
This post was previously seen on Nourish Move Love. I’ve updated the pictures and post to make it more reader-friendly including how I turn this breakfast smoothie recipe into meal prep smoothie packs for me and how to make this a kid and toddler-friendly recipe in the form of smoothie pops.
I love smoothies as a quick, easy way of getting in a serving of fruit and green veggies on-the-go. What I DON’T love is feeling hungry again an hour later because my smoothie didn’t really fill me up.
For this recipe, we upgraded a ‘standard’ fruit and vegetable smoothie with the addition of oatmeal and nut butter. Hello oatmeal smoothie! If you’ve never tried an oatmeal smoothie recipe you’re missing out.
There’s a full serving of oatmeal in each smoothie serving size — meaning you’re getting plenty of fiber, which supports healthy digestion and keeps you feeling full for longer.
Eating a diet high in fiber is one of the top things you can do to promote weight loss according to Mayo Clinic!
We also include a serving of nut butter — both for flavor and for function! Healthy fats help your body absorb nutrients and are necessary for your body to produce hormones {American Heart Association}.
Including a serving of healthy fats in this breakfast smoothie recipe means that you’ll be able to better absorb the nutrients from the blueberries and spinach. Additionally, you’ll feel more satisfied from the breakfast smoothie and not be reaching for a snack an hour later.
I love the grab-and-go nature of being able to sip your snack or breakfast smoothie.
But what seems like a simple smoothie recipe can really take up a good portion of your precious time in the morning when you’re digging through the freezer looking for a specific kind of fruit, or cleaning up oatmeal you spilled trying to get it in the blender.
Enter DIY Meal Prep Smoothie Packs!
I like to batch prepare a stash of these smoothie packs at one time, typically on a weekend, so I can grab-n-blend during the week.
Simply pull the smoothie pack from the freezer, dump it into the blender, add a liquid base and any additional ingredients you didn’t freeze {like nut butter in this case}, and blend away!
I mentioned this in my Energizing Kale + Pineapple Smoothie Recipe, but here’s my process for making DIY Smoothie Packs!
Of course you can always personalize your smoothie by substituting ingredients or adding in additional superfoods.
This recipe is a great one for getting kids {and husbands} on the ‘green smoothie’ train. Spinach is such a mild leafy green that you TRULY cannot taste it, especially when blended with the sweetness of the berries, banana and creamy nut butter.
I actually originally had this titled recipe ‘berry smoothie for beginners’ because it’s a great way to slowly board the green smoothie train. In other words, you’re not hitting your tastebuds with any super intense, strong-tasting greens or superfoods!
You also can gradually bump up the amount of spinach in the recipe as your tastebuds adjust to a ‘greener’ smoothie recipe — start with 1/2 cup, and work your way up to 2 cups of leafy greens {and feel free to start experimenting with other varieties of greens, such as kale and swiss chard}.
Another pro tip for making smoothies for kids: popsicle molds!
My two year old son, Brody, LOVES these Spinach and Berry Smoothie Pops. And I love it because they are simple to make, and it’s an easy way for me to sneak green veggies into his snacks.
It’s very convenient to pull a smoothie popsicle out of the freezer and have healthy, toddler-friendly breakfast or snack ready at a minute’s notice. Especially if he wakes up early from nap time and you have a couple more things you want to accomplish before you commit to mom-mode.
Here’s how I make these toddler-and-kid-friendly Spinach and Berry Smoothie Pops:
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What type of blender do you recommend? I have an el-cheapo but would upgrade.
OOO well of course I love my Vitamix and use it for everything — but it’s an investment for sure {$300+}. If you are blending frequently for smoothies, soups, baby food or ect it’s worth the investment. Otherwise I recommend the Magic Bullet {$50}, Cuisinart Compact Blending/Chopping Set {$65}, NutriBullet {$100}, Ninja NJ600 Professional Blender {$100}. So I guess it all depends on your budget and frequency of use. Hope that help! xo-Lindsey