Spinach Banana Smoothie

cookin up's Note:

I recently lost 40 pounds at Weight Watchers! While there, two women were bragging about a smoothie that they had made, tried, and love. Even the meeting leader was hesitant- because the recipe sound horrible! But I tried it, and fell in love. I hope you have the courage to try this out- please let me know what you think!

• Total Time: 5 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 2

• 4 cups baby spinach , RAW
• 6 ounces vanilla yogurt , 1 serving
• 1 banana
• water

Directions:

1. Place 4 cups of spinach into a blender.
2. Pour yogurt over the spinach.
3. Slice the banana and put that into the blender, too.
4. Blend for about 1-2 minutes. If the mixture seems too thick to blend, add water accordingly!
5. If you are looking to add milk to your, or your child's diet, you can add milk instead.
6. Enjoy!

Reviews

[amandaarmstrong]

I actually made this on my own before I even found this recipe. I threw a whole banana, a low carb 60 calorie strawberry banana yogurt, and several cups of raw spinach in the blender with a splash of soy milk. It was so good! If it wasn't bright green, I wouldn't know there was spinach in there because it just tasted like a banana smoothie. It does end up a bit warm for some reason though, so I will be using crushed ice instead of milk to make it a little more chilled, or perhaps some unsweetened fruit juice. This is a very versatile recipe! If you have some yogurt and spinach, use any sort of fruit as a base. This really helps with hunger cravings as it's really filling - I wish I would've tried this back when I was dieting!

[AlaskanAmateur]

I LOVE this recipe, and make it all the time. Great for slurping down on the drive to work, and gives me SO MUCH energy! No mid-morning slump for me! The only changes I make from the original recipe is that I freeze my banana to make it extra frosty, and add a handful of frozen strawberries as well. I've tried other fruit additions, but nothing tastes as good to me as the strawberries. Quite often, if using it as a meal replacement, I'll add a serving of flax seed meal. Don't be intimidated by the spinach. Fresh spinach has a very mild flavor. The health benefits are totally worth the weird looks you'll get drinking this bright green concoction!

[dreiter]

Good stuff. I halved the amount of spinach (I'm pretty sensitive to it's taste) and I couldn't even notice it! I will definitely be making this again.