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Smoothies are the perfect fast food when you’re craving something quick and nutritious, and this creamy, blueberry spinach smoothie doesn’t disappoint. It’s a great recipe for kids as well as adults!
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Turn a Fruit Smoothie into a Green Smoothie
Transforming fruit smoothies into green smoothies is super easy and the added health benefits don’t hurt.
Adding leafy green vegetables to a fruit smoothie provides extra nutrients to break down the natural sugar in fruit, which then allows your body to burn that energy slower + longer. That means you aren’t hungry an hour after downing this blueberry spinach smoothie!
You can take any healthy smoothie recipes you love and add 1 cup (or a handful) of spinach to them if they don’t already have leafy greens, and you won’t even taste the difference. Yet you can be proud of yourself for adding a whole cup of spinach to your body!
New to leafy greens? Start with 1/4 cup in this blueberry spinach smoothie, then work your way up to a full cup. You’ll be surprised at how quickly your tastebuds adapt to that leafy green goodness. For smooth, creamy results every time, see my guide on how to make a smoothie.
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Ingredient Swaps
Smoothies are super versatile, especially ones with berries.
- Swap in pretty much any berry for the blueberries here or any low sugar fruits of your choice. I love Costco’s frozen mixed berries, and you can also make frozen meal prep smoothie packs for quick, grab-and-blend convenience.
- Any non-dairy milk works in place of the almond milk base. You might get a different taste + texture depending on what you use, yet you might find a new fav combo too!
- Looking for a non-banana substitute? Mango works great, has a little less sugar than banana, and you can find more ideas in my no-banana smoothies.
Finding the Best Almond Milk
There are so many almond milk products on the market right now! How do I know which one is best? My rawkstar team actually tested as many brands as we could find, to bring you our top almond milk brands.
Yet, did you know you can make almond milk at home, too? I’ve got a no-fail recipe, along with a few tips to help you make delicious homemade almond milk. Choosing your fav option only adds to the value of this blueberry smoothie.
Organic vs Non-Organic Smoothie Ingredients
While I try to buy organic ingredients for my smoothies, it’s not always possible or in the budget. So I use EWG’s dirty dozen list to know which produce should be organic if possible.
This guide provides the most up-to-date info on a variety of produce, so I know what I’m putting into my body, as well as feeding to my kids. Some ingredients for this blueberry spinach smoothie are on the dirty dozen list, so I make sure to buy the organic versions.
Join our Smoothie Challenge!
This plant-based blueberry banana spinach smoothie is perfect for kids who want something sweet and satisfying. In fact, it’s one of the featured recipes in our Smoothie Challenge, which is what we’re known for at Simple Green Smoothies. If you wanna join a smoothie challenge…
- Find it in our best-selling recipe book, Simple Green Smoothies
- Join our free 10-Day Smoothie Challenge
- Buy our 30-Day Green Smoothie Challenge
More Berry Smoothie Recipes
Berries are a staple smoothie ingredient. Find what’s fresh and local to you, then toss it in your blender! I love grabbing bags of frozen mixed berries to have on hand as well. Fresh or frozen berries work great in this blueberry spinach smoothie. Here are some of my favorite fruit smoothies you can try out:
- Strawberry Smoothie
- Raspberry Smoothie
- Strawberry Banana Smoothie
- Blueberry Smoothie
- Mixed Berry Smoothie
- Citrus Berry Smoothie
- Blackberry Smoothie
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Blueberry Spinach Smoothie
Ingredients
- ½ cup spinach
- 1 cup almond milk
- ½ cup blueberries
- ½ cup strawberries
- 1 banana
Instructions
- Blend spinach and milk until smooth.
- Add fruit and blend again.
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Notes
- You can swap blueberries for any berry you can find. I like to use pre-packaged frozen mixed berries to give it a strong robust flavor.
- Make sure to use at least 1 frozen fruit for a refreshingly cool smoothie.
- Swap almond milk with the plant milk of your choice, or swap with water.
- To lower the natural sugar in this recipe replace 1 banana with 1/4 avocado or 1/4 cup frozen cauliflower. Freeze bananas for later and learn how to cut avocado.
- The right smoothie blenders help make even the leafiest greens blend smoothly every time.
This is one of my go to smoothie on days when my Epilepsy shows up and leaves me with no appetite
Day 3- Blueberry Spinach Smoothie is SMOOOOOTH. It is very delicious . As I’m driving in to work, I feel lighter and more energized. I know it been only three days and all the smoothies so far have been great but today my skin feel smoother and radiant.
That’s amazing, Darnella! Smoothies are a great daily habit to have! Keep rawkin’ this challenge!
I like the combination of the fruit with the spinach. Tasty!
Love this smoothie!! I used it as a post run smoothie today with homemade protein powder and it was great
A delicious combo! I tried it with oatmilk and was pleasantly surprised.
Love the idea of subbing cauliflower for part of the sugar!
This is my go to smoothie!
Reminiscent of the days when breakfast was oatmeal with blueberries- definitely a recipe to repeat:)
This is a delicious smoothie. It’s pretty much a classic smoothie and you can never go wrong with it.
Great way to get the protein you need in the a.m. to start your day right!
Wonderfully refreshing smoothie! Perfect for a Texas summer morning!
Day 3 blueberry spinach smoothie
Love it! I used my protein powder & collagen powder. It’s smooth and yummy!
Nice, creamy and yummy!
This is my favorite so far. Smooth, Creamy and Tasty
By far my favorite smoothie so far. I could drink this everyday!
This one is a classic! It’s been my go to for a long time! I love that spinach is the main ingredient and the fruit gives it a sweet flavor! I did add protein which makes it a heavy hitter for me! Great smoothie!!
This is one of my favorites so far – just sweet enough and I love spinach in my smoothies.
What’s not to like? Blueberries and Strawberries with a touch of green goodness to keep it healthy.
This is my favorite smoothie of the challenge so far! As I love berries, I also love how incredibly simple it is to make and so refreshing! Thank you!
This one is one of my favorites. It is a real sweet treat with the banana and blueberries, although I doubled the spinach
One of my go to smoothies. Love me some Blueberries!
Nice taste, yummy
What a yummy smoothie! The blueberry helped mask the spinach and it ended up tasting great. Thanks so much for sharing!
Delicious! My color of the beverage was changed due to additional spinach.
Can’t wait to feel the benefits of all these tasty smoothies. Truly something to look forward to…
This is a classic smoothie recipe that I think is very good. Easy to make and drink. Will make it again!