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    Home » 3 Simple Smoothie Recipes You Can Whip Up in Under a Minute!

    August 30, 2016 By Amber 90 Comments

    3 Simple Smoothie Recipes You Can Whip Up in Under a Minute!

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    As a busy mom I have trouble making sure I eat enough fruits and vegetables every day. These simple smoothie recipes are a great way to get the nutrients I need and they're so easy to make. I recently started making smoothies with the Nutri Ninja® Blender System with Auto-iQ™. Here are three of my favorite smoothie recipes and an opportunity to win this amazing blender system!

    simple smoothie recipes

    Thanks to Ninja for sending me this amazing blender system!

    Smoothies have always been a favorite in our house. Whether I'm making a post work-out snack, a quick breakfast, or trying to sneak more veggies into my daughter's diet, blended drinks are a delicious way to get a few servings of fruits and vegetables. Ninja has the perfect blender system for making all our favorite smoothie recipes and I'm excited to share those with you as well as a full review of their Nutri Ninja Blender System with Auto-iQ.

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    Simple Smoothie Recipes

    Are you interested in green smoothies but haven't made the leap yet? I know that I found them intimidating when I started because I wasn't sure what fruits would taste good with a handful of greens. Here's an easy recipe that's super high in Vitamin C and is just a few ingredients!

    tropical green smoothie

    Tropical Green Smoothie
    2 cups pineapple
    1 cup mango
    1 cup spinach
    10 ice cubes
    Place all ingredients in the Ninja blender pitcher and press the Frozen Drinks/Smoothies button

    This smoothie is a great source for Vitamin C, A, B6, E, K, manganese, and iron. It's so fruity tasting and besides the color you'd never know that it contains greens. I love making this when we need an extra boost of Vitamin C to stay healthy. It's also great for digestion! With the combination of Ninja's Auto-iQ technology and their Total Extraction® technology I know that we're getting the maximum nutrition from our produce and the whole blending sequence only takes a minute! It's so fast and the Auto-iQ is just amazing. Because it has pre-programmed settings with unique blending patterns, you never have to stir or push ingredients down. You just push a button and it does all the work for you.

    The blender pitcher has a convenient pour spout so we don't have the mess of removing the lid to put our smoothies in glasses. One of the other great features about the lid is that it clicks into place so you know it's on tight and has a push-button release to take the lid off.

    green smoothie

    Most of the time I use the 72 oz. blender pitcher when I make smoothies because I'll do a big batch for myself, my husband, and my daughter. The Nutri Ninja Blender System also comes with 18, 24, and 32 oz. cups that you can make your smoothies in when you're doing a smaller amount.

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    I love the cups because you can fill one with your ingredients, attach the Pro Extractor Blades®, push one button, and you've got a delicious smoothie. Then you just remove the blade and replace it with the Sip & Seal lid and you can take it on-the-go!

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    Another recipe that we love is a smoothie staple-strawberry banana! But, there's a twist! I always add a cup of carrots and my daughter doesn't have any clue. I also love it because it takes a LOT for me to eat a whole cup of carrots but when I can drink them in a smoothie they're much easier to take.

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    Strawberry Banana Smoothie (with a twist!)
    1 cup strawberries
    2 bananas
    1 cup almond milk
    1 cup carrots
    Place all ingredients in 24 oz. Ninja cup and press the Nutri Ninja Blend Button

    strawberry banana smoothie

    We love this smoothie because it tastes great, we usually have all the ingredients at home, and it's packed with nutrition. Our blender demolishes the carrots with no issue-like I said, my family doesn't even know I put them in! The Nutri Ninja boasts nutrient and vitamin extraction and I know that we're getting more nutritious smoothies when we can add things like carrots or nuts that we wouldn't eat otherwise. One thing I love about our Ninja is that the machine does all the work for you. It knows which attachment I've put on so it lights up the blending options I can use-I can never mess it up.

