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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 one tastes much better than it looks!
Not my favorite but still good. I added a smoothie cube, the natural electrolytes one, and while it tasted alright, it had a bit of a metal taste. probably due to the trace minerals.
The smoothie was good. I used mixed berries but the children didn’t like it because it wasn’t sweet enough.
I forgot to rate it
Not too bad on this smoothie. Creamy and mild. Next time I’ll add PB to it. Yum!
I used a blackberry, blueberry, raspberry mix and red chard in place of spinach.
Loved this one. I finally figured out I just don’t like almond milk with citrus. This was delicious and my whole family wanted one. Definite win!
I used blueberries and raspberries for my berry mix. I added chia seeds and additional spinach. I tasted it, and it was very good, but I wanted to add some of my favorite extras, so I added 1 Tablespoon of unsweetened cocoa powder and 1 Tablespoon of peanut butter. This was the perfect recipe to add a couple of my extras, and create an attractive and delicious variation.
I loved this one! I also added 1/4 of a avocado too.
I loved this one! I also added avocado.
What’s not to like berries, sweet banana disguising greens. LOVE.
Made this with mixed berries and water. I packed in a ton of spinach. Next time if kids are drinking with me I might add a little pineapple or 2 dates. Very good though. For me- I don’t need the extra sweetness anymore!
The blueberry banana combo worked nicely together. Next time I’d only do ½ of a banana so that the flavors are more balanced.
This one can be almost what you want it to be. I used a mix of blueberries and cherries. I also added some vanilla extract. It was interesting, but I wish I had stuck with just blueberries or just cherries, The dark of the berries made a darker smoothie. I think a squeeze of lemon would have been a nice addition.
Tasted like dessert! I used homemade almond milk and mixed berries (with mostly blueberries). Simple and decadent.
This one will go on my list of faves and will be repeated offen. Enjoyed every last drop.
This by far has been my favorite simple smoothy. I used mixed berries and it blends flavor-wise, quite nicely with the banana. Could not even tell there was spinach in it.
I loved this recipe. I pretty much love berries in my smoothies. I boosted this smoothie with flaxseed, plant based protein powder and MTC oil. So yummy. So happy to have discovered simple green smoothie recipes.
Great flavor and texture. I added a smoothie booster (vitamin C) cube, chia seeds, mixed berries and kale
Easy Peary. Very nice.