Add this Spinach Berry Smoothie to your regular rotation and reap all the health benefits.
Berries are one of my very favorite smoothie additions. They are loaded up with antioxidants, phytonutrients like anthrocyanins, fiber, and are low in sugar.
Why Are Berries So Healthy Anyway?
All berries are packed with antioxidants that help fight inflammation, including huge amounts of vitamin C – way more than you’ll get in an orange.
Berries are very high in fiber, as I already mentioned. It’s important to get adequate fiber each day to keep your digestive system in tip-top shape, which in turn will help the rest of your body function properly as well.
Blood sugar and insulin levels may improve when berries are consumed on a regular basis.
Heart health can also be positively affected by eating berries because they may help lower cholesterol levels.
If you’re interested in boosting your protein and the cream factor, you can swap the water for almond milk.
Is It Healthy To Eat Berries Everyday?
Yes! Eat berries as often as you are able to take advantage of the amazing health benefits. Not to mention they taste delicious.
Here are some other ways to eat berries beyond blending them into a smoothie:
- Top oatmeal, yogurt, toast, pancakes, and waffles with a giant handful of berries to add natural sweetness and beautiful color to your breakfast!
- Add a serving of berries to a green salad
- Pair a serving of berries with a serving of nuts for a nutrition-packed snack.
- Think outside the box: add berries to homemade pizza or sandwiches, make homemade chia seed and berry jam or sauce, make fruit kabobs to go with dinner, etc.
Can a Spinach Berry Smoothie Help You Lose Weight?
Berries, especially blueberries, may help the body regulating burning fat and fat storage. This in turn may help reduce cholesterol levels and abdominal fat.
The best advice for weight loss is to eat a variety of healthy foods, mostly plants (Hi, Michael Pollan!), paying attention to your hunger cues, drink plenty of water, get enough sleep, and move your body in a way that feels good.
Blend It Up Like a Pro
Are you wondering if you can blend up green smoothies with berries just like the pros do in those fancy smoothie shops? You can! My secret weapon is my favorite professional-grade blender from Vitamix. And right now, you can get the same blender I use at home for an amazing discounted price. When you add the blender to your cart, you’ll see you get it for under $300 and shipping is FREE!
Spinach Berry Smoothie
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 minute
- Total Time: 6 minutes
- Yield: 1 1x
- Category: Drinks, Breakfast
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: Healthy
Description
This smoothie is also known as Berry Blastoff. If you’re looking for a lower glycemic option, this smoothie is low in sugar and high in fiber, both of which are great for keeping blood sugar levels more stable. Free free to swap the banana with 1/2 avocado if you want to cut the fruit sugars even more.
Ingredients
- 1 cup fresh spinach
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup mixed berries
- 1 banana
Instructions
- Place spinach and water in blender.
- Puree until smooth.
- Add fruit and blend again.
Notes
Use frozen fruit to make smoothie cold.
Keywords: berry smoothie, spinach berry smoothie, green smoothie, berries
By: Jen Hansard | Updated: 12.17.2018 | COMMENTS: 99
Both easy and delicious. Today, I used frozen tropical fruits. Yum! If I use fresh fruit, I replace the water with 1 1/2 cups ice.
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So glad you liked this one, Sues!
Has anyone tried using coconut (plain or flavored) water instead of plain water? If so, how’d it turn out!?
Hi Sherrice! You can def sub coconut water for plain water. Depending on which coconut water you use, you may be able to taste it a little more or a little less but I think it would be great in this smoothie. 🙂
Love it , thank you 🙂 I added some ice and nuts to mine as well. Super refreshing.
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This is definitely a tasty one!
I messed this one up. For some reason I added oranges. It wasn’t bad just not what I was expecting
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Berries and citrus are a great combo! 🙂
Why does the “water”, listed in the recipe ingredients, appear to be white in the second picture above?
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Hey Stuart, that could have to do with the lighting in the photo. I hope you enjoy this recipe!
I’ve come back to this recipe OVER and OVER! It’s super satisfying and the berries boost the antioxidants which are more and more important to our skin as we age.
