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Healthy Shamrock Shake

Healthy Shamrock Shake

This healthy shamrock shake recipe is a delicious mint chocolate chip combination packed with tons of healthy vitamins and nutrients!


I'm a huge fan of all things mint chocolate chip, as seen in my original Shamrock Shake post. However, sometimes you want the amazing flavor of a shamrock shake, but the nutritional benefits of something like a smoothie. This Healthy Shamrock Shake recipe is the best of both worlds. It's deliciously creamy, vibrantly green, and has a great minty flavor from real mint leaves. It's the perfect way to start your day in my humble opinion. 


Health shamrock shake smoothie on a marble table top with a metal straw.


Healthy Shamrock Shake:

This shamrock shake comes together with a bunch of really simple ingredients. All you need is spinach, frozen banana, mint leaves, almond milk, greek yogurt, and a handful of chocolate chips. Blend everything together in a high powered blender until smooth and you have the best mint chocolate breakfast anyone could ever want. 

I love that this recipe provides healthy nutrients from the banana and spinach (and gives you a serving of both fruits and vegetables!), along with protein from the greek yogurt, healthy fats from the almond milk, and a punch of great flavor from the mint and chocolate. It's a stellar combination of health and flavor.

Health shamrock shake smoothie on a marble table top with a metal straw.

The Best High Speed Blender:

Our family has been using the KitchenAid K400 blender for over a year now and we love it so much. It blends everything for smoothies really easily, rarely gets stuck on frozen items and needs to be stopped and have more liquid added, and has been overall a great addition to our kitchen. It has amazing horsepower for about half the cost of other blenders. 

Health shamrock shake smoothie on a marble table top with a metal straw.

Mint Leaves Benefits: 

Mint leaves are a great source of nutrients and vitamins including vitamin A and antioxidants. It may relive IBS symptoms and aid in digestion. Some studies have found mint to aid in brain function and reduce feelings of frustration and anxiety, and if nothing else, it will make your breath smell better. 

Healthy Shamrock Shake

Healthy Shamrock Shake

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Author: Paige Flamm
Prep time: 5 MinTotal time: 5 Min
This healthy shamrock shake recipe is a delicious mint chocolate chip combination packed with tons of healthy vitamins and nutrients!

Ingredients

  • 1 Frozen Banana
  • 1 1/2 cups Spinach
  • 1 cup Almond Milk
  • 2 tbsp Chocolate Chips
  • 2 tbsp greek Yogurt
  • 5 Mint Leaves

Instructions

  1. Blend all ingredients together in a high speed blender until smooth. Top with mint leaves, chocolate chips, or granola as desired. 

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Strawberry Banana Spinach Smoothie

Strawberry Banana Spinach Smoothie

 This strawberry banana spinach smoothie is the perfect on the go breakfast option to get your day started in the right direction! 


Is there anything better than a strawberry banana spinach smoothie? This is such a classic combination with the strawberry banana flavor that everyone loves, with a punch of spinach for a dose of greens and healthy nutrients. This smoothie is packed with lots of key nutrients, and is really well balanced to help provide you with a quick and easy on the go breakfast. 


Strawberry banana spinach smoothie on a wood platter with spinach and strawberries scattered on a marble table top with a dish towel in the background.

Strawberry Banana Spinach Smoothie:

This smoothie is super easy to put together. Simply throw half a banana, 1 cup of frozen strawberries, 1/2 cup of almond milk, 2 tbsp of Greek Yogurt, and 1 cup of spinach into the base of your blender. Blend everything together until it's super smooth and there are no large chunks, then you're good to go!

Strawberry banana spinach smoothie on a wood platter with spinach and strawberries scattered on a marble table top with a dish towel in the background.

The Best Blender for Smoothies:

We have been using the Kitchenaid K400 blender exclusively for the last year and absolutely love it! It has a ton of power making it super easy to blend through frozen fruit! I almost never have to mush things down and shake the blender to get things to puree, which isn't something I can say for every blender we've had previously. 

Strawberry banana spinach smoothie on a wood platter with spinach and strawberries scattered on a marble table top with a dish towel in the background.

Amazon Metal Straws:

If you've noticed, we use the same metal straws in almost all of our smoothie pictures. Our family has been using these metal straws for the last two years now and we really love them. It saves so much plastic from going into the landfills, and I honestly love that we don't have to purchase straws at the grocery store anymore. We bought these on Amazon, and you can't go wrong for under $10!

Strawberry Banana Spinach Smoothie Recipe Notes:

  • We always use plain non-fat greek yogurt in all of our smoothie recipes!
  • Almond milk is a great source of vitamin D and healthy fats which is why we use it often, but you can sub for any milk or liquid of your choice!
  • You can boost the protein by adding a scoop of protein powder
  • A scoop of nut butter would also be a great addition too!

