Smoothies are an easy and delicious way to sneak some fruit, veggies and protein into your day! Here's a list of our favorite easy & healthy smoothie recipes that are nutritious and tasty, plus my tips on making the best smoothies!
I drink a smoothie every day, and have for over a decade! So I decided to create a post with all my favorite smoothie recipes in one place. I will continue to add to this post as I create new flavor combinations (which happens often in our home).
All of our smoothie recipes are easy to make (in less than 5 minutes), nutritious and kid-approved. I love making healthy smoothie recipes to sneak some fruits, veggies and protein into our daily lives in a way my kids absolutely love.
Best Healthy Smoothie Recipes
Here are all of our favorite healthy smoothie recipes! Which one will you make first?
Green Smoothie Recipes
Green smoothies are healthy and nutritions. My kids and I have them for breakfast most mornings. Here are our top 4 favorite green smoothie recipes.
- The best green smoothie
- Citrus green smoothie
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Green Smoothie (I drink this almost every day)
- Blueberry Citrus Green Smoothie
Fruit Smoothie Recipes
You can add greens to any of these fruit smoothie recipes, just be aware they will change the color! Or you can just enjoy them without greens! I like making these fruit smoothies for a delicious afternoon snack.
- Strawberry Banana Smoothie (favorite)
- Blueberry Smoothie
- Mango smoothie
- Pineapple Smoothie
- Mixed Berry Smoothie
Vegetable Smoothies
I love sneaking veggies into our smoothies, here are a few smoothie recipes where veggies are the star of the show.
Healthy "treat" smoothies
These smoothies taste indulgent but are really nutritious!
Smoothie Bowls
When you'd prefer to eat your smoothie with a spoon and all the toppings - make a smoothie bowl!
- How to make a smoothie bowl - full post plus three flavor varieties.
- Homemade Acai bowl
I hope you found this post helpful, and that you start working your way through making all of these delicious smoothie recipes. Comment below and let us know which recipes are your favorite!
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Best Smoothie Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups unsweetened almond milk
- 1 cup greens frozen
- 1 medium banana frozen
- 1 cup fruit
- 2 TBS Add ins (protein powder, collagen, honey, etc).
Instructions
- Put ingredients into the container of a Vitamix blender in the order listed.
- Start blending on low speed and increase to high.
- Blend on high speed for 50-60 seconds until mixture is smooth.
- Pour into glasses and enjoy!
Notes
Smoothie liquid suggestions:
Almond milk, coconut milk, dairy milk, rice milk, oat milk, cashew milk, coconut milk, coconut water. Smoothie Greens Suggestions Spinach, kale, Swiss chard, romaine lettuce, beet greens, carrot tops, collard greens, dandelion greens. Fruit Suggestions Mango, pineapple, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, grapefruit, oranges, peaches, cherries, grapes. Add-in suggestions: Protein powder, collagen powder, maca, chia seeds, ground flaxseed, bee pollen, acai berry powder, raw cacao nibs, coconut oil, cinnamon, honey.Nutrition
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Pravin Shah
I love having smoothies a lot. I enjoy smoothies rather then other drinks because smoothies taste awesome and also it includes fruits which are helpful for us in maintaining our health and immunity.
I have not tried the Healthy Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie and the recipe that you have shared makes me more eager to taste it as soon as possible.
Thank you for sharing this article with us along with the link to the specific recipes for every smoothie. Keep sharing more such articles with us in the future also.