My kids have always called smoothies “juice shakes.” I guess because we throw a bunch of fruit in the blender and it turns into a shake made out of juice. Juice shakes are so healthy and tasty. I keep one in the blender in the fridge almost all the time. I also keep a lidded cup full of one in the fridge. It has a straw so I open the fridge and take a long sip and put it back. Then when I need to refill it I do. It’s so healthy to be drinking smoothies when you’re looking for a snack.
Here is my favorite juice shake
Ingredients:
- 2 bananas
- 3 cups of strawberries
- 2 cups of pineapple juice
- 3 large spoonfuls of organic greek yogurt
- 2 handfuls of kale (or spinach or chopped cucumbers)
- 1 cup of mango (or blueberries, cherries or cranberries)
- 3 cups of water
I always do the bananas, strawberries, pineapple juice and yogurt. Then I always do something green: Either kale, spinach, spring mix, or cucumbers. Whichever we have. Then I always do an added powerhouse fruit: either mango, blueberries, cherries or cranberries. Give this recipe a try! All real foods. This juice shake smoothie is full of vitamins A, B6, C and K, iron, calcium, magnesium, potassium, protein, folate, and fiber. Get a cup with a lid and straw and keep it full of this shake and you’ll have energy all day.
The Best Juice Shake Smoothie
With nothing but real foods, this juice shake smoothie is healthy, energizing, and refreshing!
Ingredients
- 2 bananas
- 3 cups of strawberries
- 2 cups of pineapple juice
- 3 large spoonfuls of organic plain Greek yogurt
- 2 handfuls of kale (or spinach or chopped cucumbers)
- 1 cup of mango (or blueberries, cherries, cranberries)
- 3 cups of water
Instructions
- Add all ingredients (fresh or frozen) to the blender in order of manufacture's instructions.
- Blend approx 1 minute.
- Serve cold.
Notes
Keep a cup with lid and straw filled with smoothie in the fridge at all times and you'll always have a healthy, satisfying drink whenever you open the fridge.
Tastes great with popcorn and Marcie's Granola Bars for an energizing afternoon or movie snack.
A word about blenders
For a Ninja blender: pile in as much fruit as you want and then put in 3-4 spoonfuls of organic Greek yogurt and pour in some pineapple juice. Then add some water until the liquid is about 3/4 full. Then you put the lid on and blend. Pictures with fruit are in a Ninja.
For a Blendtec: First put the pineapple juice, water, banana, yogurt (all soft things). Then put in the frozen fruit.
Pros about the Ninja: It comes with 1- 2 little blenders which are perfect for blending peanuts into peanut butter or making pesto. Or chopping anything really. The blades are very sharp. Cheaper than other blenders and comes with 2 bigger pitchers too.
Cons about the Ninja: The engine clicked onto each lid and you had to hold down the button to get it to puree. Not a big deal for me as I don’t walk away from my blender anyway. And I enjoy jogging in place and counting to 30 while I blend. The pitchers are not as big as the Blendtec.
Pros about the Blendtec: Comes with 2 large pitchers which is what I need for my large family. One time the blender base was making a weird noise and smelling bad so I sent it to Blendtec and they fixed it no charge. You can turn it on and walk away.
Cons: The blades are dull so they don’t do a good job of pureeing peanut butter.
These are the only two types of blenders I’ve had but I’d recommend either one. Click to purchase and as an amazon associate, I will receive a small commission on it or anything you buy on Amazon. Thanks for your support!