These simple meal prep smoothie recipes are a great way to make sure you're getting in a healthy breakfast each day. Freeze, blend, and breakfast is served!
Smoothies have always been a go-to breakfast for me, especially when I'm short on time or am feeling like I need something that will give me a quick boost of energy in the morning. But I just recently discovered the idea of meal prep smoothie packs and I'm obsessed.
If you're new to this whole meal prep world too, here's the deal:
We spend a few hours over the weekend to prep a bunch of meals so that during the week, you don't have to worry about cooking or shopping. I showed you how to make Meal Prep Quinoa Burrito Bowls, as well as Coconut Quinoa Curry a few weeks ago and that's the general idea: prep once and have meals all week long.
Lunches and dinners are usually pretty easy for me because I love leftovers, but breakfast is where I start to struggle. I tried chia pudding and overnight oats, but I always revert back to smoothies. So I decided to try my hand at meal prep smoothie packs and they're a game changer. All you have to do is prep your ingredients, put them into freezer bags, pop them in the freezer and blend with your favorite liquid when you're ready to eat.
Saves SO much time and lets you have perfectly portioned smoothies whenever you want!
And today I'm going to show you how to make 4 super easy smoothie packs. We've got:
- Mixed Berry
- Mint Chocolate Chip
- Tropical Green
- Chocolate Strawberry
I'm really excited for you to try these recipes because I tried to cater to as many different diet types as possible. We've got green ones, we've got ones that are banana-free, low in sugar, and they're all plant-based and vegan. Not to mention, crazy simple to make!
For the base of these smoothies, we're using two of Almond Breeze's shelf-stable almond milks. What I love about these is that you can stock up at the grocery store, use them when you're ready and you don't have to worry about them taking up room in the fridge before you're ready to open them.
Honestly, I used to only use only water as my smoothie base, but now that there are so many amazing plant-based milk options out there, why not try and get more flavor and creaminess into your smoothies?
Almond Breeze offers a ton of shelf-stable options, but my two favorites are the Unsweetened Chocolate Almondmilk and the Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Coconut Blend. They're both incredibly creamy, add a lovely flavor to the smoothies, but keep it light and healthy without adding a lot of calories, fat or added sugar.
And quickly, before we dive into our smoothies, I want to quickly share the tools I use for meal prepping these bad boys:
Mixed Berry Smoothie
Berries are one of my favorite smoothie ingredients and this one is 100% berries! They're sweet, without being too high on the glycemic index, meaning they won't spike your blood sugar, but will still taste delicious. I used a blend of strawberries, blueberries, and raspberries, but feel free to change the combo for what you have on hand (blackberries are also one of my faves).
To make this mixed berry smoothie, you will need:
- 1 cup fresh strawberries
- 1/2 cup fresh blueberries
- 1/2 cup fresh raspberries
- 1 1/2 cups Almond Breeze Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Coconut Blend
Add the berries into a small bag and place it in the freezer. When ready to blend, add berries and almond milk and blend until smooth.
Mint Chocolate Chip
If you're looking for a dessert/ice cream inspired smoothie, this one hits the jackpot! It's ultra-creamy and smooth but tastes like mint chocolate chip ice cream. We're using bananas and avocados to give us that perfect texture, cacao nibs, and cocoa powder for the chocolatey part (along with chocolate almond milk!), fresh mint for that minty flavor and spinach! Yes, we even snuck spinach into your smoothie!
To make this mint chocolate chip smoothie, you will need:
- 1 medium banana
- 1/2 of an avocado, diced
- 2 tablespoons cacao nibs
- 2 tablespoons cacao powder
- 1/4 cup fresh mint
- 1 cup spinach
- 1 1/2 cups Almond Breeze Unsweetened Chocolate Almondmilk
Add the banana, avocado, cacao nibs, cacao powder, mint and spinach into a small bag and place in the freezer. When ready to blend, add the smoothie pack, along with the almond milk, and blend until smooth.
Tropical Green
This is a favorite post-workout smoothie of mine because it's higher on the carb side but also adds some protein and greens. As our fruity base, we're using a combo of mangos and pineapple (the perfect tropical blend), as well as adding in hemp seeds for protein and two giant handfuls of baby kale. It's sweet, satisfying and pairs perfectly with the vanilla almond milk coconut milk!
To make this tropical green smoothie, you will need:
- 1 cup fresh mango
- 1 cup fresh pineapple
- 3 tablespoons hemp seeds
- 2 cups baby kale/spinach
- 1 1/2 cups Almond Breeze Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Coconut Blend
Add the fruit, hemp seeds and greens into a small bag and place in the freezer. When ready to blend, add smoothie pack, along with the almondmilk, and blend until smooth.
Chocolate Strawberry
Now, THIS is my kind of smoothie! It tastes like a cross between a chocolate and strawberry milkshake and is honestly the best way to start the day. It only requires three ingredients – we're using bananas and strawberries as the base and adding in unsweetened chocolate almond milk – and it's just delicious. You're going to love it!
To make this chocolate strawberry smoothie, you will need:
- 1 medium banana
- 2 cups fresh strawberries
- 1 1/2 cups Almond Breeze Unsweetened Chocolate Almondmilk
Add the fruit into a small bag and place it in the freezer. When ready to blend, add the smoothie pack, along with the almond milk, and blend until smooth.
VIDEO: How to Make 4 Easy Meal-Prep Smoothies
Other Smoothies Recipes To Try:
Ultimate Post-Workout Smoothie (Simply Quinoa)
Mango Ginger Kale Green Smoothie (Minimalist Baker)
Strawberry Banana Green Smoothie (Fit Foodie Finds)
Tummy Soothing Smoothie (Ambitious Kitchen)
Peanut Butter Cup Smoothie (Eating Bird Food)
This recipe is brought to you in partnership with Blue Diamond Almond Breeze. As always, all opinions are my own. I only share companies I love and trust, so thank you for continuing to support Simply Quinoa!
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