In an attempt to hop back on a healthy lifestyle, I’ve been starting my mornings with a green juice smoothie. It also makes me feel like a rockstar mom when the kids gobble up their kid version green juice. Here’s a little tip that I recently discovered that has made smoothie making much more doable in the mornings. Prepare “smoothie packets” with all the chopped up ingredients and freeze them. When you want to make a smoothie, you simply take out a packet, add water and throw it in the blender. Happy smoothie drinking!
INGREDIENTS
1 cup spinach
1 cup kale
2 cups cold water
1 pear
2 ribs of a celery stalk
1 banana
DIRECTIONS
Step 1: Place 1 cup kale, 1 cup spinach and 2 cups water into your Blendtec (or other high powered blender). Pulse 5 times for a few seconds until the greens are liquefied.
Step 2: Place 1 pear (chopped), 2 celery ribs (chopped) and 1 banana (peeled) into the blender and cover. On the Blendtec, press “Whole Juice” and allow to blend until finished on that setting. If you are using another high powered blender, you’ll want to pick a high speed blending option that will turn your ingredients into a smooth, liquid juice.
Step 3: Pour in a mason jar, add a fun straw and enjoy! Here’s the kid-friendly green juice recipe, it’s slightly sweeter.
Check out these other smoothie recipes from some of my favorite bloggers:
Triple Berry Smoothies from Around My Family Table
Copycat Caribbean Passion Smoothie from Bread Booze Bacon
Peanut Butter & Honey Smoothie from Home Cooking Memories
Strawberry Kiwi Smoothie from Big Bear’s Wife
Tropical Smoothie with Pineapple and Coconut from Cooking on the Front Burner
Peach & Oatmeal Smoothie from Love Bakes Good Cakes
Key Lime Pie Smoothie from Thyme for Cocktails
Banana Cream Pie Smoothie from A Night Owl
Strawberry Cheesecake Smoothie from Pink Cake Plate
Black and Blue Berry Protein Smoothie from {I love} My Disorganized Life
Banana and Pear Green Smoothie from See Vanessa Craft
Strawberry Shortcake Smoothie from Kleinworth & Co.
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I love putting spinach in my smoothies! All the benefits of the greens without the bitter taste of lettuce 🙂 Looks amazing!
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