Watermelon, Grapefruit and Mint Slushy-Drink for Kids

Kid-Approved Grapefruit, Watermelon and Mint Frappe (Slushy-Style-Drink) - Good for Vitamin C boost and new flavour exposures | Simone Emery | Play with Food

Grapefruit is not an easy food to get to like. It’s often associated with “dieting” and get’s a bad wrap (btw here is my post about diet mentality of parents and the impacts on fussy kids). It’s a super refreshing citrus fruit. Packed with vitamin C. It also teams well with other foods.

My girls enjoyed this simple slushy-drink last week that I made at the same time as these Grapefruit Zest and White Chocolate Cookie Stars (a recipe I made dairy free, gluten free, egg free, nut free). I like trying to get a few recipes out of one piece of fruit. The zest in one recipe – the fruit in the other. Another idea that I saw on pinterest was an avocado and grapefruit salad. This drink is also a great way to introduce fresh mint flavours to kids.

Other smoothie / slushy-drink ideas that we like with fresh mint:

Carrot (steamed and chilled), Nectarine, Ice and Mint
Celery, Pear, Ice and Mint
Frozen Rockmelon, Green Grapes and Mint

Watermelon, Grapefruit and Mint Frappe

Prep time

35 mins

Total time

35 mins

Perfect for spring afternoons or breakfast time when Grapefruits are in season. If you make it thick, you can serve it with a spoon. This is a good one to enjoy outside in the spring sunshine (especially if messy juice isn't your thing).

Author: Simone Emery

Serves: 4 drinks

Ingredients

½ pink grapefruit
1½ cup frozen seedless watermelon pieces (freeze for at least 30 minutes)
2 full sprigs of fresh mint
Water (as required)

Instructions

Have the kids pick the leaves of the mint off the stems and add them to a blender
Add the ½ grapefruit and frozen watermelon
Add a little bit of water and blitz in the blender
Add more water to your liking to get the right slushy-drink consistency and ensure all the pieces are blitzed.

I also like using frozen slushy-drinks (aka frappes) when children are teething, ill, have sore throats or other sore mouths to help with the pain and avoid prolonged fussy eating behaviours.