Spring Clean Your Body: Smoothie Recipes for a New You

As the snow melts and sun comes out, you’ll be sure to find yourself spending more time outside and socializing more. However, here at our house at least, winter means a few more pounds and just less movement in general. Before you think poorly of yourself, take note: winter weight is a very natural thing. At Home Kitchenary we know that the cold weather, extended darker hours, and holidays are a natural combo for putting on the pounds. However, fret not: there are plenty of ways to refocus on your health as the spring comes, including these delicious smoothie recipes below.

Luckily for us at least, we find ourselves craving lighter flavors and foods come spring. Just the idea of a cool smoothie sounds like a dream come spring! Here at Home Kitchenary, you can count on us for more than simply product reviews — though you know we love those, too! Our name says it all: we’re all about the home, the kitchen, and all that comes with them. Check out some of these posts while you’re on our product review website:

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Smoothie Ingredients

When it comes to making smoothies, we like to focus on creating healthy and tasty recipes. Obviously things like sugar and high-fat yogurts make delicious and creamy smoothies, but our goal is to improve our health. With that in mind, take a look at the ingredients below; many of them have a good amount of natural sugars as well as other vitamins and minerals that make your smoothies both delicious and healthy.

Healthy Smoothie Ingredients:

• Spinach – one of our favorite ingredients because of how much iron and protein it has while also staying low in calories. This is a great one to use because it’s got a mild flavor that the sweeter ingredients cover up. We love to freeze big bags of spinach and just pull some out when we’re ready!
• Blueberries – high in antioxidants as well as delicious. Blueberries also freeze well, which makes making your smoothie and storing ingredients easy. Buy them fresh or frozen, and you’ll be good to go!
• Strawberries – naturally sweet and delicious while also high in vitamin C. Strawberries are a key ingredient in many smoothies due to the fantastic flavor — but they’re also healthy at the same time.
• Greek yogurt – essential to your smoothie as it will help make it creamy as well as pack your drink with protein. Play around with flavors to find your favorite! We like plain greek yogurt so we still enjoy the other flavors in our smoothies.
• Banana – rich in potassium and fiber. Bananas are a great way to add sweetness as well a great flavor, and they work fresh or frozen! We typically throw our bananas in the freezer when they’re just about to go bad, and then they’re good to go for a smoothie.
• Ginger – only works in some smoothies, but when you can, use ginger. It’s great for your immune system as well as digestion, and the flavor is so good if you pair it with the right smoothie ingredients.
• Chia Seeds – great for adding protein, omega-3 fatty acids, and fiber. You’d be surprised by the nutrition facts in only a tablespoon of chia and the power it can add to your drink.
• Flax Seeds – another great ingredient that adds protein and fiber. If you’re looking for a protein-rich smoothie, this is a great one to add. Make sure you have a good blender to mix them in effectively.

Healthy Smoothie Recipes

Strawberry Banana Smoothie:

1 cup strawberries
½ cup citrus (oranges, pineapple, lemon, etc.)
1-2 banana(s)
2 cups orange juice or water (low sugar option)
½ cup Greek yogurt
1 cup spinach
1 tablespoon chia seeds
1 tablespoon flax seeds
Handful of ice

Greens Power Smoothie:

1 ½ cups Greek yogurt
2 cups spinach
1 banana
1 apple
1/4 avocado
1 tablespoon chia seeds
1 tablespoon flax seeds
Handful of ice

High-Protein Smoothie:

½ cup frozen mixed berries
2 cups spinach
1 ½ cups Greek yogurt
1 scoop vanilla protein powder
1 tablespoon chia seeds
1 tablespoon flax seeds
Handful of ice

Essential Tools

When it comes to making your breakfast smoothie or a healthy snack during the day, having the right tools matters — and maybe more than you may think. It’s no fun when you’re trying your best to avoid the junk food and your blender sucks. Trust me: if you’re choking down chunks of veggies and fruit in your smoothie, your blender isn’t working. Consider the items below to help you in your journey to be healthy.

Home Kitchenary: More Than Just a Kitchen Blog

We do more than just find you the right tools — we use the right tools! We recommend products that we consistently use and all of our product reviews are based not only on our experiences but through doing a lot of research and reading real customer reviews. All that being said, we do the same with recipes. These are smoothie recipes we frequently use in our house (but we typically increase the chia seeds in ours… the more, the merrier!). So when it comes to finding some tasty and healthy smoothie recipes, you can trust that these are ones we actually use.

For more recipes, product reviews, and so much more, you can relay on Home Kitchenary. Explore our site, keep reading our posts, and make sure to leave comments if you have any questions at all! We love hearing from our readers with questions, comments, or post/review ideas. You’ll have to let us know how your smoothie-making experience goes — good luck!