Bedtime Smoothie for Better Sleep

While smoothies can help you wake up and get energized for the day, they can also help you sleep. This bedtime smoothie recipe is full of soothing ingredients that will help prepare your body for a night of deep sleep.

Quick Tips for Better Sleep

I want to share a few things I’ve implemented over the past two years to help me sleep quickly and deeply:

• Invest in a quality pillow: Find a pillow that properly supports your neck and spine to ensure correct alignment while you sleep, like a buckwheat pillow or a memory foam pillow.
• Block out noise with earplugs: Using earplugs can help you stay asleep by drowning out disturbances, from noisy neighbors to a snoring partner.
• Limit caffeine intake after 2 p.m.: Avoid stimulants in the afternoon and evening to allow your body’s natural sleep cycle to take over.
• Enjoy a nutrient-rich bedtime smoothie: One of my favorite ways to wind down is with a special drink designed to promote relaxation and prevent late-night hunger. This bedtime smoothie is a carefully crafted blend of ingredients known for their sleep-supporting properties.

Ingredients You’ll Need

This recipe is full of foods that promote better sleep. Here’s how each one can work for you when sipped in a deep-sleep smoothie:

• Rolled oats: Oats contain melatonin, the hormone that regulates sleep cycles, helping to promote a restful nights sleep.
• Spinach: Leafy greens like spinach contain high amounts of magnesium, a mineral known to relax muscles and calm the nervous system, making it easier to fall asleep and stay asleep.
• Chamomile tea: This soothing tea contains antioxidants that promote sleep.
• Tart cherry juice: This type of cherry juice specifically contains melatonin and can help improve sleep quality and depth of your sleep.
• Banana: The potassium and magnesium in bananas can help relax your muscles, contributing to optimal sleep. You can even freeze bananas to keep them ready for making your bedtime smoothie.
• Almond butter: Almonds also contain magnesium as well as healthy fats, which help keep you feeling satisfied throughout the night, supporting uninterrupted sleep.

How to Make a Bedtime Smoothie

I created this bedtime smoothie with specific foods that help you sleep—both falling asleep and staying asleep. Yes, it’s legit! This recipe is different from my other green smoothies. Here’s how I’m blending it:

1. Blend the rolled oats until finely ground in your blender. Making this oat flour first will help it blend into the other ingredients better and leave you with a less gritty nighttime smoothie.
2. Add the bananas, spinach, cherry juice, tablespoon of almond butter, and chamomile tea to the blender on top of the powdered oats.
3. Puree until smooth. Stop the blender and scrape down the sides if needed to make sure all those leafy chunks get well blended.

If you want more tips on blending the perfect creamy smoothie every time, check out my step-by-step guide on how to make a smoothie.

More Recipes to Help You Sleep

Because sleep is so important and because I love using real, whole food to help my body naturally, I’ve created a few other relaxation beverages that help promote healthy sleep:

• Lavender sleep tea: A light, soothing tea that calms my body quickly.
• Spiced almond milk: Part of my nighttime routine to regulate blood sugar and help me feel full throughout the night.
• Pink moon milk: This drink is as gorgeous as it is soothing.
• Turmeric golden milk latte: Full of anti-inflammatory ingredients to help you wind down, making it a great golden smoothie for sleep.

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