I have one particular smoothie that I make several times a week. I’d make it every day, if I wasn’t always running out of spinach or pineapple.
I like it because it’s a dairy-free, juice-free green smoothie – and it still tastes delicious.
This is made from whole foods (fruits and spinach!), and is even kid-friendly.
Ingredients:
- 1/4 avocado
- 1/2 banana
- 1 1/2 cup tropical frozen fruit mix (I either buy pre-mixed frozen fruit at Kroger or cut it up and freeze it myself – I use a mix of mango, pineapple, and strawberries)
- 1 cup spinach (I cram as much as I can into my single-serve blender)
- 1 cup water (just add more if it’s too thick)
- Optional: handful of mint (I love mint in my smoothies, but it does give it some kick!)
How to make it:
- Put it all together and blend it!
My kids will drink this, and they know it has spinach in it. That’s how fruity it is.
I love it because it tastes good, but also because it is really filling. I usually have this for breakfast or for my mid-afternoon CRASH around 3:00 PM.
It’s also easy to add flaxseed to this smoothie.
Drink up!
cc
Monday 22nd of October 2018
what can be substituted instead of the AVO. my son can't have AVO and i really like this recipe//
Carrie
Wednesday 24th of October 2018
I think you could leave it out entirely and it would still taste the same (or close to it!). :)
Sandy
Sunday 12th of April 2015
How many points would this be?
Carrie
Monday 20th of April 2015
That is actually a great question. The foods all combined only equal 2 PP. But if you use the recipe function online to calculate the points, I believe it is 6. Super confusing. :(
Ricki
Thursday 2nd of April 2015
Nice. Will have to try this combo! Never tried one with avocado before. My go to recipe is spinach , banana, mango and peach with some blueberries. I like to add some orange too if I have it, as then I can add less water.
Ben LOVES smoothies.
I tried it with kale and actually thought it was pretty good. I did not like swiss chard.
Carrie
Friday 10th of April 2015
My kids love smoothies, too! I tried kale but I didn't like it...it didn't seem to blend as well as spinach.
Try the avocado...it doesn't make a huge difference in taste, but it improves the texture a ton.
tara siudy
Tuesday 3rd of February 2015
This recipe looks amazing! I love smoothies and drink one almost everyday! Can't wait to try it! I am just starting out in the blogging world, and aspire to post great things like this! I have a few to share! Thanks! www.littlemissdexterous.com
Erlene
Thursday 22nd of May 2014
So going to try this. Great way for me to sneak in more veggies.