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Snacks

PB’n’J Smoothie

Channel your inner child with this smoothie version of the classic PB’n’J. Organic ingredients are recommended, since both berries and spinach are in the top two slots of the EWG’s Dirty Dozen List. With two servings of fruit, one serving of vegetables, and forty percent of the recommended daily intake of calcium, this smoothie is great for an on-the-run meal or snack*, whatever your age!

Key Nutrients: Vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium, manganese, potassium, fiber

Prep Time
5 minutes
Yield
20 ounces

Ingredients

  • 1 medium banana, fresh or peeled and frozen
  • 1 cup organic strawberries, frozen
  • 1 cup fresh organic spinach
  • 1 pitted date
  • 2 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
  • 1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
  • ¼ cup of ice

Directions

  • Blend all of the ingredients in a high-speed blender until smooth.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

  • Calories
    400
  • Total fat
    20g
  • Saturated
    2.5g
  • Trans fat
    0g
  • Polyunsaturated fat
    1g
  • Monounsaturated fat
    0g
  • Cholesterol
    0mg
  • Sodium
    200mg
  • Total Carbohydrate
    52g
  • Dietary fiber
    9g
  • Sugar
    25g
  • Added sugar
    0g
  • Protein
    12g
  • Vitamin D
    3mcg
  • Calcium
    522mg
  • Iron
    3mg
  • Potassium
    457mg
  • *As a snack, this recipe makes two servings.