A guide for 6 super easy and simple 5-ingredient Breakfast Smoothies. Many Healthy Breakfast Smoothies either require 20 ingredients OR are not that healthy at all actually. No need to overcomplicate things. Keep it simple with these amazing smoothie recipes. No protein powder required.
If you’re looking for more of a dessert-like smoothie as a snack check out this amazing Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie. Super chocolatey and delicious.
For breakfast I recommend to keep it super healthy. You want to start your day feeling amazing, right?
The Secret to Healthy Breakfast Smoothies
A healthy breakfast smoothie needs protein and vegetables but it should also taste delicious, right?
Many delicious smoothies are all fruit and thus high sugar and not very healthy unfortunately.
Many healthy recipes are all veggies and powdered super foods and not yummy at all unfortunately.
So how can we achieve the best of both worlds? Healthy breakfast smoothies AND yummy breakfast smoothies at the same time?
It’s much simpler than you think. Pinky promise.
Use yogurt or nuts as protein depending on if you have to watch your calories, need more or less fat in your diet or are sensitive to either nuts or dairy.
Use at least 1 vegetable to make it healthy and 1-2 fruits to make it yummy.
That’s it. Super simple, eh?
The Base for Healthy Breakfast Smoothies
There are two options with my recipes.
Either nut-based or yogurt-based.
For the nut-based breakfast smoothies you add a skinless nut such as cashews or peeled almonds or peeled hazelnuts. (My favorite are cashews because they’re extra creamy).
For the yogurt-based breakfast smoothies you add unsweetened Greek Yogurt. I prefer Greek yogurt for its creaminess and unsweetened because I’m using a banana to sweeten, so no need for sugar in your yogurt.
Other than that both bases are the same. Add frozen banana for sweetness and creaminess and water so your blender doesn’t hate you.
Breakfast Smoothie Add-Ins to flavor and color
So now that you know how to make your breakfast smoothie base, you just “flavor” your smoothie with 1 fruit and one veggie.
The combination possibilities are endless here really. I’m giving you 6 examples of my favorite combinations. Feel free to keep experimenting though.
My favorite fruits to add are all berries, pineapple, mango, avocado and orange. Any fruit does well in a smoothie though. I’ve experimented with a Dragon Fruit Smoothie in the past and absolutely loving that fruit in smoothies.
My favorite vegetables to add are baby spinach, carrots, beets, cauliflower, butternut squash. For a list of more veggies that go well in smoothies here are 8 veggie ideas for smoothies.
Healthy Breakfast Smoothies
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup Greek yogurt or cashews (or other skinless nuts)
- 1/2 Banana, frozen
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup raw fruit preferably frozen
- 1/2 cup raw vegetable preferably frozen
Instructions
- Add either Greek Yogurt or nuts to blender, half frozen banana and water, then add ONE fruit and ONE vegetable to make each smoothie and blend until smooth.
- Hot Pink Smoothie: Raspberry, Beet.Light Pink Smoothie: Strawberry, Cauliflower.Green Smoothie: Avocado, Baby Spinach.Orange Smoothie: Orange, Carrot.Purple Smoothie: Blueberry, Red Cabbage.Yellow Smoothie: Mango (or Pineapple), Butternut Squash.
Notes
Nutrition
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Strawberry Smoothie Without Yogurt
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Emma says
Hi, I am looking to eat a little healthier than I usually do. I am interested in your recipe but I had a couple of questions. Should a smoothie be the only thing eaten at breakfast? I feel like it wouldn’t be filling enough. And second, I don’t like bananas(I actually hate them) so what would be something else I could use in the base. Last question! I don’t like Greek yogurt or nuts, would regular yogurt work just as well?
Thanks!
Emma
Lorena Grater says
Hi Emma, it depends on what you eat for the rest of the day. A smoothie might be enough or not depending on your complete day’s nutrients and calories. You can easily replace frozen banana by frozen mango if you prefer. You can use regular plain yogurt instead of Greek. The important part is that it isn’t sweetened.
Samantha Petrus says
How fine do you chop the veggies to determine the 1/2 cup?
Lorena says
Not very small. You can see the exact size in the video :)
Elizabeth says
Hi I’m 36 obese woman with type 2 diabetes. I want to loose weight and get healthier would you recommend a smoothie every morning and if so which one? Please could you respond at your earliest convenience please as I need to plan a healthier lifestyle asap. Many thanks in advance.
Lorena says
Hi Elizabeth, no, I don’t recommend smoothies every day for weightloss. I recommend eating an all-clean-ingredient nutrient-dense diet that will keep you full and healthy at the same time. If you lack nutrients in your diet you will never feel satiated and go grab unhealthy things to eat even though you’ve hit your daily calorie-needs. It makes no difference if you drink a smoothie every day if the rest of your day doesn’t complement that breakfast. I have 21-Day Meal Plans that offer completely calculated days to reach your nutritional needs in terms of carbohydrates, protein, and fats and that are geared for woman wanting to lose or maintain or gain weight depending on their current situation. You can find them in the menu of my blog. All the best, Lorena
Rena says
So you can’t but fresh fruit it has to be frozen
Ruthie says
You can buy fresh fruit, just have to cut it up and put it in the freezer.
Yolanda says
I like a good smoothie recipe for weight loss
Deborah Bandos says
These recipes sounds really yummy. Just curious why everything needs to be frozen? Would the consistency be really different with fresh?
Lorena says
Hi Deborah, yes, the consistency would be a lot more like juice. If you want it to be thick like a smoothie you need at least half the ingredients frozen.
Angela Jackson says
Do you have any recommendations for getting the spinach smoother? Mine still seems to have pieces no matter what.
Lorena says
Are you using a high-speed blender? If not, you’ll have to blend a lot longer to get the spinach smooth. My Vitamix gets in smooth in a couple of seconds. But my old Oyster needed a couple minutes instead.
Ida says
Blend your water and greens first. Then add your other ingredients to your greens.
Alycia says
Hey Vance! I too have hypertension and diabetes. Cut down all carbs to less than 50 if you can. I’ve dropped 100 lbs in 9 months, no exercise, just cutting out as many carbs as possible. Meat and veggies, some cheese very little fruit.
nagendra says
They are really amazing to read them because I want to drink healthy breakfast smoothies.