Peanut Butter Banana Spinach Smoothie

Easily start your day the healthy way with this delicious power-packed green smoothie!

Why doesn’t a banana snore? A: Because they don’t want to wake up the rest of the bunch!

Why do banana’s have to wear sunscreen? A: Because they peel.

What do you call a banana who gets all the girls? A: A banana smoothie.

What You Need to Make a Peanut Butter Banana Spinach Smoothie

Spinach

Banana

Peanut Butter

Canned Pears

How to Make a Peanut Butter Banana Spinach Smoothie

Place two heaping handfuls of spinach into a blender.

Throw in 2 peeled ripe bananas.

Spoon in 1/4 cup peanut butter.

Pour in 2 cans of sliced pears.

Blend until smooth.

How to Sweeten a Smoothie

Canned Pears. That’s it! You don’t need honey, sugar, maple syrup, artificial sweeteners… it’s as easy as a can of pears!

Pears are light in color so they don’t change the color of the smoothie. They take on the color of the smoothie!

Not only are the pears a natural sweetener, but they are the liquid as well. You don’t need to use dairy or non-dairy milk, yogurt, or Greek yogurt. Just use a can of pears. It’s so easy!

What is the Difference Between a Vitamix and Blender?

The biggest difference is the cost. Vitmaix has several different models, all of them are more expensive than a blender.

Another difference is the texture, or the look of what you are blending. Using this Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie as an example: A Vitamix blends everything so smoothly, you won’t see any spinach particles in the smoothie. However, a blender (even the Ninja) will leave tiny particles of spinach. The Vitamix makes a very pretty looking smoothie! But, buying a Vitamix just for the looks isn’t fiscally responsible.

The closest a blender gets to the Vitamix is the Ninja. I have used both and agree that the Ninja does a fabulous job! Consumer Reports has a great article about the differences and their test results. You can find the article here .

If you are trying to decide between a Vitamix and blender just to make smoothies, get the blender. It will serve you well for smoothie making.

However, I would splurge on the Vitamix if you are considering it for other reasons such as: Vegan Cheese Vegan Cream Cheese Creamy Soups Sticky Dough Nut Flour Raw Juice Nut Butter

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Calories 409, Protein 11g, Carbs 64g, Fat 17g