Blueberry Walnut Smoothie with Spinach

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Now that Spring seems to have sprung, I’m more in the mood for smoothies in the morning in stead of oatmeal.  So today I’m bringing you a smoothie recipe.  It is one that I have been making for years!  I tend to be obsessed with it for a few weeks, then I stop making it & forget about it.  Then after a year or so goes by, I start craving it again & bring it back into the breakfast rotation for a while.  This is one of those times.

Blueberry Walnut Smoothie with Spinach

3/4 cup soy or almond milk
1/2 cup frozen blueberries
1/2 a frozen banana (or a full banana if you like them, I don’t, so I try to minimize them in my smoothies)
1/4 cup walnuts
handful of fresh baby spinach

I actually usually just wing it now.  I throw handfuls in of everything.  But I tried measuring everything out yesterday & this seems to be about what my “handfuls” consist of.  A hint on the banana, I like to cut mine up & throw the pieces in baggies before putting them in the freezer.  Then when I’m ready to make a smoothie, I can just pull out a baggy & the pieces are there cut up, frozen, and ready to go!  Throw it all in & blend it all up!

This is easily my favorite smoothie.  I made one for my husband last night without telling him what was in it.  I asked him what he thought it consists of & he said, blueberry & banana.  I told him there was also walnuts & spinach in it & he was like “Whaaa?  Spinach?”  You can’t tell at all.  I think you can taste the walnuts though, that’s why I love putting them in.  But if you don’t like them or are allergic you could totally skip them.

Do you have a go-to smoothie for nice days?  What’s your favorite fruit to add to them?

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