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Breakfast

The Best Healthy Green Smoothie, Easy

This Green Smoothie is one of my go-to smoothies for breakfast or a healthy snack. If I’m not making my favorite blueberry peanut butter smoothie, I’m definitely making this one.

I used to have such a hard time making smoothies when I was younger and now that I have finally gotten the hang of it, it’s one of my favorite things for breakfast. It takes a bit of trial and error to keep these guys green too.

The Best Green Smoothie

Something I love about smoothies is that they are so easy and quick, with very little clean up. So these are amazing to take with you on your way to work, or to send with your kids to school. And it’s a prefect way to get some extra veggies in because you don’t taste the kale/spinach.

I absolutely love these glasses I got from Homesense, but there are some similar (and VERY trendy) ones here: ripple glasses.

Ingredients

  • 1 banana chopped, frozen or fresh
  • 1 cup yellow fruit, I used mango and peaches for this one
  • 1 cup packed spinach or kale rinsed
  • 1 cup almond or oat milk
  • 1/2 cup full fat greek yogurt
  • 1 tablespoon chia seeds
  • 1 tablespoon hemp hearts
  • 1/2 tablespoon maple syrup for sweetness if needed

Directions

  1. Add all of your ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth, I usually let mine go for a couple of minutes on high.
  2. Pour into your favorite glass and enjoy!

Tip: If your smoothie seems too thick just add a little more almond/oat milk to thin it out. Also, if you use any fruit that is red or blue/purple, your smoothie will still taste good, it just won’t be green anymore.

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Breakfast

Easy and Healthy Smoothie for Breakfast

Let’s be honest. I love a healthy smoothie anytime of day, but this is one one my favorites because it’s a quick and easy breakfast. You can change up the ingredients and adjust it to your liking, and it keeps you full for hours!

Over the last few years I have been experimenting with different smoothie recipes and this one has become my favorite! Because we have all have busy lives, I love that I can throw this together quickly and put it in a reusable to-go cup.

healthy smoothie ingredients for a fast and delicious breakfast

My favorite part of this recipe is that you can add spinach or kale and you wouldn’t even know, so it’s a great way to get some more veggies in. Other great ingredients to make your healthy smoothie even better are listed below and also don’t affect the sweet, fruity flavor! It can also be pretty difficult to get veggies into your kids diet so give this recipe a try with your kiddos.

Healthy smoothie for breakfast

Ingredients

  • 1 ripe banana, frozen or fresh
  • 1 cup frozen or fresh blueberries
  • 1 cube frozen spinach or kale (or 1 cup of fresh spinach/kale packed down)
  • 1 cup almond milk or oat milk (use what you like/have)
  • 1/2 cup vanilla yogurt, I use the greek 25% less sugar one but use what you like
  • 1/3 cup 100% peanut butter
  • 1 tablespoon chia seeds (optional)
  • 1 tablespoon hemp hearts (optional)

Directions

  1. Put everything in your blender and blend for a minute or two until smooth. If needed, add a little more almond/oat milk for easier blending. Pour onto a tall glass with a reusable straw and enjoy!

Tips: Add pure maple syrup if you need a little sweetness. I usually only add this if I have plain greek yogurt.