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Strawberry Banana Spinach Smoothie

Strawberry Banana Spinach Smoothie

This strawberry banana spinach smoothie is the perfect on the go breakfast option to get your day started in the right direction!
Prep time: 3 MinTotal time: 3 Min

Ingredients

  • 1/2 Banana
  • 1/2 cup Almond Milk
  • 1 cup Frozen Strawberries
  • 1 cup Spinach
  • 2 tbsp Plain Non-Fat Greek Yogurt

Instructions

  1. Throw everything together in the base of the blender and cover with the lid. Blend on high speed for about 30 seconds, until everything is well combined and smooth. Serve immediately.

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Mango Kale Smoothie

Mango Kale Smoothie

Mango kale smoothies are the perfect way to get your day off on the right start! Super fruity and flavorful with rich nutrients to help your body thrive!


Sometime within the last year we went from almost never drinking smoothies to really making them a part of our everyday routine. This mango kale smoothie was one that Derek actually started making frequently, and it has quickly become a family favorite. It's super bright and fruity, you can't taste the kale at all, and it's packed with healthy protein, fats, and carbs! 


Mango Kale Green smoothie on a wooden coaster with a green dish towel in the background on a marble tableMango Kale Smoothie:

This mango kale smoothie comes together with 1 cup frozen mango, 1/2 banana, 2 tbsp greek yogurt, 1 cup kale, and 1/2 cup milk of your choice. I personally used almond milk for this recipe but you could use any cow, nut, or oat milk of your choice. You just need enough liquid to get everything to blend well together! 

Mango Kale Green smoothie on a wooden coaster with a green dish towel in the background on a marble table

Mango Kale Green smoothie on a wooden coaster with a green dish towel in the background on a marble table

What Are the Benefits of Kale? 

Kale is actually one of the most nutrient dense foods in the world. It's packed with vitamins A, K, E, B6, manganese, calcium, copper, potassium, and magnesium. Kale is also packed with Quercetin and Kaempferol which are both powerful antioxidants that have been shown to have anti-inflammatory, anti-viral, anti-depressant, and anti-cancer benefits. Basically, if you want to be super healthy and have a body ready to fight off anything, adding kale to your diet could only help the cause. 

Mango Kale Green smoothie on a wooden coaster with a green dish towel in the background on a marble table

Mango Kale Smoothie Variations:

  • Add a scoop of your favorite vanilla protein powder to add a boost of protein and make this more of a complete meal. 
  • Add some berries to add a little more variety and great flavor!
  • Add a scoop of peanut butter, or your favorite nut butter for a boost of healthy fats and protein.
  • Add in chia seeds, hemp hearts, or flax seeds for even more nutritional value!


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Mango Kale Smoothie

Mango Kale Smoothie

Mango kale smoothies are the perfect way to get your day off on the right start! Super fruity and flavorful with rich nutrients to help your body thrive!
Prep time: 5 MinTotal time: 5 Min

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Frozen Mango
  • 1 cup Kale
  • 1/2 cup Almond Milk
  • 1/2 Banana
  • 2 tbsp Greek Yogurt

Instructions

  1. Place the 1 cup frozen mango, 1/2 cup almond milk, 1 cup spinach, 2 tbsp greek yogurt, and 1/2 banana into your blender. Blend everything together on high speed for about 30 seconds to 1 minute until everything is well combined and there are no large chunks. Serve immediately. 

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Spinach Berry Smoothie

Spinach Berry Smoothie

 This spinach berry smoothie is a great way to add some greens to your diet by sneaking them into a delicious breakfast treat! 


I feel very passionate that if I'm going to drink a smoothie, I need to sneak something healthy into it, mostly because I know I won't get in in my system any other way. Over the last few years I've loved just adding a handful of spinach to my smoothies as a daily habit. You hardly notice that it's in there, and you get the health benefits of spinach, minus the experience of chewing down a bunch of leaves. 


Smoothie with a big strawberry on top, sitting on a wooden platter, with a dish towel in the background.


Spinach Berry Smoothie:

To make this spinach berry smoothie you're going to need one banana, a handful of spinach, 2 tbsp plain greek yogurt, 1 cup of berries of your choice, and about 1/2 cup of liquid of your choice. I used almond milk but you could easily use any nut, milk, oat, or soy based milk of your preference. 


Smoothie with a big strawberry on top, sitting on a wooden platter, with a dish towel in the background.

