Toddler Test Kitchen: Green Juice

During a recent trip to Whole Foods, I came across Odawalla's Superfood Juice, which is green juice with blended green plants and strawberry, peach, mango and banana purees and apple juice. It also includes a 1,000 mg of spirulina per serving, lots of Vitamin C, Manganese and Potassium. On a whim, I bought some wondering if my daughter would try it. She loved it. I mean, really loved it.

Because the Odawalla juice is more expensive, I turned to Trader Joe's to see if I could find a similar juice that's a little lighter on the wallet. I found the Green Plant Juice to be almost exactly the same. Tastewise, I still prefer Odawalla, but the ingredients are almost identical. The only difference really is that the Green Plant juice has less spirulina (620 mg) and pineapple juice in lieu of the strawberry puree.

If you're like me, then you probably already have your nose turned up. Green juice, ICK! Trust me, I was skeptical, too. But then I realized that I could give her a little green juice on those not-so-nutritious days like yesterday, for instance, when she ate only French fries for lunch. I gave her a glass of green juice when we got home from In 'n Out Burger, knowing that hey, she's at least drinking some spinach, broccoli, mango and peach. And then I didn't feel SO bad.

Comments

[wine blog]

Odawalla is really great product isn't it! When I used to work at Trader Joe's back in the day I would always eat the Odawalla bars!

[Liz]

Yes, it most certainly is! Thanks for commenting. I've enjoyed reading your blog.