I like to have a healthy smoothie every morning.  Needless to say I like to try different variations on the ingredients I use.  I don’t eat beets very often, so when I had some leftover cooked beets, I figured I would use them in a smoothie.

Beet Smoothies

This smoothie is a good way to reap the great benefits of beets, as they are packed with vitamins and minerals and are known for things like detoxifying and as a source of energy.

Additionally, I use spinach in this recipe to make it a nutrition-packed smoothie!

Fresh spinach.

Ingredients

~ 1.5 cups almond or coconut milk

~ 1 banana

~ handful of fresh spinach or fresh kale

~ 1 cooked beet

~ optional – honey to sweeten, matcha powder, chia seeds, etc.

Chia seeds spilling out of a jar.

Directions

Place the milk and greens in a blender, and mix until smooth.  Since I use spinach, including the stems, it makes it easy to blend the greens first with the coconut or almond milk before adding the additional ingredients.

Then add the remaining ingredients, and blend until smooth.

Because this is not an exact recipe, you can adjust the amount of milk if you want a more liquid smoothie versus a thicker smoothie.

Beets Vegetables

Marysa

About the Author: Marysa

Busy blogger and mom of two kids. We love traveling and the great outdoors, and are always looking for our next adventure!