Smoothie Recipes for the Whole Family

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What comes to mind when I say smoothie? Something healthy? Something sweet? A treat? Or a morning staple?

To me smoothies are delicious healthy morning staples. I love to create yummy concoctions, blending them from whole nutritious foods. No fillers, no preservatives, no chemicals. Just whole food nutritious goodness.

Knowing that after serving a smoothie to my family they have already started the day on such a nutritious note is a great feeling! Especially for my husband. I need to sneak fruit and veggies in anywhere I can for him! Luckily, he loves my smoothies. I’m pretty sure he doesn’t even know how healthy they really are! ~ Don’t tell him! 🤫

Making the perfect smoothie requires a little bit of art and a lot of creativity. I have three staple ingredients that I use as a base for every smoothie: spinach, blueberries and vanilla almond milk. I tried regular almond milk, but it wasn’t as much of a success with my husband and son, so I guess vanilla almond milk it is.

Here are a few general tips that make any smoothies a hit.

• Freeze your fruit (even if you buy it fresh). Frozen fruit gives your smoothie a great icy texture.
• Add plain Greek yogurt to any smoothie to add extra protein to keep you filler longer.
• Breastfeeding mamas- add Old Fashioned Oats or Brewer’s Yeast (affiliate) as a supply increaser. (I actually love the texture the oats give the smoothie and add them in all the time.)

Reader’s Tip

• If you have leftover smoothie- freeze it in your popsicle mold for a snack later in the day. (Tip provided by Kristen) I don’t have the Ozera Reusable Popsicle Molds,(affiliate) but I’m totally getting one! Must have!!!!
• Swap almond milk with kefir to get the probiotic power. (Tip provided by Erin)
• If you need to add a little sweetener try throwing in a date or two. Don’t forget to remove the “pit.” (Tip provided by Pam)

And now for the recipes. Yum! Here are a few of my family’s favorite smoothie recipes! Enjoy and tweak them to fit the taste buds of your family.

My recipes serve 2 adults and two toddlers. About three 6 oz servings.

Blueberry Strawberry Banana Smoothie

• 1/2 cup frozen spinach
• 1/4 cup frozen blueberries
• 1/4 cup frozen strawberries
• 1 whole banana
• 1 cup vanilla almond milk
• 1/4 cup old fashioned oats

Blueberry Pear Smoothie

• 1/2 cup frozen spinach
• 1/4 cup frozen blueberries
• 1 cored pear- with the skin on
• 1 cup vanilla almond milk
• 1/4 cup old fashioned oats

Grace’s Baby Smoothie

• 1/2 small avocado
• 1/2 frozen banana
• 1 cup liquid – I use boiled (then cooled) water). You could use any combination of water, breastmilk, or formula.

⭐⭐ I feed this to her in place of her purée food, not in addition. She loves drinking out of a straw cup just like her big brother and sister.

Readers’ Favorites

Kristen’s Mango Madness

• 1 cup almond milk
• One handful spinach
• 1/2 frozen banana
• 1/2 cup frozen mango
• 1 tbsp almond butter
• 1 tsp ground flax

⭐ If it is too think add a splash of water.

Cameron’s Citrus Smoothie

• 1 Cup orange juice
• 1 frozen banana
• 1 cup frozen blueberries
• 1 cup frozen pineapple

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