Two delicious green smoothie recipes that even your kids will love! Â Peanut Butter Banana Green Smoothie and Berry Green Smoothie recipes are the perfect way to start your day!
I think we all know that breakfast is the most important meal of the day right? Your body hasn’t consumed anything for at least 8 hours and it needs nutrition first thing in the morning. I like to keep things pretty easy for breakfast – especially during the week. Saturday and Sundays you’ll find me in the kitchen making sausage gravy and biscuits, serving up breakfast burritos, or making one of my personal favorites – Overnight Caramel Pecan Cinnamon Rolls! Monday through Friday however I’m looking for breakfast solutions that get everyone out the door and on their way with a full belly and a healthy start to their day.
Breakfast is different each day of the week at our house and one of our favorite go-to breakfasts are smoothies. Smoothies are great because my husband can take them to go in the car and Bryce and Reece will drink them while watching a show in the morning before school. My kids will drink anything if I call it a smoothie – even those smoothies that just happen to be green. Packing in 2 cups of spinach into breakfast is one of the smartest ways to start your day and my green smoothie recipes both call for Greek yogurt which packs a super-protein punch.
Pairing up these green smoothies with items that are easy to take on-the-go makes breakfast a no-brainer on my part. Two of my favorite items are Nature Valley Granola Bars {my kids LOVE these!} and more recently belVita Breakfast Biscuits {my boys think these are cookies}. We happened to be out of both so I headed over to Safeway to do some shopping while Chris took the boys over to Fairytale Town. Reece had a Super Hero Class there today and he had so much fun! I had all kinds of fun too as I picked up all kinds of breakfast items and took advantage of Safeway’s Buy 4 Save $4 and loaded up on our favorites! Nothing I like more than #BreakfastSavings!
The first smoothie I want to share is my favorite green smoothie – the Peanut Banana Green Smoothie. This recipe calls for only 1 Tablespoon of peanut butter and you won’t believe the delicious peanut butter taste that comes through! I think this is the best smoothie recipe for masking the spinach taste…if that’s what you’re trying to do 😉  I particularly enjoy this smoothie with the belVita Breakfast Biscuits aka “breakfast cookies” in my house. There is some serious nutrition packed into those four little biscuits and the boys think they’re getting a treat – a win-win for all of us!
The boys actually prefer the “Berry Green Smoothie” but they really do like both. Packed full of antioxidants from the blueberries and strawberries, it is a sweeter alternative to the Peanut Butter Banana Green Smoothie. I use juice in this recipe instead of milk, and if I’m feeling extra generous, about a teaspoon of honey gets thrown in making sure the boys down their smoothies with a smile on their face. The boys enjoy Nature Valley Granola Bars with the Berry Green Smoothie in the morning and I get almost giddy thinking about all the good-for-you stuff that they just ate 🙂
Which of these recipes do you think your kids would most enjoy? What about you?
Berry Green Smoothie
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup orange juice or orange juice blend
- 1/2 cup Greek yogurt
- 4 frozen strawberries
- 1/3 cup frozen blueberries
- 1 tsp honey optional
- 2 cups fresh spinach
Instructions
- Blend all ingredients together until smooth. Serve immediately.
Notes
- â…” cup milk
- ½ cup greek yogurt, plain or vanilla
- 1 banana, sliced and frozen
- 1 tablespoon natural peanut butter
- 2 cups fresh spinach
Blend all ingredients together until smooth. Serve immediately
Nutrition
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kristi@ishouldbemoppingthefloor says
I think I’m the only one on earth who hasn’t done the green smoothie thing yet…but you’re totally making me want to!! My boys are smoothie guys, too…loving that yours love the green variety as well. These look delicious, Trish. You’re inspiring me to branch out at breakfast! 🙂
Jocelyn @BruCrew Life says
Peanut butter and banana is my favorite green smoothie flavor! Love that kids will drink it even when it’s green 🙂
Bethany says
Yum! My toddler has recently started refusing vegetables, so I have been giving him green smoothies and I love to find new and yummy recipes, thanks so much for sharing!
