Hurry The Food Up Vegan and Vegetarian Recipes For Busy People
Let’s be honest, spinach is on nobody’s list of favorite foods. But as Ned Stark would never say – summer is here – and things are getting hot and steamy. And while we’re being honest, let’s face it – looking your best is never easy.
But we’ll be damned if we don’t give it a shot – and what better way could there be than a cool, refreshing and exceptionally healthy smoothie that does NOT taste of spinach.
I’ll repeat that; it does NOT taste of spinach!
A green spinach banana super smoothie is however a quick (just three minutes) way to get in a decent breakfast or to charge you up after a workout. I know, drinking something green feels wrong. But it’s oh so right.
You just need to get used to the freshly mown lawn smell. And FYI – drinking a green smoothie doesn’t make you a hipster, just smart.
Health Benefits – Spinach Banana Smoothie
Bananas and spinach contain a lot of fiber. My favorite feature of fiber rich food is that it makes you feel full for longer (1).
You won’t get so hungry so quickly again, which helps you to snack less on whatever it was you promised you wouldn’t.
The smoothie is also great after a workout. With the 16g of proteins from the spinach and peanut butter an 80kg (176lbs) person already takes in more than 20% of the daily recommendation – essential for keeping fit and strong (2).
To top it all of you get a load of iron and potassium. Potassium helps the fight against increased blood pressure and stops muscle weakness (3) and iron keeps you vital (4).
Spinach Banana Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 medium banana
- 1 big handful spinach (1 handful = approx. 60g)
- 1 tbsp peanut butter
- 1¼ cup unsweetened soy milk (or your fave milk - almond, oat, coconut, even water)
Instructions
- Easy as hell - throw everything together and blend!
I like the smoothie. When I tried it I felt it needed something sweet, so I added 4 dates for a double recipe. I really like it now. 🙂
And is adding dates recommendable?
Funny, I get that a lot at the moment that friends suggest to add something sweet to my dishes/smoothies 🙂
Perhaps try adding more brown bananas? They’ll be naturally more sweet so will save having to add dates (where I’m from they’re horrendously expensive, and often just covered in unnatural sugars). xx
Hi Charley! That would most definitely work! But dates are not called for in this recipe anyway 😉
Thanks for stopping by!
I HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMEND DATES!!!!!!!!! I added 17 dates to my smoothie and i can’t stop shaking. I kind of feel like i’m on crack. And trust me. I’ve tried crack before. I like it 😀
Hahaha well we’d better promote dates over crack, so go dates! And maybe a few less, but each to their own 😀
We freeze any bananas that start to get overripe and then they work great when we need a smoothie — they thicken and sweeten it right up.
Great smoothie, btw! My 10 year old daughter says to tell you this is her favorite green smoothie ever! 🙂
Hi Vern!
Oh wow, I’m really happy to hear that your daughter liked the smoothie. How cool!!! 😀
Great banana tip by the way, will have to start doing that too!
I want to bulk up.whixh is the best recipe should I follow
Hi, you could try the muscle-building meal plan 🙂 https://hurrythefoodup.com/high-protein-vegetarian-meal-plan/
I tried this recipe with water because I was out of soya milk and I was kinda worried it wouldn’t taste as good but it still turned out amazing absolutely love this recipe ! thanks
blew my mind how delish this was!! I added a bit of Greek yogurt. So yummy
So awesome to hear that feedback, Jenni!! Glad you liked the smoothie 😀
Allergic to peanuts so I used some chia seeds instead with the frozen banana and spinach…It was awesome…love this smoothie…my fav so far
Niceee idea!! I’m sure it tasted great 😀
I think the banana – spinach combo is a great base for many other ingredients.
That’s delicious!!! fantastic way to eat spinach with a smile and from the morning! 🙂
the after taste of peanut butter is magic!
Thank you Nida! It’s a good way to start the day right? Can’t argue with peanut butter in the morning, especially if it disguises the spinach 😉
So easy, tastes awesome (can’t taste the spinach) and super healthy!! I just purchased a huge tub of spinach and I can’t eat spinach salads everyday so this is a great alternative! Going to make this more often! I added some ice cubes to the blender to chill the drink. Thank you for sharing this super recipe!
