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Try this green smoothie with banana and spinach

May 7, 2015

 After an exhausting afternoon this past weekend shopping for the boys, I treated myself to one of my favorite smoothies at the outlet mall. Made with strawberries, a banana, and vanilla frozen yogurt, it’s not particularly healthy, but man, is it tasty. 

While I was paying, I noticed a small sign advertising a green smoothie and took note of the ingredients: vanilla frozen yogurt, spinach, banana, and a touch of honey. I’ve tossed some frozen kale into Levi’s homemade berry smoothies, but I never tried blending a full-on green smoothie before. 

Until yesterday. 

My version had spinach, (frozen) bananas and honey, but I swapped the frozen yogurt for unsweetened almond milk and unflavored organic whey protein powder. I also added a couple of ice cubes and then a splash of water because the mixture was too thick for the blender. 

I’m happy to report that my first attempt a green smoothie was a success. That is, it tasted mostly like bananas and not at all like spinach. However, adding a handful of this and pouring a bit of that yielded way too much smoothie for just one person, and I’ve yet to find a way to best save smoothie leftovers. Any ideas?

When I determine the exact amount of each ingredient, I’ll be sure to share them with you. For now, however, you can guesstimate how much you need to whip up your own green smoothie. And if you figure out the proper measurements for a single serving, let me know!

Also, if you have a different favorite green smoothie, please leave the recipe in the comments below. I see myself mixing up a lot of breakfast smoothies this summer! 

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  1. Rachel

    May 7, 2015 at 1:51 pm

    B.B. (Before Baby), the hubs would make smoothies almost every morning, but just fruit (strawberries, blueberries, banana, etc) with a splash of milk and some non-fat vanilla yogurt. They were DELICIOUS, but probably not that great for you with all the sugar (even though it’s natural). He didn’t add ice because he the fruit (minus the banana and the yogurt) were frozen. This was sort of before the “green” craze, so we never even thought of adding spinach or kale at that time.

    The blender would sit happily on the counter as it was used daily (even in our small NYC apartment), but now it’s probably collecting dust tucked in the back of our cabinet. I’d love to bring it back and create some smoothies. And I think with some greens and other healthy ingredients, it would be a good snack for the adults and our ever-hungry toddler.

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  2. Jess

    May 8, 2015 at 9:21 pm

    contigo makes awesome cold tumblers that seal off (also makes them “spill proof”) I make a large batch and they stay good for two days. The tips are a pain to clean, but it works! Let me know if you want me to find a link…

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    • PJ

      May 8, 2015 at 9:52 pm

      Thanks for the suggestion. I’d actually love to know your favorite smoothie recipes!

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