and freeze (see recipe below)!_

## **"Eat your Greens" Popsicle**

## **Summer Dreamin' Smoothie Recipe**

### What you'll need...
- 🥛 One 8-ounce serving [Grass-Fed A2 Whole Milk Toddler Formula](/content/products/a2-whole-milk-toddler-formula/index.html)
- 🍉 3 cubes of freshly diced watermelon, frozen (more or less as needed to taste)
- 🌿 5 mint leaves
- 💦 1/2 packet [LMNT watermelon salt](https://drinklmnt.com/products/lmnt-recharge-electrolyte-drink?variant=39275991629847)
- 🤍 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 💚 Freshly squeezed juice from one lime
- ✨ optional sweetener: stevia, maple syrup, OR raw honey (1 year+)

### Directions
1. Add all ingredients into a high-speed blender.
2. Pour blended contents into popsicle molds.
3. Freeze for a few hours or overnight.
4. Serve & chill out!

## **Summer Dreamin' Popsicle Recipe**

Feelin' hot, hot, hot ☀️ 🌴... Cool down all summer long with these nutritious and delicious Summer Dreamin' Toddler Popsicles! 😋

**Written by Shelley Cameron**  
June 17, 2022