Banana Pineapple Green Drink
My normal morning routine always includes a green drink for breakfast. Sometimes that is enough to fill me up, other mornings I might add a little something on the side. One of my favorites is cinnamon raisin toast. This morning, I had a huge bunch of spinach from my farmer’s market trip, yesterday. I usually start with a couple of handfuls of greens, throw it in the high-speed blender and then toss in what ever fruit I have around.
This morning I didn’t have any fresh fruit so I looked in the freezer. I lucked out and found some pineapple and bananas I had frozen a couple of weeks back. I often will freeze produce rather than let it go bad. Even greens can be frozen this way and used later for green drinks. The frozen pineapple and bananas blended perfectly with the spinach and made a completely tasty, filling, refreshing green smoothie!
Banana Pineapple Green Drink
SERVES 2
- 1 cup frozen banana*
- 1 cup frozen pineapple*
- 2 cups spinach
- 1 cup water
- Blend in high-speed blender until smooth.
* You can use fresh bananas and pineapple but I would add some ice.
Jill Vaughn wrote on August 13, 2014
Me & my daughter have been trying to get healthy as well as shedding a few
Pounds , and smoothies are a great place to start.i made this smoothie for our
Lunch but I added a lil vanilla almond milk (which is my new obsession,if you haven’t tried it yet do so immediately:))& a capfull Of vanilla gave it just a little extra something something
nia wrote on June 14, 2014
This is my first green smoothies, and it taste great.
thank you for the recipe 😉
Sherrie wrote on May 1, 2014
I just made this smoothie. Amazing! I used fresh banana and pineapple juice instead, along with frozen spinach and ice. Best idea ever.
Susan Harris wrote on April 15, 2014
Is it bad to add plain yogurt to it to add some protein and body to it?
Susan wrote on April 16, 2014
You can add what ever you wish. I do not eat any dairy or animal products so I would never use it. Cheers!
Carolyn wrote on March 1, 2014
I have been having this every morning for a couple years now, but I use almond milk instead of water and drop in a raw egg for protein, otherwise it doesn’t get me all the way to lunch.
Andrea wrote on January 29, 2014
Why are green smoothies good for ?? What are the benefits of green smoothies ?? What does DETOX specifically mean or do ??
Nicole wrote on January 27, 2014
Drinking this as we speak! I used unsweetened vanilla almond milk, some greek yogurt and fresh fruit. Added a dash of cinnamon and a little vanilla! So Yummy!! 🙂