Homemade Dairy Free, Gluten Free, All Natural Nutrition Shake: Homemade Pediasure

Thank you, everyone, for the unbelievable response to my homemade Pediasure recipe! Wow! I have been overjoyed and thrilled with the pictures and stories of your little ones enjoying their nutrition shake!!

I heard out your many requests for a gluten free version as well as a banana free version since many kiddos that struggle with constipation must avoid consuming bananas. And so, I went to work to find the right combination of ingredients. All of the recipes below are gluten free, and most are banana free as well. I hope your child enjoys them either through the tube or orally! Bradley has been orally drinking anywhere from half to all of his homemade nutrition shakes daily and is coming along slowly but surely with his oral eating. We have a long journey ahead still, but he’s come so far!

For comparison, here is the nutritional information for Pediasure Grow and Gain, vanilla flavor found on Abbott Nutrition’s website:

• Calories: 240
• Fat, g: 9
• Carbohydrate, g: 33
• Dietary Fiber, g: Less than 1
• Protein, g: 7
• Iron, mg: 2.7

And now, for the recipes! Please note that, just like my other nutrition shake recipes, these shakes are not intended as a meal replacement, but rather, as a supplement to a well balanced diet

Homemade Banana Nutrition Shake

• 1/2 Tbsp honey
• 1/2 Medium banana
• 1 Tbsp Raw buckwheat groats
• 1 Tbsp Almond butter
• 1 Tbsp Hemp seeds
• 1/2 cup Water

 

• Calories: 279
• Fat, : 13
• Carbohydrates: 33
• Fiber, g: 5
• Protein, g: 8
• Iron, mg: 2

 

Homemade Vanilla Nutrition Shake

Instructions: Add all ingredients to a blender. Blend until smooth and serve. For a chilly, icy beverage, peel and freeze the banana in advance. Serve immediately.

• 1/2 Medium banana
• 1/8 cup Raw buckwheat groats
• 1 Tbsp Almond Butter
• 1 Tbsp Hemp seeds
• 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup Water

 

• Calories: 286
• Fat, g: 13
• Carbohydrates: 32
• Fiber, g: 6
• Protein, g: 9
• Iron, mg: 2.3

 

Homemade Chocolate Nutrition Shake

Instructions: Add all ingredients to a blender. Blend until smooth and serve immediately.

• 1/2 Tbsp Honey
• 1/8 cup Raw buckwheat groats
• 1 Tbsp Almond butter
• 1 Tbsp Hemp seeds
• 1/2 Tbsp Cacao powder
• 1/2 cup Water

 

• Calories: 274
• Fat, g: 14
• Carbohydrates: 29
• Fiber, g: 5
• Protein, g: 10
• Iron, mg: 2.5

 

Homemade Strawberry Nutrition Shake

Instructions: Add all ingredients to a blender. Blend until smooth and serve immediately. For a chilly, icy beverage, freeze the strawberries in advance.

• 1/2 Tbsp Honey
• 1/8 cup Raw buckwheat groats
• 1 Tbsp Almond butter
• 1 Tbsp Hemp seeds
• 5 Strawberries
• 1/2 cup Water

 

• Calories: 289
• Fat, g: 13
• Carbohydrates: 34
• Fiber, g: 6
• Protein, g: 9
• Iron, mg: 2.5

 

Homemade Berry Nutrition Shake

Instructions: Add all ingredients to a blender. Blend until smooth and serve immediately. For a chilly, icy beverage, freeze the berries in advance.

• 1/2 Tbsp Honey
• 1/8 cup Raw buckwheat groats
• 1 Tbsp Almond butter
• 1 Tbsp Hemp seeds
• 1/3 cup Mixed berries
• 1/2 cup Water

 

• Calories: 279
• Fat, g: 13
• Carbohydrates: 31
• Fiber, g: 6
• Protein, g: 9
• Iron, mg: 2.4

 

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