Blueberry Smoothie (Vegan, Gluten Free)

A Blueberry Smoothie packed with greens is the perfect way to start the day. Healthy, easy to make, full of fruits, veggies, and filling flax seed. The blueberry smoothie is packed with protein and heart healthy fats. It may just knock Wheaties out of the title holder “breakfast of champions”. It’s Monday, Breakfast is calling, it’s hot and I’m always rushing around trying to get to work. Most mornings that means I’m having breakfast in the car! I don’t know about you but having something cool and refreshing first thing in the morning is just about my favorite way to start the day in the summer. An added bonus, the gorgeous color and sweet blueberry flavor.

Blueberries are loaded with antioxidants, and they also have vitamin C in them, which is amazing for your skin heath. Vitamin C is necessary for the production of collagen in your skin. Collagen is what helps your skin stay supple and help keep the skin from developing wrinkles. Who knew a breakfast smoothie could do so much for you?

Blueberry Smoothie Recipe Tips

The flaxseed in this recipe is a crucial ingredient as it helps thicken the smoothie to make it almost like dessert. I’ve mentioned before that I love to add greens to my breakfast if possible, and this smoothie is no exception! It starts with a healthy base of frozen spinach. Frozen spinach is one of my essential pantry ingredients for healthy cooking and eating. If you had to buy that much fresh spinach it would be triple the cost. And because it’s frozen it’s less likely to go bad on you. Frozen spinach is great to have on hand, you can also add it to soups, pasta sauce or as an easy healthy side dish sauteed with a little bit of garlic and olive oil.

I have been trying to incorporate more healthy fats into my everyday diet and that includes my breakfast. I had no idea how adding a little bit of fat in my smoothie would help bring out the sweet flavors in the blueberries as well as add a creamy consistency to the entire smoothie making it so much more like a dessert. My recent obsession is coconut butter in my smoothies. I could eat coconut butter by the spoonful like it’s peanut butter only sweeter, and much thicker. If you don’t have coconut butter, you can always use peanut butter or almond butter.

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Blueberry Green Smoothie

This healthy blueberry green smoothie is filled with fruits, veggies, protein and heart healthy fats to start your day off right. This smoothie is so easy to make and comes together so quickly, you can enjoy it even on the busiest mornings!

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10 minutes

Total Time 10 minutes

Servings 1

Calories 362 kcal

Author Bites of Wellness

Ingredients

• 3/4-1 cup frozen spinach
• 1/2 cup frozen blueberries
• 1 tbs. flax seeds
• 1 tbs. coconut butter or nut butter of choice
• 1 scoop vanilla protein powder
• 1/2 - 1 cup cashew milk or milk of your choice

Instructions

1. Add ingredients to the blender in the order listed. Blend until smooth

Nutrition Facts

Blueberry Green Smoothie

Amount Per Serving

Calories 362 Calories from Fat 153

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 17g 26%

Saturated Fat 3g 15%

Cholesterol 61mg 20%

Sodium 332mg 14%

Potassium 666mg 19%

Total Carbohydrates 29g 10%

Dietary Fiber 10g 40%

Sugars 10g

Protein 26g 52%

Vitamin A 274.4%

Vitamin C 16.5%

Calcium 33%

Iron 19.1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

What about you?

• Do you eat your breakfast in the car?
• Green smoothies – what’s your favorite flavor combo?
• Have you tried coconut butter before?