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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 smoothie challenge
- Buy our 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.
The best so far of the challenge, so yummy!
Really enjoyed this smoothie! I used coconut water since missed the need for almond milk in my planning. I intend to make some almond milk and try this smoothie again. I am anxious to compare. Thank you for the challenge – I see this as a way to add more variety to my smoothie repertoire plus more practice using my Vitamix!
This recipe was so good! I love the micro and macro nutrient content! It was a perfect post row recovery smoothie. I added protein powder. Delicious
I used all fresh fruit ingredients and really liked this recipe. You can’t tell there is spinach in this just by taste. That makes it great for someone who doesn’t care for spinach! I didn’t have protein powder and it was still thick and delicious. I will definitely make this one again and again, and try it with frozen fruits and different berries for variety.
Even using extra greens and water instead of almond milk, this was tasty and creamy! I will definitely blend this one again.
Delicious! I loved that none of the fruit that was included was overpowering. It was a great blend to me and it felt filling with protein powder included. This one is absolutely getting included in my rotation.
I saw that someone added chia seeds in theirs- I’m flagging that idea to use down the line-it sounds so good!
Delicious! I loved that none of the fruit that was included was overpowering. It was a great blend to me and it felt filling with protein powder included. This one is absolutely getting included in my rotation.
Blueberries, Strawberries And Banana Together This Is One Of My Favorite Smoothie Combinations, So Good 🙂 A Great Summer Smoothie, I Added Some Protein Powder To My Smoothie To Make It Even More Complete. I Will Definitely Make This Smoothie Again.
Very good!
I’ve been away visiting family, and today was my first day of the challenge. What a fabulous smoothie to begin with! Berry smoothies are my favorite, and I was craving spinach — absolutely perfect! In fact, I made one for breakfast and one for lunch, both with SGS protein boost. Excellent! I’m feeling back on track . . .
Loved this one too! Watch out for blieberry stains though
I used coconut water instead of almond milk. It was delicious!