About This Video

In this cooking video, Tia and Dustin help make fruit smoothies.

The recipe uses yogurt, pineapple juice, blueberries, strawberries, and banana. Participants help ask what someone wants in their smoothie, add ingredients to the blender, slice fruit with support, blend the smoothie, pour it into a glass, and taste the finished drink.

The video also models teamwork and asking another person what they would like. Tia and Dustin make a smoothie for Vanessa, then help prepare and serve it.

This video gives participants a practical cooking activity focused on food preparation, fruit, measuring, blending, teamwork, choice-making, serving others, and growing independence in the kitchen.

Supplies Needed

• Yogurt

• Pineapple juice

• Blueberries

• Strawberries

• Banana

• Blender

• Knife and cutting board, if slicing fruit

• Spoon or measuring spoon

• Glass or cup for serving

Good For

• Adults with IDD who enjoy cooking, fruit, smoothies, helping prepare food, or serving a snack to someone else.

• Caregivers looking for a short cooking activity with familiar ingredients, flexible choices, and hands-on participation.

• Adult day programs, home routines, or group activities about cooking, fruit, kitchen participation, teamwork, asking preferences, blending, and daily living skills.

• Participants who benefit from visual modeling, repeated steps, hands-on participation, and support with building independence in the kitchen.

How to Use This Video

Use this video as a guided cooking activity for a home routine, day program, small group, or supported kitchen activity.

Caregivers can gather the ingredients and supplies ahead of time, wash the fruit, and support participants with asking what someone wants, adding ingredients, slicing fruit, using the blender, pouring the smoothie, and serving it.

This recipe is flexible. Caregivers can adjust the fruit, juice, yogurt, thickness, or portion size based on food preferences, allergies, texture needs, and nutrition goals. Participants can help choose which fruits to include and who they want to make a smoothie for.

Because this activity involves a blender, fruit preparation, possible knife use, dairy, pouring, and possible food allergies, caregivers can provide support with setup, safe ingredients, handwashing, knife safety, blender safety, cleanup, portion size, and serving.

At the end, participants can taste the smoothie, talk about which ingredients they liked, and practice making smoothies again with different fruit combinations.