Awesome to hear you like the smoothie! Yes, that’s exactly the problem I have too. Actually, now that you say it I should use up the rest of the spinach in my fridge today!
This is an amazing smoothie! I will definitely be having this for breakfast more often!
Thanks you
Great to hear you like this one, Rose!! If the peanut butter gets a bit too much at some point, you can also leave it out and add something else like berries. No problem at all as long as the banana is sweet enough 🙂
I added 1/4 cup oatmeal, substituted raw almond butter and used the frozen bananas to make this a smoothie bowl. Delicious!
Andrea, I do VERY MUCH like that idea! Just wrote it down to try it out
Thanks a lot 😀
I just tried this smoothie for breakfast 🙂 it’s very good! All I taste is peanut butter and banana! Definitely will make it again!
Hey Sara, that’s very cool! Haha yeah, happily you don’t taste the spinach. Perfect 😀
Love it!!! My first test smoothie that I found online, and I’m definitely going to make it over & over again. I’d been trying to figure a good way to get more spinach in my diet.
Very pleased to have helped Nancy! That’s awesome to hear. Yes, getting more spinach in to the diet can only be a good thing :). Thanks for commenting!
I added 1/4 cup oatmeal, substituted raw almond butter and used the frozen bananas to make this a smoothie bowl. Delicious!
That indeed sounds incredibly delicious, Sumit!! Thanks for sharing, will copy asap 😀
I put in half a teaspoon of nutmeg and the same of turmeric, wheatgrass and maca root. Since starting this about two months ago, my gout has disappeared, and I’ve realised that even between gout attacks, ny feet were a bit red and swollen. All that’s ended too.
Wooow, very cool to hear that your health has improved, Andy! 😀
What exactly did you start, if I may ask?
The mix of maca, nutmeg, wheatgrass and turmeric sounds interesting btw!
Is this only once a month cant drink everyday ? Just curious .
I’m not quite with you on that one. What do you mean, exactly? I certainly drink it more than once a month 🙂
Simple and delicious, thank u for receipt.
You’re welcome Bahar, glad you enjoyed it!
Totally love this smoothie and is tasty. I was unsure of having any green smoothies cuz i eat tons of junk food and hate vegetables but i’m trying to make my life go back on track and this helped so much. I’ve been missing out on a lot of tasty healthy food. Thank you so much for this recipe 😀
That’s awesome!! Really glad it’s helping you get back on track, Kaz. Smoothies for the win 🙂
Hi
Can you please tell,
how much grams of spinach should i put in ?
Hi, about 100 grams is perfect 🙂
I’m not seeing how this could be that much protein?
You’re right, Allison! The smoothie clocks in at around 15g of protein – not 17g. I double checked. You’ll have to use soy milk though – not oat or rice milk!
I tried this it is amazing. I like the way it is, I don’t like too sweet things anyway. I was bit hesitant to add peanut butter, I have never had peanut butter in my smoothies. I add it , and taste was amazing. I made it for my mentor today (she told she is feeling tired), she also loved it!!! good food makes our days!, thank you so much for sharing this.
Ah, Billi, that’s great! Very happy to have helped and really glad you enjoyed the recipe! Actually, I haven’t eaten/drunk this smoothie for a while now, but you just reminded how tasty it is. I think I have everything I need at home except spinach – I’ll have to grab some after work!
Do you think it would be possible to use one table spoon of cacao powder instead of the peanut butter?
Hi Helene – for sure, yes! The peanut butter masks the spinach quite well, but I’m sure the cacao powder will do the same :). I’d deffo give it a go!
What could be a substitute for peanut butter
Oof toughy! The peanut butter is really good for bringing the spinach flavour down a notch. I guess it depends on your reason for no peanut butter (allergies or taste etc). Could another nut butter be an option?
I absolutely HATE, HATE!! spinach but I am trying to eat healthier so I gave this a tried and OMG!!! Saved my life! Love this smoothie!! Its AWESOME! Thanks!
Hahaha excellent! It sounds like mission accomplished then, Dayana. Really happy to hear it!