Ingredients
- 1/2 to 1 cup spinach, fresh or frozen
- 1/2 ripe banana, peeled (fresh or previously frozen chunks)
- 1/2 cup pineapple chunks, fresh or frozen
- 1/2 cup mango chucks, fresh or frozen
- 1/2 cup strawberries, or any berry (fresh or frozen)
- 1/2 cup milk (any type, dairy or non-dairy, I use skim cow’s milk)
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, optional
- sweetener to taste, optional (sugar, honey, agave, stevia, artificial sweetener, Medjool dates)
Instructions
- Place all ingredients in blender and blend until smooth and creamy. Adjust sweetness to taste.
- Pour into cup and serve right away.
Recipe Notes
- The choice of fruits and their amounts in this recipe is to taste. Use up seasonal fruits, whatever you have on hand or your favorite fruit, and vary their amounts to your taste.
- Frozen fruits are great in smoothies, giving them a creamy slushy texture without the need to add ice.
- Feel free to add a scoop of protein powder, yogurt instead of milk for extra protein or orange juice for extra vitamin C. Add healthy fats like nuts, nut butter, coconut oil or seeds.
- The shade of green may differ from one time to another depending on the color of the fruits and spinach you’re using at that time.
