[tweetmeme source=”VeganChickie”] I have my doubts about adding berries to green smoothies, I’ve read that adding berries to green smoothies is a great way to convince kids to give them a try because they change the colour from a frightening green to a much more appetising purple, but in my experience, as soon as I add the greens, my smoothie goes from beautiful purple to a very uninspired brownish-black sludge (yum, right?). If you can ignore the colour, this spinach, berry mixture is my favourite smoothie combo, it might be best to drink it out of a covered cup though so that you don’t have to see the colour! It might be a matter of simply adding more berries to get a better colour. If you manage to get a purple green smoothie, let me know, I’d love to hear your secret.
Spinach & Berry Smoothie
Ingredients:
3 handfuls spinach leaves
1 banana, peeled
1 cup pineapple chunks
1 cup frozen berries
1 peach, pit removed
1/2 cup water
1 tbs chia seeds (optional)
Method:
1. Place your fruit in the blender, add water and blend until smooth, add your ‘greens’ and blend again until smooth. Add your chia seeds and blend until they are mixed through. Serve.
Amounts above will be enough for 2 smoothies.
NOTE: The amount of water you use will depend on how thick you like your smoothie, I just use enough to get the blender going nice and fast, if you like your mixture to be less thick, add more water.
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I think it looks gorgeous! I love green, purple, and brown smoothies 🙂
Thanks Kristen! 😀
Yum girl! One suggestion though, is to trade out spinach for kale or collards. Spinach is a high-oxalate food, which has been known to strip away calcium from your bones.
Ooh, that’s an interesting point Christy, I will have a look into that. What about Silverbeet? That is my favourite, I hope that one is okay!
Yum!! Just made this for afternoon tea for my 3y.o and I. Delish! Didnt have any chia seeds at home so I added a teaspoon of spirulina, my little one who doesnt really like smoothies or juice asked for seconds!! Happy day;)
I’ve heard that if you use blueberries it will make the smoothie purple.
In my experience it usually just makes it a sludgy brown colour! Delicious but not very appetising.. then again maybe our blueberries just aren’t blue enough!
My smoothie is like a purple-black color! It’s delicious though 🙂
More berries and carrots give this smoothie a pretty deep purple color.
I made this smoothie this morning and added at least 1 cup of frozen blueberries and a scoop of whey powder. I didn’t have any fresh peaches so I used a small can of diced peaches in juice. The resulting smoothie was a purple color and we couldn’t taste the spinach! WINNING!
My favorite berry green smoothie is a dark blue color. 10oz. frozen organic blueberries, 1/2 of a ripe avocado, 1/2 cup water, handful (or 2) of baby spinach leaves, NuNaturals liquid stevia to taste (usually about 5 drops for me). Even my picky husband loves it!