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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
If you make this blueberry spinach smoothie, I’d love to hear how it turned out in the comment box below. Your feedback helps me and all the readers in this community. And if you’re interested in more plant-based recipes (and exclusive content), sign up for my weekly recipe newsletter.
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.
Banana and berries taste great together.
This is a keeper for me for sure. Thanks for all these recipes
Very good. I did add the spinach. My banana wasn’t ripe enough so I ended up using avocado. Then I put in a little pineapple to sweeten it.
Oh it said blueberry but the recipe told me mixed berries so I used what I have I love the spinach and vegan almond milk
My son is a fan today! (Really all days!) we love sharing our creation of the day together! Get up and make your family a green smoothie!
Smoothie was ok but lacking the citrus punch. I used mixed greens and added ginger, protein powder and coconut yogurt. I am a rawkstar, made the spiced almond milk for an afternoon snack.
Berry Blast was beautiful and delicious! I used frozen blueberries and blackberries for the mixed berries creating a lovely deep purple hue. I doubled up the recipe to make smoothies for two, using half almond milk and half tap water, and a mix of spinach, kale and lettuce. I even shared some with a coworker who’s interested in making smoothies! And as usual I added chia seeds and pea protein powder to my portion.
This smoothie tasted okay but wasn’t special.
Great flavor! I used a frozen mixed berry mix
This recipe is a keeper!!! I don’t care for almond milk so I used coconut water. These smoothies are an indulgent treat for me. They are so rich and creamy. I like having them in the evening because that’s when I tend to want to snack. This has been helping prevent that 🙂 I know tomorrow is the last day of the 10-day challenge, but I’m thinking I’m going to continue making smoothies. I’ve really enjoyed it because I’ve tried things I never had before.
Another great smoothie! Feeling so much more energy. Tried to prep ahead. I have a regular blender. Found I need to add the banana unfrozen or I have to add extra liquid.
This combination, without the spinach, is always a go to in our family! Now we will enjoy it with added benefits of spinach. Thanks
Good but a little too much banana for my taste. Next time I would do 1/2 banana and more berries.
Delicious
Yummy combination of fruits and veggie. Instead of milk I added I cup coconut water . Will be on repeat for sure
I didn’t have a banana so used peaches instead and added in chia seeds to help with the smooth and to super the smoothie up!! The smoothie was light and delicious! I am a rawkstar for creativity!!
Tasted like Cardboard
Didn’t like this one but I did manage to drink all of it.
Well, I kind of cheated……..or improvised because I didn’t have blue berries. I did baby spinach, mixed baby greens, beet greens, a pear, apple, and frozen banana. And I use distilled water. It was yummy! I have pretty much improvised all week….but have enjoyed your recipe.
Thank you for such a inspirational week.
Enjoyed this smoothie
Another yummy one!