Berry Green Smoothie
Make-ahead freezer friendly smoothies that are healthy, nutritious and so refreshing for your mornings!
Ever since I started to work from home, I need every excuse to get out of the house into the real world. That’s when I started to walk down the street to Starbucks and the donut store for a morning treat before I start my work day. But obviously the donut calories are not doing me any kind of justice. So with bikini season right around the corner, I decided to change up my morning routine with a healthy green smoothie.
But instead of having a green-green smoothie, I decided to throw in some frozen berries that I had on hand. Now I love all kinds of berries but I’ve found that blueberries and raspberries make a great flavor combo. Plus, you’ll get that extra antioxidant boost! From there, I also added in a banana for some natural sweetness and old fashioned oats to keep you nice and full until lunch time.
You can also freeze individual smoothie packs in a Ziploc bag using your favorite combination of fruits. You can have a different smoothie every day, and it doesn’t get easier than throwing everything straight from the Ziploc bag to the blender! There’s absolutely no thawing needed. All you need to is add your milk and oats when you’re ready to blend. Super easy, right?
Berry Green Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 cup spinach leaves
- ½ cup frozen blueberries
- ½ cup frozen raspberries
- 1 ripe banana
- ½ cup milk
- 2 tablespoons old fashioned oats
- 1 tablespoon sugar, or more, to taste
Instructions
- Combine spinach, blueberries, raspberries, banana, milk, oats, sugar and 1 cup ice in blender until smooth.
- Serve immediately.
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Not going to lie, I’d probably make this smoothie first:
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And then I’d start making green smoothies. I gotta get my veggie intake up!
I’ve been on a smoothie kick lately, too! A new blender would really help!
I love smoothies and think this is a recipe I need to try!
My new blender would be used first for fruit smoothies to get my 3 year old granddaughter to eat more fruits! She’s a little persnickety .. lol
I would either make an avocado pesto sauce for zucchini noodles or almond milk!!!!
A vegetable juice.
I’ve been on a big smoothie kick. My 4 year old loves them as well. Sadly, my blender is a hand me down from my mom. It’s pretty old and takes forever to blend. I would definitely be making this recipe!
OOOH, I would make my version of a green smoothie: 1 can full fat coconut milk, frozen pineapple, a splash of mango kombucha, handful of baby greens (kale, spinach, etc.), and either frozen strawberries or blueberries. This serves 4 people and it is reminiscent of a non-alcoholic pina-colada.
Fan-tastic!!! Can’t wait to try this recipe.
I need to start making frozen smoothie packets. This mixer would be a wonderful addition to my kitchen. Thanks for the opportunity! 🙂
I would make a smoothie first!
I would love to try this recipe!
I love make ahead smoothies. While I was reading this i hypothetically smacked myself in the forehead for not tossing my leftover spinach in my bags last week!
This actually looks and sounds like something I would drink and make for my family~I’m really bad when it comes to the whole smoothie thing~I think this is the one I will actually make! Thanks for sharing!
I need to start making smoothie packets for the freezer. My older kids can definitely blend their own smoothies that way. That blueberry green smoothie looks delicious!
I would make this smoothie right away. Adding spinach to a smoothie is brilliant! 🙂
I would make this delicious looking smoothie first thing!
I have actually been meaning to try storing the servings in a bag and then blending in the morning. I feel like this would be such a time saver! I was worried about lost nutrients but realized that getting less of them than eating fresh is still better than not making a smoothie at all due to time restraints. I am really excited to portion them out, and to also make juices in jars ahead of time for the evenings. My jars will be in Monday!! 😀
I absolutely LOVE the idea of making little individual smoothie freezer packets! So brilliant!
I do love a good spinach and berry smoothie to keep me on the healthy track. I love how pretty this one looks with the blueberries and raspberries!!!
I love new recipies for green smoothies because you get your vegetables and fruits. That’s what I would do 🙂 Oh, there are so many possibilities!