Are you still recovering from your Halloween celebrations last night? Or maybe you ate just a few too many pieces of candy yesterday? (To be honest, I know I did!) Hit the reset button this morning with this refreshing pear green smoothie. This smoothie has everything you need to get back on your feet. An added bonus is that a lot of the ingredients in this smoothie are also great for your skin, so you could think of it as a sippable beauty treatment.
- Almond butter provides healthy fats and Vitamin E which plays an important role in preventing tissue damage – ie. wrinkles.
- This smoothie provides over 100% of your daily needs for Vitamin A which also is important for building and maintaining healthy skin, teeth, and bones.
- A good balance of healthy fiber, protein, and fat in this smoothie helps you feel satisfied and full for longer than a fruit and vegetable based juice.
A couple tips for those of you who may have tried spinach in your smoothies before and been disappointed when it was chunky: use baby spinach leaves and put the spinach into the blender first and layer the other ingredients over top. Investing in a more powerful blender also makes green smoothies more palatable. I remember the first time I tried to make a green smoothie in my $20 Target blender, it was chewy and gross. I never tried a green smoothie again for a long time after that! I put off investing in a better blender for a long time, but now I can see that it is totally worth every extra penny.
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Hit the reset button on healthy eating with this pear green smoothie.
Ingredients
- 1 handful baby spinach leaves (~1 cup)
- 1 ripe banana
- 1 pear
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- Dash of nutmeg
- 1 tablespoon of almond butter
- 1/4 cup yogurt (plain or vanilla)
- 1/3 cup milk
Instructions
- Pour all the ingredients together in a blender. (Place the spinach in first so the rest of the ingredients can weigh the leaves down to help it puree up better.)
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Smoothie
- Calories: 415 kcals
- Sodium: 106 mg
- Fat: 13.2 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 68 g
- Fiber: 11.5 g
- Protein: 12 g
- Cholesterol: 12 mg
I love pears! One of my favorite fruits of the season (besides apples!)
This looks delicious! I love being able to get a fresh start on Monday mornings with healthy food and exercise (especially after a holiday weekend!!)
Same here! I always indulge a bit on the weekends, so a healthy smoothie like this one is my favorite way to start off the following week. 🙂
I wonder if my two year old girls would drink this, after the weekend of fun foods they had!!
Yumm this looks wonderful! I’ve been making green smoothies for my little one lately. I’ll have to try this combo with the pears!
Pinning. Rather be drinking 😉
Same here! I always indulge a bit on the weekends, so a healthy smoothie like this one is my favorite way to start off the following week
★★★★★