Homemade fruit mixes for yogurt are easy and fun to make, can be customized and a great for making a healthy breakfast or snack.
Yogurt is such a great food for babies, toddlers and kids!
Smooth, cool, creamy and packed with nutrition.
Unfortunately, many store-bought fruity yogurts are also packed with added sugars and other unnecessary ingredients.
Don’t worry, I’m not talking about making your own yogurt at home. (But if you do that, you rock! And you amaze me!)
I buy plain Greek yogurt (which is just one ingredient) at the grocery store and make my own fruit mixes to add to it.
No sugar or added sweeteners needed.
And the fun thing is, you can come up with any combination of fruits you want!
Plus, you can add in some greens. I always add raw spinach or kale (whichever I’ve got around) to my fruit mixes.
It purees in and doesn’t have any taste, just lots of bonus nutrition.
Also, I tend to use frozen fruits for this.
They are picked at the peak of ripeness and frozen, so they are just as nutrient-rich (and in some cases, more so) than fresh fruit.
I’ve got my freezer stocked with a variety of frozen fruits year-round, so I’m not beholden to what’s in season in my area. (Though you can certainly use fresh instead for any of these.)
Here are some of our favorite combinations.
Fruity Yogurt Combinations:
- Strawberry-spinach
- Blackberry-mango-kale
- Mixed berries (sold as such in a freezer bag) and spinach
- Pineapple-mango-spinach
- Blueberry-mango-spinach
- Blueberry-strawberry-kale
- Mango-raspberry-kale
You can make up as many as you can imagine!
(And if you have other ideas or favorites, please leave a comment below and share with us!)
I make a batch of these fruit mixes for yogurt every week to use for my kids' school lunches.
And I just vary it week by week depending on what I've got on hand.
You can start with your child's favorites and once they are hooked, experiment from there to expand their horizons.
Note: For babies, I recommend the highest-fat yogurt you can find. Babies need fat!
Cabot brand makes a plain Greek yogurt that is 10% milkfat, which is the highest I've found. (Pictured above, scroll up.)
Most other brands make 4% or at least 2% milkfat plain Greek yogurt.
For older children, non-fat or light plain Greek yogurt is fine. (If you're not sure, check with your pediatrician and they can advise you.)
Goodbye, store-bought flavored yogurts. Hello fun homemade fruit (and veggie!) mixes.
Enjoy!
XO,
Kathryn
Fruit Mixes for Yogurt
Ingredients
- 1 cup fruit (mostly thawed, if frozen) - see notes for our favorite combinations
- ½ cup packed greens (I use either raw spinach or kale leaves)
Instructions
- Combine fruit and greens in a blender or use an immersion/hand blender. Mix until well combined.
- Cover and refrigerate for up to a week.
- For serving: I mix about ¾ cup of plain Greek yogurt with 2-3 tablespoons of the fruit puree.
Notes
- Strawberry-spinach
- Blackberry-mango-kale
- Mixed berries (sold as such in a freezer bag) and spinach
- Pineapple-mango-spinach
- Blueberry-mango-spinach
- Blueberry-strawberry-kale
- Mango-raspberry-kale
pearlanre
How do you store the fruits for the week? Do you just refrigerate it? or you freeze?
Kathryn
Good question! Once I've blended everything up, I transfer it to a bowl or tupperware container and keep it, covered, in the fridge for the week. Hope that helps!
Kristie
This is a great idea! I never thought of blending the fruits/veg together and then stirring into the yogurt. Genius!
Kathryn
Thanks Kristie! I love doing it this way so I know there's no added sugar in their yogurt. Plus it's fun to mix up the combinations 🙂
Skylar
Hi there ! I just got the the squeeze pouch system for my up coming baby... would I be able to mix the fruit and yogurt together into a pouch and keep for a couple of days ? Thanks !
Kathryn
Hi Skylar! Yes, you can definitely put this fruit + yogurt mixture into your squeeze pouches - just make sure the fruit is completely pureed. Any small chunks of fruit would get stuck. You'll also want to make sure it's not too thick to squeeze. Greek yogurt is pretty thick so if you're using that, just add enough fruit mixture to thin it out. You could also thin it out with a little milk or formula, depending on the age you plan on giving these to your baby. And yes, they should keep in the fridge for several days.
You can also check out my how-to post on the squeeze system, along with 5 recipes: https://www.familyfoodonthetable.com/homemade-baby-food-pouches/
I also like putting flavored applesauce into the squeeze pouches for an easy hands-free snack: https://www.familyfoodonthetable.com/homemade-applesauce-5-fruit-flavors/
Enjoy!
Miranda Agosti
What age did you start giving these mixes to your baby??
Kathryn
Hi Miranda! I started giving my kids plain Greek yogurt around 8 months old and added in these fruit mixes not long after, once they'd been introduced to the fruits one at a time, to watch for allergies. (They are now 6 and almost 4 and still love these mix ins!)
Alicia Matesic
Hi! Have you ever made the fruit mixes and then refreeze in smaller amounts?? I'd love to make a few flavor combos, put them in portion size bags and freeze for a month or two. Wasn't sure if it'd be okay to refreeze the fruit after being thawed. Thoughts?
Kathryn
Hi Alicia! I think that would be fine! I've used frozen fruits to make smoothies and homemade squeeze pouches for my kids and refrozen them without a problem. So that should work here too. (Just don't mix the fruit with the yogurt before you freeze it.) Would love to hear how you/your kids like them! 😊
Courtney
Can you mix the fruit/veggies with the yogurt and put them into the pouches and then store them in the fridge?
Kathryn
Hi Courtney! Do you mean the squeeze pouches like these? https://www.familyfoodonthetable.com/homemade-baby-food-pouches/ If so, then yes, you can make and store these in the fridge as pouches for up to 4-5 days. Hope that helps!
NGON
Love, love, LOVE this! I made a couple of adjustments per my preference.
Kathryn Doherty
Yay, so happy to hear you love this! Thanks for sharing!