Horlicks Growth+ Chocolate Milk Shake

Nutrition in childhood is critical to not only growth but also for overall lifelong health. Studies show that nutritional deficiencies in the childhood years may lead to serious illnesses in the adult years and old age. Children, specifically 3 to 9 year olds, need a variety of foods to help in their growth. The body can respond in two ways to short supply of nutrition. It either continues to eat up into the reserves and weaken the constitution, or reduces the growth rate to maintain the nutritional balance.

With increasing sedentary lifestyle and dressing style, exposure to sunlight has reduced considerably. Sunlight is the major natural source of vitamin D. Vitamin D is essential in these years as it contributes to strengthening and  growing the skeletal structure of the body. Calcium alone cannot make the bones strong as vitamin D is needed to help body absorb calcium from food sources. Additional Vitamin D supplements are necessary to bridge this gap between physical need and natural source as the gap can result in stunting overall physical growth.

Kids often skimp on veggies and skip meals. When your child is more interested in exploring the world around her, eating and food often takes a backseat. Unless, you give them food that is out of ordinary. Even when kids follow a regular diet, the requirements of a growing body are not often met. Products like Horlicks Growth+ supplement the regular, but incomplete diet.

Horlicks Growth+ can be consumed with water and milk. Because it contains milk solids, adding it to soups may not be a good idea. Moreover, to a eight year old, a milkshake sounds much better than soup!

Horlicks Growth+ Chocolate Milk Shake

Chocolate Horlicks is a malted drink and this gives it a different taste from a simple coco powder. I remember snacking on this all the time as a kid. The Chocolate Malted Milk Shake recipe is simple and your kids will love the additional ice cream. All you need to do is add the ingredients in a stick blender jar and give it a spin.

Ingredients

2 Cups chocolate ice ream

1/2 cup Horlicks Growth+

1 Cup Milk

Whipped cream for garnish

How to Make Chocolate Malted Milk Shake

1. Combine the ingredients in a blender

2. Give it a spin until the liquid becomes consistent and homogeneous

3. Pour in a tall milk shake glass and garnish it with whipped cream

I know many people will cringe at the use of ice cream and say that it negates all the nutritional advantage. But hey, they are kids, a scoop or two won’t make a difference. But if you insist on having healthy recipes, here is one that will keep your kid chewing on the goodness of Horlicks Growth+. The Almond Malted Brittle Bars will combine the nutrition from Horlicks Growth+ with additional goodness of Almonds. Use it as an afternoon snack or as a weekday dessert,  it will add to your kids’ daily nutrition needs.

There are a number of ways to use the versatile chocolate flavored malted powder. I canthink of brownies, cakes, and other fruit smoothies that will make your daily Horlicks drink much more interesting. What’s you favorite way of using Horlicks?