With St. Patrick's Day just around the corner, everyone is seeing green! Even if your kids don't normally want to eat or drink green foods, this holiday is a great way to trick, er, encourage them to try something new! Even though it has a bright color, the flavor of spinach is so mild when blended into a fruit smoothie, you can't even taste it.
Ingredients
- 1 large handful fresh organic baby spinach
- 1/3 cup milk* (or your favorite milk alternative)
- 2/3 cup vanilla yogurt*
- 1 fresh banana
- 3/4 cup frozen peaches*
- 1/2 cup frozen pineapple chunks
*Choose organic for these ingredients to avoid GMOs, added hormones and persistent pesticides.
Yields 2 smoothies
Directions
Yields 2 smoothies
Directions
- Add spinach and milk to a blender and blend well until no more small pieces of spinach remain - this is the secret to a green smoothie kids will actually drink!
- Add the rest of the ingredients and blend until smooth. Add more ice if desired to give it a creamy milkshake texture.
Green Smoothie
Yield: 2
Prep time: 7 MinTotal time: 7 Min
With St. Patrick's Day just around the corner, everyone is seeing green! Even if your kids don't normally want to eat or drink green foods, this holiday is a great way to trick, er, encourage them to try something new! Even though it has a bright color, the flavor of spinach is so mild when blended into a fruit smoothie, you can't even taste it.
Ingredients
- 1 large handful fresh organic baby spinach
- 1/3 cup milk (or your favorite milk alternative)
- 2/3 cup vanilla yogurt
- 1 fresh banana
- 3/4 cup frozen peaches
- 1/2 cup frozen pineapple chunks
Instructions
- Add spinach and milk to a blender and blend well until no more small pieces of spinach remain.
- Add the rest of the ingredients and blend until smooth. Add more ice if desired to give it a creamy milkshake texture.
Nutrition Facts
Calories
216.36Fat (grams)
2.19Sat. Fat (grams)
1.18Carbs (grams)
45.63Fiber (grams)
3.41Net carbs
42.22Sugar (grams)
35.53Protein (grams)
7.00Sodium (milligrams)
84.83Cholesterol (grams)
7.04
About the Author:
Carissa B is a cookbook author and busy mom of two creative boys. The owner and lead writer at Creative Green Living, she has won multiple awards for her work on Creative Green Living including the "Best Green Lifestyle Blogger" award in 2019 from ShiftCon.
She is the author of the hardcover cookbook, Beautiful Smoothie Bowls, as well as the backyard chicken keeping guide: Proven Techniques for Keeping Healthy Chickens. Her recipes have been featured in Urban Farm Magazine and in several cookbooks where she was a contributing author. Follow her on Pinterest, Instagram, Twitter or join the Creative Green Living Tribe on Facebook.
She is the author of the hardcover cookbook, Beautiful Smoothie Bowls, as well as the backyard chicken keeping guide: Proven Techniques for Keeping Healthy Chickens. Her recipes have been featured in Urban Farm Magazine and in several cookbooks where she was a contributing author. Follow her on Pinterest, Instagram, Twitter or join the Creative Green Living Tribe on Facebook.
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Yummy! This sounds absolutely delicious. I've been on a smoothie kick lately, so I can't wait to try it. I created a green smoothie using Organic Matcha Green Tea powder. It was delicious and instantly made me think of St. Patrick's day. I love adding a healthy twist! Here's a link to my healthy green smoothie if you're interested: http://organicsunshine.net/recipes/green-tea-smoothie/
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