Banana Berry Fresh Smoothie

This Banana Berry Fresh smoothie has a secret green ingredient that will wake you up in the morning!  

Banana Berry Fresh Smoothie from 40 Days of Green Smoothies

I’m so excited to be sharing a recipe for a Banana Berry Fresh smoothie with you today.  Not only is it delicious, it comes from my good friend Becky Striepe’s new book 40 Days of Green Smoothies!  Becky is the blogger extraordinaire behind the blog Glue & Glitter.  Her blog is stuffed full of down to earth, simple, everyday recipes—her 3 Ingredient Twice Baked BBQ Tofu is on our regular rotation around here—so good!   Not only does she make delicious food, she has helped me with my own blog countless times, coaching me on everything from which widgets to use (yep, that’s a thing!) to photography backgrounds. I count Becky as one of my good blogging buddies and I hope we will someday be able to meet in person.

But ok, enough with the mushy stuff, I know you’re here for the recipe!!!  Becky’s Banana Berry Fresh is such a simple and yummy smoothie to whip up!  She uses a secret green ingredient—PARSLEY!  I’d never tried parsley in a smoothie before, but I was surprised at how mild the flavor was, and how easily it blended in with the other flavors.

I love using smoothies to give me a head start on my daily totals of fruit and veggie servings.  You’d think a vegan would have no trouble getting their daily dose, but I am a carb junkie and will gladly eat pasta 3 times a day.  I’m trying to be more aware of that, and keep things a little more balanced.  Becky’s easy 40 day plan really helps me with that!  She’s got a grocery list for each week’s worth of smoothies which is so helpful.  That way you don’t end up with 29 bags of frozen fruits spilling all over your freezer—she groups the smoothies together so that you can use similar ingredients in different combinations throughout the week.  Of course, if you want to use 29 fruits at a time you could just go out of order!

Becky also shares how to make green smoothies more affordable, like using the same green one week, and then using a different green throughout the next week.  She balances out smaller amounts of pricier frozen fruits like raspberries with affordable powerhouses like bananas!  This green smoothies mean spinach?  Think again—Becky uses kale, collard greens, beet greens, lettuce, and parsley in her green smoothies!

^^^ This guy is a fan of Becky’s tofu AND her smoothies!

Ready to get blending?  Let’s do it!  I hope you enjoy this Banana Berry Fresh smoothie—we really did!  If you like it and want to get the other 39 (!) recipes use the entry form below and enter to win a copy of the e-book!  Or order yourself the paperback version if you’re like me and like to have a tangible copy right in front of you!  When you make one of these recipes be sure to tag Becky!  {@glueandglitter // @glueandglitter}

Print Recipe

Banana Berry Fresh Smoothie

More rich, frozen banana goodness! The raspberries add bit of sweetness and tang, and parsley makes this smoothie extra refreshing.

Prep Time2 mins

Cook Time1 min

Total Time3 mins

Course: Beverage

Servings: 1 smoothie

Author: Becky Striepe

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup frozen banana
• 1/2 cup frozen raspberries
• 1-2 tablespoons of fresh parsley
• 1 tablespoon chia seeds
• 1/2-1 cup water add as needed, to get things moving
• 4 ice cubes

Instructions

• Puree until smooth.

Notes

Reprinted with permission from 40 Days of Green Smoothies, © Becky Striepe.

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