Green smoothies…I love having them for breakfast, the greener, the better :) It’s a healthy, quick and absolutely delicious option.
Spinach and kale are my favorite bases for green smoothies. I love experimenting with adding a bunch of different fruit to create new flavors. Today I used spinach as a base and added some bananas and pineapple for a sweet and smooth taste for my green smoothie. Spinach is packed with vitamins A,K, E and D, antioxidants and is a great source of iron- a mineral that is especially important for us, girls. Pineapple has many anti-inflammatory and digestive benefits, it’s an excellent source of vitamin C, A and Beta-Carotenne.
Green Breakfast Smoothie
1 banana
1.5 cups of fresh spinach
1 cup of fresh pineapple
1 tsp of chia seeds
3-5 ice cubes
splash of filtered water or unsweetened almond milk
Blend all of the ingredients together until smooth. If your smoothie ends up being too thick, simply add more water or almond milk.
15 Comments
Alice Young
July 10, 2014 at 1:31 pmOooo I’m definitely going to be trying this out! I just make the standard smoothies of some fruit yoghurt and milk, definitely need to widen my variety!
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Paula
July 15, 2014 at 11:10 am:)
Catherine Okereke
July 10, 2014 at 1:58 pmNice post! Green smoothies are the best. Here’s another take using many of the ingredients you list – plus a few more breakfast options: http://mypowerpose.com/starting-the-day-right-power-breakfast/
Josie
July 10, 2014 at 2:23 pmI wish I liked them but I’m just not a smoothie fan! Which is a shame because they’re so healthy x
Paula
July 15, 2014 at 11:20 amAwe, that’s too bad. I can’t live without my smoothies haha <3
Jennifer Frank
July 10, 2014 at 3:02 pmThese look so scrumptious!
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Paula
July 15, 2014 at 11:16 amThank you!
gail
July 11, 2014 at 10:37 amI love everything with anti-oxidant effect hehe. This looks so good and healthy as well!
Paula
July 15, 2014 at 11:22 amThanks Gail!
Emma
July 11, 2014 at 2:46 pmI love smoothies for breakfast, especially green ones, it makes me feel as though my day has been started off properly and healthily, I’ll definitely be trying out this recipe!
Em x
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georgia
July 11, 2014 at 6:13 pmi am so inrto green smoothies at the moment. This one sounds way better than mine :)
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Paula
July 15, 2014 at 11:16 amThanks!
Sophie Sierra
July 11, 2014 at 6:29 pmOh my gosh this is SO perfect Paula! Green goodness for sure! ^_^
Personally I think it’s so much nicer to get the day off to a healthy start (especially as they say breakfast is the most important meal etc etc) so your gorgeous smoothie is that go-to choice ;) Love that you added bananas and pineapple along with the spinach, such an interesting concoction and a real way to mix things up! I don’t eat nearly as much spinach as I should, but I want to try harder, especially as I rarely eat meat these days! :) My Mum’s reply whenever I say I feel tired: “you need more iron, you know you don’t eat enough meat or drink enough milk!” *rolls eyes* :D ;)
Sophie xo
Paula
July 15, 2014 at 11:25 amDefinitely. When our breakfast is super healthy and packed with great nutrition, we are less likely to eat something “bad” throughout the day. This is so easy and quick to make, I literally don’t even have to think about what I’m doing!
Haha, I get where your mom is coming from! I used to have bad anemia, so now spinach and iron supplements are used on a daily basis hehe :)
Natasha Solae
July 17, 2014 at 10:41 pmYum yum! I was thinking about adding chia seeds to my smoothie!
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