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These smoothies are so simple and delicious. We are doing the challenge as a family (we have one 8 year old). We have all loved every one. I like the simplicity and flavor
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Great flavor but was hard for me to get the seeds down. Still, I drank the whole thing!
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Used frozen mixed berries and a frozen banana to make it thick
Super delicious!!
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I loved the flavour of the spinach berry smoothie, delicious
I love this one. The berry flavor really comes through. ! This is my favorite so far.
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This is one of my favorites! I used almond milk and it was nice and creamy.
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Refreshing and delicious!
This smoothie was super delicious and refreshing. It’s my favorite smoothie so far!
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Yum! Seriously. Simple. Green. Smoothies.
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Not my favorite but think because of my cold can’t taste a thing 🙁
I’m only commenting on these blogs Saturday morning as have felt pretty grim with this cold but today I’m feeling so much better and seem to be on the mend quicker than normal perhaps due to the smoothies!
What I have loved about this week is the ease of putting it all together, the wonderful list for shopping which has made it super easy and not overwhelming. Thanks too for all the tips on these blog posts …. wish I had opened them each day to see the various tips, add ins etc ….. will definitely do it this week! Thank you for the week 🙂
Hey Pam,
We are so happy that you joined us for this challenge!
Thank you for your awesome feedback we are so happy that you are enjoying it so far 🙂
Cheers!!
This smoothie is so good, my whole family loved it! We added a little protein powder just to see how we liked it, and will definitely will be making it again.
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I love this berry drink! A new angle !
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This has been the best smoothie for the week!
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I think this was my favorite recipe in the first week of the 30 day challenge! So easy and tasty.
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Simple, nutritious, delicious & affordable
Forgot the star rating ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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5-star smoothie loved everything in it. Two thumbs up. Congrats guys!
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This smoothie is delicious. I fell in love with it as soon as I tasted it!! This smoothie will be one of my favorites!
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Yum!
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Best smoothie so far!
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This is my favorite smoothie so far! I loved the sweet berry taste and it was so easy to make.
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I enjoyed this smoothie. Next time I will use avocado to cut down on the sweetness.
Taste wise, this smoothie is exactly what I think of when I think of a smoothie. Fruity, creamy, delicious.
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It was good, but a little watery. I think I’d like it better with almond milk.
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Love it!!
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Great!
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Very sweet!
Tasty! I was a little sad that there was no almond milk like yesterday, but once I took a sip I remembered the water-based ones aren’t bad either
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I think this one was my favorite for this week! I made mine using dewberries picked from my yard mixed with strawberries. So good!
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Great smoothie!! I used kale bc that’s what I had.
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Mixed berries are not my favorite. But this smoothie is good. I think I’d like it better with almond milk, to make it creamy.
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Great flavour love this recipe. One if my favoirote
Nice flavor. Added ground flaxseed. Four stars.
No problem getting this one down! My only complaint is that my berry blend contains blackberries and the seeds make me crazy! I’ll have to watch out for that the next time I purchase a berry blend.
I loved this smoothie! The fact that it had mixed berries made it one of my favorites this week, since any berrybia my favorite. The color was more brown than green, but who cares!
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Delicious! I added half the banana & a beet!
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One of my favorites this week. It was sweet and filling! Also the color was more appealing than the others from week 1.
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So easy and delicious- using frozen berries and a frozen banana made it nice and thick!
Loved it!!!
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This is amazing the best one so far this week! It is just simply, perfectly sweet. I prefer my banana-berry smoothies with water over almond milk so this hit the spot! Thanks!
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Hey Shawn,
CONGRATULATIONS!!! You are one of our winners for this week!! Yay!!
Could you email in your full name, address, and contact number to [email protected]
This is a great smoothie. I had frozen berries and frozen bananas so it was almost like ice cream! Tomorrow I’m going to make Beginners Luck
This smoothie was so delicious! I was so sad when Ineas at the end of it. I wanted more!
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Our favourite so far! Everyone is asking for more 🙂
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I added some protein to this for breakfast. Delish!
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Very tasty smoothie! I used blueberries and strawberries for my berries and thought it had a great flavor with just the right amount of sweetness.
