Whenever I feel the need to turn my smoothie to the “green” side, I generally do so with spinach.
Spinach blends easily and isn’t as bitter as other greens, which makes it easier to create a delicious smoothie.Parents, keep this in mind when trying to get your kids to drink green smoothies.
The health benefits of this smoothie:
- Antioxidants galore: spinach and
blueberries combine for a massive
amount of these free radical scavengers.
- Phytonutrients in spinach have proven to be anti-inflammatory and anticancerous.
- Spinach is extremely rich in vitamin K, which is important for maintaining bone
health.
- Spinach is also rich in vitamin A, manganese, folate, magnesium, and iron.
- Blueberries offer cardiovascular benefits and cognitive benefits (brain berries),
support eye health, and are anticancerous.
- Vitamin C: blueberries, spinach, and bananas all contain this essential vitamin.
Now that you know how healthy the ingredients for this blueberry spinach green smoothie
are, let’s get to the recipe.
Recipe
1 cup water
2 cups baby spinach
1/2 cup frozen blueberries
1 banana
Add-ons
3-6 ice cubes
1 TBSP flax seeds, chia seeds, or chia seed gel
1/2 cup berries of choice
Nutritional Information
Calories: 161 | Fat: 1g | Protein: 4g | Carbohydrates: 40g | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin C:
57% | Vitamin K: 381% | Calcium: 8% | Iron: 12%