Benefits of Raw Spinach:

Spinach is filled with lots of amazing vitamins and minerals that our bodies need! Spinach is an excellent source of vitamins K, A, C, B2, and Folate. Spinach is also rich in manganese, magnesium, and iron. Vitamin K is especially known for maintaining bone health, and spinach happens to be a huge source of Vitamin K when compared to other vegetables. If you want strong bones, eat your spinach.  

One thing to note is that vitamins A, D, E, and K are fat soluble vitamins, so you need to consume them with a fat source in order for them to have the most effect in your diet. This is why I've chosen to use almond milk and greek yogurt in this recipe to get the most out of those nutrients offered by the produce. 

Smoothie with a big strawberry on top, sitting on a wooden platter, with a dish towel in the background.

Spinach Berry Smoothie Variations:

  • Add a scoop of protein powder to make this a more complete meal
  • Add a scoop of nut butter for some more beneficial fat, protein, and flavor!
  • Change up the berries you use! I used blueberry, raspberry, and strawberry, but you could use whatever you like or have on hand!



Spinach Berry Smoothie

Spinach Berry Smoothie

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Author: Paige Flamm
Prep time: 5 MinTotal time: 5 Min
This spinach berry smoothie is a great way to add some greens to your diet by sneaking them into a delicious breakfast treat!

Ingredients

  • 1 Banana
  • 1 cup Frozen Berries (any combination/variation)
  • 1 cup Spinach
  • 1/2 cup Almond Milk
  • 2 tbsp Greek Yogurt

Instructions

  1. Blend all ingredients together until well combined. Add more liquid as needed if your blender gets stuck and can't blend everything all the way through. Serve immediately! 

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Banana and Blueberry Smoothie

Banana and Blueberry Smoothie

This banana and blueberry smoothie is the perfect base smoothie recipe for a breakfast with endless possibilities and flavor combinations. 


I feel like I'm going to be thrown in food jail for saying this, but I don't really love eating bananas. As a runner I feel like I'm supposed to want to eat one after every run I do, and that they're supposed to be a huge part of my diet, but I just can't. Throw one in a delicious smoothie though? Yes and yes. In fact, I often feel like a smoothie isn't a smoothie without a banana. Does anyone else agree on my logic here? This Banana and Blueberry Smoothie is a great quick and easy breakfast before school, a workout, or anytime you need a fruit filled fix.


Purple blueberry smoothie in a tall glass with blueberries on top. There is a wood coaster underneath the smoothie sitting on top of a white marble table. The glass is wrapped in a blue dishcloth.

Banana and Blueberry Smoothie:

This banana and blueberry smoothie is a great way to get a blast of good and healthy fat, carbs, and protein early in the morning to start your day. This recipe comes together with one banana, one cup of blueberries, 1/4 cup of plain non-fat greek yogurt, and about 1/4 cup of any milk of your choice. I used whole in my smoothie but you could certainly use any nut, oat, or soy milk in it's place as well!


Purple blueberry smoothie in a tall glass with blueberries on top. There is a wood coaster underneath the smoothie sitting on top of a white marble table. The glass is wrapped in a blue dishcloth.

Good Blender for Smoothies: 

Right around Christmas in 2019 we got a Kitchenaid K400 blender. We had a few really bad blenders previously that were super cheap, but couldn't blend a smoothie for the life of them. This Kitchenaid blender has a 1.5 HP motor, and we haven't had any issues with it not blending frozen fruit or having to smoosh things around to get it going again. I love that I can toss in all my smoothie ingredients at once, turn it on, and within a few seconds everything is blended super smoothly and ready to drink!


Purple blueberry smoothie in a tall glass with blueberries on top. There is a wood coaster underneath the smoothie sitting on top of a white marble table. The glass is wrapped in a blue dishcloth.

Banana and Blueberry Smoothie Variations:

If you're looking for some ideas for some different variations of this smoothie recipe, you could:
  • Add a scoop of vanilla protein powder
  • Add a handful of spinach to up the greens
  • A scoop of peanut butter for even more flavor, fats, and protein


Banana and Blueberry Smoothie

Banana and Blueberry Smoothie

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Author: Paige Flamm
Prep time: 5 MinCook time: 1 MinTotal time: 6 Min
This banana and blueberry smoothie is the perfect base smoothie recipe for a breakfast with endless possibilities and flavor combinations.

Ingredients

  • 1 Banana
  • 1 cup Frozen Bluerries
  • 1/4 cup Plain Greek Yogurt
  • 1/4 cup Milk (any kind, add more if too thick)

Instructions

  1. Place your banana, frozen blueberries, milk, and Greek yogurt into your blender, and then blend on high until smooth. Serve Immediately. 

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