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It was definitely berry-packed, but despite my love of berries, this one wasn’t my favorite so far. Maybe it was all the seeds, or maybe because it was less sweet because I swapped the banana for avocado. Whatever the case, I’m not stopping! 🙂
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All the smoothies was delicious but I like this was the best, looking forward to week 2
Well my first thought is that it is so pretty! Not kinda muddy looking…and equally delicious!
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I am loving this challenge, the recipes are easy and delicious! I love this smoothie, how can you go wrong with berries?
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Great start to my day! I used blackberries, blueberries and strawberries. It’ll be fun to try different combinations.
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This is my favorite so far. I’m loving this challenge!
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Simple, easy and so yummy. I used blueberries, strawberries and a few cranberries.
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This was really delicious! I love this one – the whole family does. Thank you!
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Delicious and 9-year-old child approved! I had a cherry berry blend on hand and used that and cut the amount of banana in half.
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Hey Shannon,
We absolutely love hearing that our recipes are kid approved!! 🙂
Simple and delicious!
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Simple and yummy! Added a bit of almond milk
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I have a cherry berry blend that I love to use with this smoothie. It’s such a treat with the berries and banana. I love it because I can use any greens and it always tastes amazing. Yay for antioxidants!
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I used kale instead of spinach, frozen blueberries and raspberries and since my banana was quite green I added a bit of raw organic honey. Very tasty!
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A simple straight to the point smoothie. I had blueberries instead of berries as they were what I had at home. I need to get some riper bananas for next week as that would improve the taste of these smoothies for sure.
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Only 4 ingredients, so easy, a beautiful, rich colour and delicious.
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This one IS simple & delicious. I used a scant 1/2 cup of OJ & SoyMilk instead of water. Also, a scoop of protein powder. The extra protein from both the soymilk and powder really make this a meal replacement. Yum!
This one was simple and yummy.
I made this for the first day. I love mixed berries and this one tastes great.
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Soooo good!
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This is one of my go tos. Only used half a banana and it made 2.portions.so one for today and one for tomorrow’s smoothie
This was delicious also. I should probably have swapped the avocado in because my BG is still too high but it was quite delicious!
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Love this combination of greens and berries in this smoothie. Not too sweet just the perfect hint of sweetness. Very tasty!
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I love the berries!! It is refreshing and makes me feel more awake in the morning!!
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This is 100% one of my GO-TO smoothies. Chances are, you have ALL the ingredients in your fridge. So there’s never an excuse to not make a smoothie, even when you’re scrounging for groceries! It doesn’t include any specific exotic fruits nor ingredients that “may not be in season”. It’s a good safety-net smoothie, and totally delish. 🙂
I’m a sucker for any berry smoothie and this one is delicious!
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I like to add a little PB2 powder to this one and get some added protein after a run!
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This is going to become a staple smoothie in my house! So delicious.
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Amazing flavor and it feels so good in your body!!
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Simple and delicious! I used a strawberry-blueberry-cherry blend and it was perfect. Sweet and fruity. The only thing I don’t like about it is that it doesn’t have that beautiful fresh green color … hazards of adding berries to your green smoothie! But the great taste more than makes up for the brownish color.
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Yum! This is a delicious smoothie! I love the berry mix paired with the banana! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Forgot to leave my rating in my comment. I give this one a 5. I made it with just strawberries and it is not too sweet.
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I made the Berry Blast for my “Day 1” Smoothie Challenge. It is yummy, not too sweet, and easy to drink. Might try it with avocado another time.
I LOVE berries! I don’t love bananas, though. I may sub half the banana for some avocado to get that creamy texture!
This combination sounds so yummy! Love berries, fill you up and very healthy!
I was gonna say, I will probably skip this one but Jen Hansard addressed my concerns in a comment above so it’s all in for me this week..
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I make this smoothie a lot. So quick and easy to make
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Berry smoothies usually have a tart taste that I don’t love… yet this recipe is so creamy, sweet and rich. It’s always a winner in my house and I love that it’s part of the 30-Day Green Smoothie Challenge.
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I am sure that I will make this one a lot – Berries are the best!!
this one will most likely make my every week list – l love berries