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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 a fruit smoothie into a green smoothie is super easy and the added health benefits don’t hurt.
Adding leafy greens 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) 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.
Ingredient Swaps
I always say smoothies are versatile, however, this especially applies to any smoothie with berries. There are so many types of berries available, and pretty much any of them can be swapped in for the blueberries in this recipe. I love the Costco bags of frozen mixed berries, and often use that in this smoothie.
Any dairy-free 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, and has a little less sugar than banana.
Finding the Best Almond Milk
There are so many almond milk brands 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 picks.
Yet did you know making your own almond milk is super easy too? I’ve got a no-fail recipe, along with a few tips to help you make delicious homemade almond milk as well. 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 guide 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
If you make this recipe, please rate + comment below to let me know how you liked it! Did you add any extras to it, or use any of the swaps I mentioned above? I’d love to hear about it, and our community would benefit from you sharing too!
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. Then use the leftovers for another delicious smoothie:
- Strawberry Smoothie
- Raspberry Smoothie
- Strawberry Banana Smoothie
- Blueberry Smoothie
- Mixed Berry Smoothie
- Citrus Berry Smoothie
- Blackberry Smoothie
You may just find your new fav summer smoothie within the above list. Don’t forget to rate + review this recipe once you make it. I love getting your feedback.
Blueberry Spinach Smoothie
Ingredients
- ½ cup spinach
- 1 cup almond milk
- ½ cup blueberries
- ½ cup strawberries
- 1 banana
- 1 serving homemade protein powder optional
Instructions
- Blend spinach and milk until smooth.
- Add fruit and blend again.
Equipment
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.
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!
Nutritious and delicious!!
This is my favorite, I think. I added protein boost and it was nice and filling.
Thank you for sharing this wonderful recipe, i made this Blueberry spinach smoothie its realy taste so good and healthy, my family loved it too
I am looking forward to see more such type of recipe.
Very simple smoothie but so good for you. I love drinking this before working out. Gives me so much energy
FANTASTIC! No need to change any of the ingredients.
i plan to make this tomorrow. The instructions say to blend spinach and milk but the ingredient list has no milk, only water. ???
Hey Steve, this recipe actually calls for Almond Milk for the liquid base, but you can def use water or any other preferred plant milk. I always recommend blending the liquid base with the leafy greens first to help break down and liquify the leafy green part as much as possible. 🙂 Hope this helps!
I actually love hiding spinach in blueberry smoothies! Such a yummy addition of the strawberries too!
I don’t use milk but water with fresh spinach , and frozen blueberries and strawberries
Using water as your base is a great way to lower calories and fat content in a smoothie, if needed. Great swap!
I really enjoy this smoothie!
I am someone who dislikes green leafy vegetables and have never liked the idea of eating spinach or kale or even lettece.
So when we had some leftover spinach from a meal delivery pack and we didn’t use it I made this smoothie.
The blueberries and banana cover up the spinach taste and the blueberries change the colour so it doesn’t look green!
Thanks and I will be making this again soon!
We aim to make adulting fun! #eatyourgreens
Yummy
So glad!
Another favorite smoothie recipe for me! A great way to sneak in some greens for those who don’t like them. Saving the recipe for when my grandchildren visit.