Mackenzie says
This does sound a little more kid-friendly (and mom friendly)! 😉 We will have to try this soon!
Mackenzie 🙂
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Definitely do Mackenzie – they are really good!
Miss Kitty says
Thanks for sharing these recipes! They will be good for adults (like me) who don’t eat enough veggies. Plus, I have started a new diet that encourages this very kind of smoothies. I saw your post over at “Savvy Southern Style” blog party.
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
That’s awesome! This is definitely a tasty way to get in extra veggies 🙂
Rachel says
Oh yum, these smoothies look delicious!!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Thanks Rachel! We really do love both of them 🙂
Dianne @ Skinny Seahorse says
Just made the PB smoothie for my VERY picky daughter. I’m watching her suck it down right now with glee. You are my savior. Thank you.
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Success!! Thank you so much for letting me know Dianne!
Margret says
I’m not a user of spinach, but sounds great. I’ve ate it going out, salads, etc, not sure how to use it in the kitchen. Do you use froz spinach? I honestly never bought fresh spinach. Can you help a first time user for spinach. Thanks!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
I would definitely not use frozen spinach – it won’t give you the same texture. The easiest way is to buy the bagged fresh spinach – can’t go wrong there 🙂
Caitlin @ Hardly Housewives says
YUM! We make a lot of green smoothies around here but it’s usually a “handful of this, handful of that” method instead of a recipe. I will be giving both of these a try!!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
I hear you there Caitlin 🙂 I actually had to measure what I was doing when writing this up – it’s so easy to just add what you want! I’m so glad you’re giving them a try – they’re really yummy!
Emily says
yummm!!! I think Banana covers up everything! I always dump De-hydrated Kale into my smoothies and the boys never mind :o) I came over from Sugar Bee Crafts. Would love for you to share this at my Tuesday Link party as well! http://www.nap-timecreations.com/2013/03/st-pattys-pasta-and-tasteful-tuesday.html
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Bananas are good for so many things in smoothies aren’t they? Where do you find the de-hydrated kale? I want to give that a try!
Aukele at Instant Mommie says
I’ve been hooked on those PB Banana green smoothies since Iowa Girl Eat’s post had gone viral on pinterest! Great job! I also love honey when I’m making those purplish smoothies.. It definitely balances it out and brings it all together! Another trick I use is substituting peanut butter for powdered peanut butter (all the protein with 1g of fat and minuscule calories lol). You should def try it!!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
That sounds fabulous! Where do you get your powdered peanut butter from?
Meaghann Clope says
http://www.amazon.com/PB2-Powdered-Peanut-Butter-6-5/dp/B002GJ9JWS
Or any health foods store!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Thanks Meaghann!
Alyssa Rivers says
I want one of these right now! And your little boy is absolutely adorable!! Pinned!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Thank you Alyssa!
Jenn says
I’ll have to try these with my boys! This might be a dumb question but can you use the spinach in just a regular cheapo blender? I haven’t tried that before.
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
That is not a dumb question and yes you can! I made these smoothies using my $16 Hamilton Beach blender 🙂
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says
I love, love LOVE PB in my green smoothies. I need to mask that taste and that totally does it. LOVE both of these recipes, I bet Jordan would even drink them!
Blair at TheSeasonedMom.com says
Hi Trish! We’ve been on a green smoothie kick recently too, but I have’t tried the PB-Banana version. I’ll definitely give that one a shot…it looks great. Our boys sound very similar — mine like to push the buttons on the blender when we make smoothies (because it makes a loud noise!), and they’re more inclined to drink the smoothie if they helped make it! Thanks for the new recipe…oh, and I’ll have to try the Bel Vita “cookies”. They also sound like they’d be a hit in my house!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Oh Bryce is definitely the button-pusher in our house 🙂 And you’re totally right – they love to eat what they help make. Works like a charm!