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    Super Day-Starter Smoothie
    2 ripe bananas
    1 avocado, pitted
    1 cup almond milk
    ½ cup plain yogurt
    8 ice cubes
    2 Tbsp nut butter (we like almond butter)
    2 Tbsp raw honey (optional, for sweetness)
    Place all ingredients in the Ninja blender pitcher and press the Frozen Drinks/Smoothies button

     This is one of my favorite smoothies to make for breakfast. It's packed with nutrition and good fats which I'm always trying to get our daughter to eat. Aside from the creaminess, you wouldn't even know there's a whole avocado in this smoothie. We love to add raw honey instead of sugar to give it some sweetness and the Ninja blends it in so smoothly, as well as the almond butter.

    avacado smoothie

    The Nutri Ninja Blender System with Auto-iQ came with a book that includes over 75 recipes and I can't wait to make some of their suggestions for smoothies. The book also includes tons of recipes for other menu items you can make including soups, dips, and drinks!

    nutri ninja

    Not only does this system come with the large blender pitcher and three blender cups, it also contains a 64 oz. food processor bowl and a dough blade. There are so many things that I'll be using my Nutri Ninja Blender System for and I can't wait to share more of the recipes with you! I think I'll be making a fresh salsa this upcoming week with tomatoes from our garden and I can't wait to see how the food processor chops the ingredients without mushing them.

    Do you make smoothies?
    Share your favorite simple smoothie recipes in the comments!

    BUY IT: You can purchase the Nutri Ninja Blender System with Auto-iQ at Bed Bath and Beyond and from Amazon.

    Disclaimer: I (Amber) received the Nutri Ninja Blender System with Auto-iQ at no cost to facilitate an honest review and help make my simple smoothie recipes. All opinions are my own. Amazon links are affiliate links. 

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    Comments

    1. Hannah Avery says

      September 09, 2016 at 10:28 am

      the strawberry banana with carrots sounds good!

      Reply
    2. Gina H. says

      September 10, 2016 at 3:30 am

      Yogurt, berries & banana.

      Reply
    3. Theresa Jenkins says

      September 11, 2016 at 1:32 am

      I would say strawberry and banana for my FAV

      Reply
    4. Lori Williams says

      September 11, 2016 at 2:26 pm

      My favorite smoothie is frozen pineapples with coconut milk!! So delicious and refreshing!!

      Reply
    5. Talia says

      September 11, 2016 at 3:17 pm

      I like smoothies with a peach strawberry combo. But no bananas! Blech! You can thicken up a smoothie with a pitted date or two if anyone else hates bananas as I do.

      Reply
    6. Alli says

      September 11, 2016 at 6:44 pm

      Strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, yogurt, yummmm!

      Reply
    7. Kriti says

      September 12, 2016 at 10:31 am

      I hope I can get this...looks awesome for the new me I'm envisioning with smoothies.

      Reply
    8. Peggy Johnson says

      September 13, 2016 at 7:57 am

      I like strawberry banana smoothies and sometimes I switch to chocolate banana smoothies

      Reply
    9. Rust says

      September 13, 2016 at 12:08 pm

      I love blueberries, bananas and a chocolate flavored protein powder.

      Reply
    10. Sarah Mayer says

      September 13, 2016 at 12:14 pm

      Orange, banana, strawberry, greek yogurt and flaxseed.

      Reply
    11. Birdiebee says

      September 13, 2016 at 9:49 pm

      I love fruit smoothies with my favorite being a Montana Huckleberry smoothie.

      Reply
    12. gloria patterson says

      March 07, 2017 at 10:58 am

      I have the auto-iQ and love smoothies

      Enjoyed reading here and getting more ideas on what to add to my smoothie. The one thing I do i buy a bag of spinach and freeze in zip lock bag. This way I always have spinach to add to a smoothie if I want to

      Reply
    13. ellen beck says

      April 16, 2017 at 1:06 pm

      My Ninja bit the bullet about a month ago. I mess it, I always liked to have bananas and then add a vegatable of some sort ans a bit of mil. I throw in whatever we have around really.

      Reply
    14. Teresa Organ says

      February 10, 2019 at 9:43 pm

      Thank you so much for these simple smoothie recipes, they look so yummy!!

      Reply
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