We can't all eat spinach from the can like Popeye but we can all benefit from the nutrients that super foods like spinach provide to keep us strong and healthy. Spinach and other leafy greens are dense with vitamins and minerals that can help everything from our skin to our bones.
Since it can be difficult to make ourselves - or our kids - drink things that look like vegetables, here are three recipes with greens that aren't-so-green.
Skinny Peach Berry Smoothie
Ingredients
1 cup unsweetened almond milk
½ banana
½ cup fresh spinach
½ cup fresh kale, trimmed
1 medium fresh peach, halved and pitted
1 cup frozen mixed berries
1½ cups ice cubes
1 tsp stevia (or sweetener of your choice)
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Berry Banana Green Smoothie
Ingredients
¾ cup water
1 banana
1½ cups spinach
1 cup frozen blueberries
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Chocolate Covered Strawberry Smoothie
Ingredients
8 fl oz unsweetened almond milk (or milk of choice)
2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
½ cup fresh spinach
1 tsp chia seeds
1 tbsp honey (or sweetener of choice, to taste)
6 whole strawberries
1 cup ice cubes
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BONUS: Check out our Joyous Almond Smoothie Bowl which also has greens in it!
