I’ve been making green smoothies from the classic strawberry-banana combo for a while. However, they’ve always been the most unappealing brownish-pink color. You may have seen me make them over on Insta Stories, but I’ve never been able to bring myself to take photos of them. I just couldn’t figure out how to make a brown smoothie look at all appetizing, even if they’re super delicious. But then I started adding Hawaiian spirulina powder to my smoothies, and that solved the problem. Spirulina adds so much green color, that my brown smoothies became green, and definitely better looking all around! I like to use frozen strawberries for this smoothie because they’re available year round. But whenever you have fresh ones, you can use them as well. So if you’re using fresh strawberries, try using frozen banana instead. Or you can always add ice cubes. But if you do use ice, it essentially waters down the flavor of your smoothie.
Tips for how to make this Strawberry Banana Green Smoothie:
Start with the liquid and the fresh ingredients at the bottom.Then add the frozen ingredients in next. This helps everything to blend better with less chance of things getting stuck.And finally pile the greens on top!
For more ideas about smoothie ‘extras’, you can check out my Superfood Smoothie Boosters. And I have lots more recipes to keep you making smoothies like crazy, and lots more green smoothies too! And finally, I hope you enjoy this as much as we have! If you do make it, I hope you’ll leave me a comment/rating below. And I always love hearing from you here, and over on Instagram where you can tag me at #getinspiredeveryday with your photos. No reviews 1 ripe banana, peeled and broken into 1” pieces 2 cups frozen strawberries, 8 ounces 2–4 cups spinach, see notes Optional: dash of vanilla extract Additions: 1 Teaspoon Hawaiian spirulina, see notes 1–2 Tablespoons chia seeds or flax meal Secure the lid, and blend starting on low and working up to high speed. Blend on high until completely smooth, about 1 minute. Enjoy right away for the best flavor! – The color of this smoothie varies every time I make it because strawberries really vary with how red they are.- I like to use Hawaiian spirulina because it’s the only spirulina I’ve ever used that never has a fishy taste or smell! The nutritional information was calculated with orange juice, 2 cups spinach, and chia seeds.
