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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.
Oh my! This one is amazing, by far the best smoothie I’ve tasted!! The flavors blend perfectly and it tastes wonderful! It’s a keeper for sure.
This is one of my favorites, perhaps because I love blueberries. Always leaves me feeling satisfied!
Great combination of flavor in this one. Consistency was a little too thin for my liking, but I can adjust the amount of almond milk the next time, so it’s a keeper!
This is a pretty basic fruity green smoothie with 1 part greens, 3 parts fruit. So, first I made this with mixed frozen berries and water(almond milk wasn’t on my copy of the ingredients). I feel like this has too much banana for a berry smoothie and it overpowers the berry flavor, which I love.
I’ve gotten used to greens in my smoothies and if you have too, you might want to cut back the fruit a bit if you’re watching sugar. I’ll make this again, as I love the basic spinach and berry smoothie, but drop the banana and use a bit more greens. The almond milk would definitely keep it creamy, with or without the banana.
Love it!! Tasty, creamy and delicious! Definitely adding it to my faves. I added Vega protein and it complemented it very well. I did the mix berry combination. A winner!!
My favorite so far!
I’m always afraid to make smoothies with spinach but surprisingly this smoothie was bright and delicious! I love that I didn’t taste the banana but it was nice and creamy. I love that the blueberries and strawberries were the stars!
Classic fruity green smoothie!
I added a little more spinach & just half of a banana to ease up on the sugar. Tasted marvelous!
Just finished the blueberry smoothie – delicious! Thanks for these great recipes!
Smooth, creamy, mildly sweet and satisfying! I added protein powder to make it a meal replacement. Had to add 1/4 cup more water since it was so thick. I would make this smoothie again!
I enjoyed today’s smoothie! Just the right amount of sweet and with veggies!
Truly a classic! This is my go to smoothie for a quick, healthy meal replacement.
Loved it!
This Smoothie was the most delicious one so far. With all the fruit being frozen it took a little bit more time in my Vitamix, but the results were phenomenal!
I love this blueberry smoothie! I was concerned that a whole banana might be too much, but actually it was perfect! I used coconut water and added protein powder. The consistency of this drink is great. When I just wing it, sometimes my smoothies are way too thick. Thank you for sharing these recipes…my smoothie world is expanding!
Love blueberries!! Very tasty to get one of the most healthy berries
I liked the mellow flavor of this smoothie. I’ve been trying to cut out bananas as I’ve found they upset my belly so I subbed half an avocado to get the creaminess in there. Next time I’ll be sure I’m using the sweetest strawberries as their flavor was hidden in the smoothie
Super yummy. I added peanut butter and it was great!!
Yum yum yum! Blueberries are another favorite!
Hi Jen!
Bonnie Velez here. I have been blending green smoothies with you for about four years, and this is by far the best!!
I did as you suggested in adding and substituting ingredients to suite personal preferences. I added one cup of spinach to increase the nutritional value even more, and substituted unsweetened almond milk and yogurt to replace the cashew variety. It was smooth, creamy, delicious and AMAZING!
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for introducing our family to green smoothies, which promote overall health and vitality❣️
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