A green smoothie including nutrient dense superfoods like kale, almond milk, avocado, and blueberries. Also yogurt and bananas!
Note: My cookbook, Delicious Probiotic Drinks
, is now available for pre-order!
A smoothie a day has been my modus operandi as of late.
Due in large part to smoothies playing a role in the probiotics cookbook, Delicious Probiotic Drinks, I’m writing, there have been all sorts of variations of fruit and green smoothies for me to whip up and taste test.
So far, many have been very palatable, while others…not so much. In light of Saint Paddy’s Day coming soon, I wanted to share one of my favorite green superfood smoothies.
This superfood smoothie is pretty much a well-balanced meal in a glass. It includes spinach (or kale), avocado, blueberries and almond milk which are all nutrient dense superfoods. Plus yogurt (probiotics) and bananas (yum!).
The balance of omega fatty acids, protein, vitamins and fructose make for a healthful meal in a cup. And it’s green!
If you’re looking for a tasty and easy way of getting a high concentration of nutrients, particularly in the morning or after a workout, this smoothie is perfect. If you’re looking for something green to drink on St. Patrick’s Day (other than green beer of course), this green smoothie also makes the cut.
So, friends, you can be my little taste testers and tell me: does this smoothie make the cut for my cookbook? If you try it, give me your expert or amateur green smoothie opinion!
Green Superfood Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 in frozen banana chopped small chunks
- ½ cup blueberry yogurt or vanilla yogurt plus frozen blueberries
- 1 cup loosely packed spinach chopped, or kale leaves
- ½ ripe avocado
- ½ cup almond milk
Instructions
- Throw it all into a blender and blend until completely smooth (and thick!)
Notes
Nutrition
made this smoothie today, and it was amazing 🙂
Spinach is the perfect natural food coloring! This looks amazing 🙂
I tried the smoothie this morning. I have added avocado to smoothies lots of times. I know it may sound weird to some people but its really very good and helps me feel full longer. Ithink its a good idea to put together a probiotic cookbook because a lot of people suffer from candida – myself included. I think its a good idea to have a drinks/smoothie section in your cook book.
Melissa, thanks so much for trying it and for your feedback! I love the health benefits of green smoothies and am happy to try various recipes myself, so feel free to send some my way! I have heard candida can be quite the struggle so I’m sending a big hug your way. It’s great that you are controling it through your diet, so my hat’s off to you!
Smoothies are my go-to hunger fix! Love the bright shade of green this one is rocking.
I love a smoothie for breakfast or even for lunch. Your recipe sounds and looks fantastic — really love the combination. Thanks for sharing!
What a creamy smoothie, it looks like dessert!
I love green smoothies. Yours looks really tasty and adding avocado creates such a creamy texture. I love it!
What a healthy blend!!! Love that color. I’m freezing bananas right away…can’t wait to try this smoothie out!
Love green smoothies, I’ve gotta try it with the avocado!! yum.
Wow, what a great smoothie with lots of fresh, delicious flavors! Got to try this!
That sounds yummy… i will have to add it into my breakfast rotation! 😉
I’m usually not a smoothie gal but this one has got me craving one BAD. Yummmm!
This sounds so simple and delicious! If I try it, I will let you know 🙂
Yum!
I’m excited for the cookbook! 🙂
Avocado? That sounds crazy amazing in a smoothie!
I do love the color of the smoothie and it looks so creamy, but I have to admit, adding avocado to smoothie… perhaps is not my thing.