Very Best Healthy Recipes Series: Part 3
~ When we asked fellow food bloggers to share the most popular healthy recipe on their sites, several of their biggest reader favorites turned out to be simple, wholesome smoothies. These healthy smoothie recipes are ideal for quick breakfasts, refreshing afternoon snacks, and easy ways to recharge during busy days. ~
A few weeks ago, we shared a collection of some of the all-time best breakfast recipes. At first, it seemed natural to include these smoothies in that roundup, because a good smoothie can be one of the easiest healthy breakfast ideas for hectic mornings. Toss a few ingredients into the blender, pour, sip, and you are ready to move on with the day.
But smoothies are much more than breakfast. They also make fantastic mid-day snacks, especially when everyone needs something cool, creamy, and refreshing. On warm afternoons, my kids love climbing off the bus and reaching for a smoothie that feels like a treat but still fits beautifully into a healthy routine.
So where did these recipes belong? Breakfast? Snack time? Maybe even dessert? That is the wonderful thing about healthy smoothie recipes: they work almost any time of day. They can be light and fruity, rich and chocolatey, packed with greens, or made extra satisfying with ingredients like oats, chia, nuts, or protein-rich additions.
In the end, there was only one answer. These versatile, reader-loved smoothies deserved a post all their own.
And you will definitely want to try them all, because this list highlights some of the very best healthy smoothies from around the food blogging world. Each one earned its place because real readers came back to it again and again, making it one of the most popular healthy recipes on its original site.
As part of our “Very Best Healthy Recipes Series,” we polled hundreds of food bloggers and asked them to choose just one recipe: the single most popular healthy recipe from their entire blog. Quite a few of our blogging friends told us their top recipe was a smoothie. From there, we narrowed the list to the smoothies we felt best matched THK’s standards for approachable, family-friendly, better-for-you recipes.
The final result is a delicious collection of easy smoothie recipes you can enjoy for a nourishing breakfast, a quick snack, or a refreshing pick-me-up whenever you need one. Whether you love classic fruit smoothies, green smoothies, or creamy blends with a little extra staying power, these recipes are a great place to start.
Happy sipping!
Cocoa-Almond Protein Smoothiefrom Kristine at Kristine’s Kitchen
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Raspberry Almond Chia Smoothiefrom Erin at Delightful E Made
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Kiwi & Spinach Smoothiefrom Erin at Dinners, Dishes, and Desserts
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Strawberry Banana Oatmeal Smoothiesfrom Sharon at What the Fork Food Blog
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Sneaky Green Smoothiefrom Carissa at Creative Green Living
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And Since You’re in the Mood for Smoothies, Here Are Some of Our Own Faves Here at THK …
- Pineapple Orange Creamsicle Smoothies from Two Healthy Kitchens
- Classic Strawberry Banana Smoothie from Two Healthy Kitchens
- “The Elvis” Peanut Butter-Banana Smoothiefrom Two Healthy Kitchens
AND DON’T MISS ALL THE OTHER SUPER-POPULAR RECIPES IN OUR “VERY BEST HEALTHY RECIPES” SERIES!
- Food Bloggers’ Best Healthy Cooking Tips and Swaps … with Recipes! (Part 1)
- 11 All-Time Best Healthy Breakfast Ideas (Part 2)
- 10 All-Time Best Healthy Snack Ideas (Part 4)
- 11 All-Time Best Healthy Salad Recipes (Part 5)
- 6 All-Time Best Healthy Side Dish and Vegetable Recipes (Part 6)
- 13 All-Time Best Healthy Vegetarian Meals (Part 7)
- 11 All-Time Best Healthy Chili and Soup Recipes (Part 8)
- 11 All-Time Best Healthy, Easy Chicken Recipes (Part 9)
- 9 All-Time Best Healthy, Easy Seafood and Fish Recipes (Part 10)
- 7 All-Time Best Easy, Healthy, Dessert Recipes (Part 11)