The Best Everyday Smoothie

Name: The Best Everyday Smoothie
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup milk (use whatever kind you want–dairy or non-dairy!); 1 cup orange juice (or you can use 1/2 cup milk and 1/2 cup OJ); 1/2 cup Greek yogurt (he uses vanilla, but I like plain b/c less sugar); 4 cups spinach, loosely packed; 1 banana (a frozen banana makes it even creamier); 2 cups frozen blueberries (or frozen berry blend); 2 cups frozen tropical fruit (we use a mix of mango, pineapple and strawberries); Optional: 1-2 cups baby carrots (adds more nutrition and is tasteless); Optional: 1-2 scoops protein powder (your choice)

★★★★★ 5 /5 Updated: 8/12/22

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Here it is. Many, many friends over the years have asked me for my husband’s secret smoothie recipe. And today is the day ~~we’ve all~~ a few of us have been waiting for…

The Best Everyday Smoothie Ever - Our family never gets tired of this delicious combination of juice, milk, fresh spinach, and tons of fruit.

“Hey Nathan, can you get up and make your smoothie?”

My husband peered at me through one open eye. “It’s Saturday morning, Rach.”

“Yeah, but you’re a dad, remember? Everybody knows you can’t sleep past 8.”

“Uhhhh,” he moaned, as he threw a pillow over his head.

“Nevermind. I’ll go try to make your smoothie. I want to get some pics before the lighting changes outside.”

20 minutes later…

Muted mockery covered his face and a quiet chuckle escaped as my bed-headed husband took one look at my attempt at his Everyday Smoothie.

“What are you laughing at?!” I demanded.

“You.”

“What about me?”

“You and your puke, purple-beige smoothie attempt.”

(I don’t know…what do you guys think? My smoothie on your left or his on your right?)

(Yeah, that’s what I thought. Look, between you and me, I never get it right. His is tastier. Much tastier. And a far cry from my “puke, purple-beige” version.)

So, it’s with a very humbled heart, that I publicly dub my husband the official Smoothie Master of Our Household. And I invite you to enjoy his version of The Best Everyday Smoothie we know.

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★★★★★ 5 from 11 reviews

The Best Everyday Smoothie

Seriously delicious and full of fruits and veggies. We have this smoothie almost everyday!

Yield: 6 cups (4 servings) 1x

Prep: 5 minutesCook: 0 minutesTotal: 5 minutes

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Ingredients

1 cup milk (use whatever kind you want–dairy or non-dairy!)
1 cup orange juice (or you can use 1/2 cup milk and 1/2 cup OJ)
1/2 cup Greek yogurt (he uses vanilla, but I like plain b/c less sugar)
4 cups spinach, loosely packed
1 banana (a frozen banana makes it even creamier)
2 cups frozen blueberries (or frozen berry blend)
2 cups frozen tropical fruit (we use a mix of mango, pineapple and strawberries)
Optional: 1–2 cups baby carrots (adds more nutrition and is tasteless)
Optional: 1-2 scoops protein powder (your choice)

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Instructions

Make It Now:

Add milk, juice, yogurt, spinach and banana to a high-powered blender. Blend until smooth.
Add frozen fruit. Blend again until smooth. Enjoy!

Freeze For Later: After making the smoothie, freeze it in a freezable mason jar, leaving at least an inch at the top.

Prepare From Frozen: Place the mason jar in the refrigerator overnight to thaw. Stir with a spoon or throw in the blender again with a few ice cubes.

Notes/Tips

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Dairy-Free Version: Use plain almond milk or oat milk and use dairy-free coconut yogurt like Daiya brand.

Cuisine: American Method: Blending

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Rachel Tiemeyer

As co-founder of Thriving Home, Rachel dreams about creating recipes (literally) and uses her husband, her 3 kids, and even the neighbors as guinea pigs several nights a week. She believes that good food has the power to bring families and friends closer together and continues to wake up excited about her job each day, even after 10+ years!