Peanut Butter Green Smoothie
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The best green smoothie with frozen banana, peanut butter and baby spinach. If you’re new to green smoothies this is the perfect recipe to start with.
If the thought of drinking kale, spinach, collard greens and swiss chard makes you cringe, please don’t leave just yet! I promise that you can create green smoothies that actually taste good and they’ll make you feel good too!
To be honest, I’ve always liked green smoothies, but never tried drinking them on a regular basis until recently.
And it’s been amazing!
I’ve made a a bunch of different green smoothies over the years and I always feel awesome after drinking them.
It makes sense considering leafy greens are one of the most nutritious foods you can eat. (Source) It’s one of the reasons I love incorporating one large salad a day, but putting greens in your smoothie is such an easy way to pack a lot of greens into one meal.
Benefits of Eating Dark Leafy Greens
I’m sure you’ve heard that greens are good for you, but did you know that greens are high in calcium, magnesium, iron, potassium, phosphorous, zinc and vitamins A, C, E and K? They’re also crammed with fiber, folic acid, chlorophyll and many other micronutrients and phytochemicals. The benefits of leafy greens are amazing. Here are a few (read more about them here):
- Blood purification
- Cancer prevention
- Improved circulation
- Strengthened immune system
- Promotion of healthy intestinal flora
- Promotion of subtle, light and flexible energy
- Lifted spirit and elimination of depression
- Improved liver, gall bladder and kidney function
- Cleared congestion, especially in lungs by reducing mucus
Getting Started with Green Smoothies
- Baby spinach has a mild flavor and is a great place to start! Add a handful or two of baby spinach into your smoothies then work your way up to adding a larger amount of spinach or different greens that are a little more pungent like collards and kale.
- Use frozen fruit! Frozen bananas and mango add a nice sweetness, great texture and cover up the taste of the greens really well. <– Just make sure your bananas are ripe and that you peel them before freezing. I like to slice them in half (or in chunks) and put them in freezer-safe bags or storage containers before placing in the freezer.
- I recommend using a high-powered blender like a Vitamix. If you don’t have one you can still make green smoothies, but you’ll probably have to deal with pieces of un-blended greens. Just be sure to check your teeth. 😉 For what it’s worth, I LOVE my Vitamix.
- Remember that green smoothies don’t have to be green. When you include other colorful fruits (like berries) into the smoothie the color isn’t always green.
- I’ve been using plant-based protein powder in my smoothies. My favorite protein powder brand is sweetened with stevia and that definitely helps to make the smoothie taste delicious.
One of my favorite green smoothies to date is this one with banana and peanut butter. This combo never disappoints and it’s delicious in this smoothie! I promise you won’t taste the spinach at all. I hope this post will inspire you to try a green smoothie, if you haven’t before and if you have, perhaps it will be a friendly reminder to add a green smoothie or two back into your routine. Drink up and enjoy all the great benefits!
Love Peanut Butter? Try These Recipes Too:
- Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies
- Peanut Butter Banana Baked Oatmeal
- Peanut Butter & Jelly Protein Bites
- Peanut Butter Chia Pudding
- Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Monster Cookies
- Peanut Butter Banana Pudding
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Peanut Butter Banana Green Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1/2 of a large frozen banana
- 1-2 Tablespoons peanut butter*
- 1 scoop vanilla protein powder
- 3/4 cup cold unsweetened vanilla almond milk, or other milk
- 2 handfuls of baby spinach
Instructions
- Add all ingredient into a high powered blender and blend until smooth. If the smoothie seems too thick you can add a splash more almond milk. Once the consistency is to your liking, pour into a glass and enjoy!
Notes
- You can use PB2 or powered peanut butter to make this lower in calories and fat.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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That juice looks so delicious and healthy. I wanna try that one. I am thinking to be a vegitarian. This one is perfect to start with.
Love love love green smoothies! I haven’t tried that combo before…sounds yummy!
I haven’t tried putting peanut butter and spinach in the same smoothie before, but now I want to! My toddler loves smoothies, so it’s a great way to sneak some veggies into him. 🙂
If I have my green smoothie instead of my other breakfast option (granola, banana, and yogurt), I feel SO much more alert in the morning. I think those micronutrients in the spinach help a ton!
I am making the Green Elvis this weekend. It will by my first EVER green smoothie!
Hi! I’ve been drinking smoothies for years now, and lately I can’t stop reading about these “green” smoothies. So, I finally tried one at home this morning. I followed your recipe (couldn’t believe I had all your ingredients!). And oh my! Why have I been so anti green smoothies?!?!? It was wonderful! 🙂 You’ve made me one happy green smoothie drinker today!
One tip, especially when using spinach in a smoothie, is that heating/cooking the spinach releases more of its nutrients!
I will put some water in a bowl and stuff a huge handful spinach and nuke it for 30 seconds. Then put it in the blender WITH the water too! : )
I’ve also noticed that the slightly wilted spinach blends a little bit easier. My blender is almost 10 years old and manages it okay!
Hi! I’ve been lurking for a little while, but I wanted to say that those green smoothies look soooo refreshing:) Question: I just moved to the UK and for whatever reason, it seems really hard to find fresh greens right now. Have you ever experimented with frozen spinach in a smoothie? Cheers!
Hi Renee! I’ve never tried using frozen spinach but I think it world work best if you defrost it and make sure to squeeze out all the liquid before putting it in the smoothie. Although, maybe it would work well frozen too. Let me know if you experiment with it. 🙂
Hi Renee, we’ve been using frozen spinach when we make green smoothies. After all, if you can put a frozen banana in, why not some frozen spinach. If you defrost it first you have to deal with all the extra slime (yuck, lol!) plus lose some of the goodness as it runs down the drain. We love cheese, spinach and garlic pizza and if we have spinach in the freezer we can make on the spur of the moment even when we’ve no fresh. Or stir it into risotto. Or pasta. Oh, sorry, we were talking about smoothies weren’t we … I got carried away, there, lol!
My wife and I have a green smoothie almost every morning for breakfast. Today I decided to actually measure the ingredients. Here’s our current favorite recipe (serves two):
4 cups unsweetened almond milk
Two servings matcha green tea powder
Two servings whey protein powder (we use Jay Robb’s)
3 cups spinach
1.5 cups kale
1/4 cup arugula
1/4 cup frozen homemade broccoli sprouts
Several sprigs of fresh mint
One frozen cucumber
One banana
One tablespoon unrefined coconut oil
Yum!
I’m looking forward to seeing more green smoothie recipes here. Thanks for the info!
Umm I need this in my life ASAP. Amazing!