Yet another tasty, healthy, flexible, and easy recipe to add to your files (no expensive juicer required)! These smoothies are a great addition to any breakfast or lunch, and leftovers stored in the fridge are surprisingly good the next day. 
The best thing about this recipe (probably thanks to the fact that a smoothie looks just like a milkshake) is that both of my daughters love them, and my pickier child ends up consuming fruits and vegetables that she would not normally eat. I had been making these for a while when one day I added the spinach, and it barely changed the taste. I was so excited that I could easily get everyone (including me) to eat some fresh, raw spinach!
It is currently strawberry season here in NC, and this is a great way to use up all of those freshly picked berries. But, feel free to experiment with substitutions based on your family’s favorites. I noted some alternatives that we have tried below. Please leave a comment if you try something new to let us know how it turns out!
Tasty Smoothie
Yet another tasty, healthy, flexible, and easy recipe to add to your files (no expensive juicer required)!
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups plain yogurt
- 1 cup berries, fresh or frozen (we have also tried 2 oranges, peeled)
- 2 bananas, or honey (1-2 tablespoons)
- 2 tablespoons milk
- ½ cup spinach, fresh (I also tried adding some leftover broccoli instead of the spinach. My husband said I took things a little too far, but the kids still sucked it down!)
- ice, optional (use if doing fresh berries instead of frozen)
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients into blender and blend. Pour into cups and garnish with fruit or use fun straws to entice your kids!
Recipe Notes
Nutrition Facts
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How do you send smoothies to school? Do you just put them in a thermos?
Hi Jenny. Yes, that is the easiest way.
Hello, would these work if poured into reusable freezie pop molds and frozen?
Yes. :)
I use fresh spinach that I’ve frozen (never used the kind from the freezer section) and it works perfect. I would imagine the already frozen would work the same :)
Could you use frozen spinach?
Yes, frozen spinach works, too.
Thank you for this recipe! I hate bananas and this is the first smoothie recipe I’ve seen that give me an alternative to them. :)
Hi, I received the menue for 100 days of real food and I am excited to try this. In the meal plan it says “popcorn”, but the recipe does not list it. Do I use it or not.
Thanks
Hi Robin. I’m not sure specifically what you mean but here is Lisa’s popcorn trick: https://www.100daysofrealfood.com/2011/06/17/recipe-the-popcorn-trick/.
Can these be frozen?
Hi Laura. You can freeze them but it will effect the consistency. Lisa freezes them in molds and sticks them in the girl’s lunches. :)
OK SO I JUST TRIED
THE KAYLE SMOOTHIE NOT BAD, BUT I DIDNT DO THE ALMOND OR COCONUT MILK I USED 0% MILK WILLTHE ALMOND OR COCONUT MILK MAKE IT TASTE BETTER
On day 2. Just made this smoothie, added 2 tsps of Flax seed, amazing! Cheers.
We tried the smoothie recipe this weekend and it was great. I did a double batch to freeze some and have some in the fridge for leftovers. We tried the ones in the fridge this morning (2 days later) and they tasted gross. I have a Ninja blender so I know it doesn’t blend the spinach quite as good as Blendtec or Vitamix. Any thoughts on why our leftovers taste not nearly as good? I’m afraid the ones in the freezer will taste the same and I’ll have to throw them all away.
Hi Krista. I find if you store them in a sealed mason jar, they keep fresher longer. I have also found that green smoothies start to taste “earthier” as time goes by. :)
How many servings does this recipe make? I can’t wait to try it out!
I just halved the recipe and I’m feeling pretty stuffed trying to finish what I made. It’s a little more than 2 cups. Disclaimer: I used an orange instead of berries and I weigh 92 lbs. :D
Hi Kristi. About 2. ~Amy