I usually am reluctant to combine fruits and veggies in a smoothie, I prefer them juiced vs. blended together. However, combining spinach and berries is a great complement, for salads also.
Adding spinach is extremely beneficial, not only does it give a nice boost of fibre, but being packed with iron and calcium, this leafy green adds a tonne of nutritional value by giving you these essential minerals. Spinach is one of those versatile vegetables I recommend always having on hand in your refrigerator.
This smoothie allows you to get a head start on your daily intake of fruits and vegetables...easily because it does taste good!
Note: Yogurt choice is up to you, I just include in my recipe the one I personally preferred in this case. Healthiest option is always plain yogurt, definitely. However, I opt for unstirred fruit yogurt since I generally eat low sugar in my diet and this way I also avoid needing any honey or juice or sweetener in my smoothie (adding juice/honey quickly increases the caloric content and adds way too much simple sugars). Unstirred yogurt has less sugar than most fruit yogurts, you should also read the ingredients to ensure sugar is not an added ingredient, or atleast not one of the first 3 ingredients listed.
Try it:
-1 cup skim milk or almond milk (both taste great here)
-1/4 cup non-fat, unstirred blueberry yogurt (or any unstirred berry yogurt will do)
-1 handful baby spinach
-1 handful frozen blueberries
-1 handful raspberries (fresh/not frozen)
-1 tsp ground flax seeds
Blend and enjoy a nice tall glass of healthy goodness my friends!
