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Daily Harvest for Post-Workout Smoothies

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If you enjoy smoothies and want to incorporate them into your routine to achieve whatever your health goals may be, you’ll love how Daily Harvest makes it super convenient!

Their pre-portioned Smoothies are built on organic fruits, organic veggies, and nutritious ingredients in mouthwatering combinations that will keep you looking forward to your next sip!

Laura fuentes standing in the kitchen wearing a light blue shirt holding a pink daily harvest smoothie cup with a straw

I made this January the time I plan out how my food will support my health goals for the year. Yes, I know it sounds very cliché, but I’ve committed to running a half-marathon this spring and my first full marathon this fall, so nutrition is at the top of my list! 

And while I already love and enjoy my Harvest Bowls and Bakes from the Daily Harvest collections -especially for my office lunches- I’m going to lean on their Smoothies to fuel my race training and give my body the nutrition it needs.

Want to enjoy a variety of Smoothies at a discount?

Enjoy up to $40 off your first box when you use this link or code LAURAF

What is Daily Harvest?
Daily Harvest delivers thoughtfully sourced food to your door, all built on organic fruits and vegetables and ready to enjoy in minutes. Every collection is plant-based, gluten-free, dairy-free, and free of artificial ingredients or preservatives. Their collections make it easy to nourish my body with real ingredients at any meal.

large selection of daily harvest foods and smoothies in a delivery box

You can read my full review of all their meals, including a cost comparison, here. For this post, I’ll focus in-depth on how smoothies can support your health goals -from fueling your training, recovery, and weight management goals.

Smoothie Benefits for a Healthy Lifestyle

When you’re short on time but want to get a burst of nutrition into a single meal, smoothies are a terrific way to deliver this.

Whether you enjoy fruit-centric smoothies, veggie-centric smoothies, or a combination of both, they can deliver fiber, vitamins, minerals, and macronutrients (carbs + protein + fats) into a single meal.

What I love about Daily Harvest’s Smoothie selection is that I can enjoy a variety of these fruit + veggie combinations and my smoothies never feel repetitive!

daily harvest smoothie container next to a glass of prepared dragon fruit + lychee smoothie

Are Daily Harvest Smoothies Healthy?

Daily Harvest Smoothies can be part of a healthy lifestyle. They are conveniently packaged, ready-to-blend smoothies built on organic fruits and veggies as well as other nutritious ingredients delivered to your door.

Nutritional information will vary depending on which Smoothie you choose, and with the filter tool on their website, you’ll find it super easy to sort by one that fits your dietary needs.

Eating more fruits and vegetables is linked to better health and longer lifespan, so anything that makes it easier to do that is a step in the right direction towards a healthy lifestyle.

Below is a nutritional chart of the Smoothie collection for comparison:

SmoothieCaloriesProteinFatCarbs
Strawberry
+ Peach
1403g1.5g32g
Chocolate
+ Blueberry
2809g9g52g
Mint
+ Cacao
2305g9g37g
Mango
+ Papaya
1502g4.5g23g
Acai
+ Cherry
1403g2g30g
Strawberry
+ Cashew
26010g11g36g
Avocado
+ Greens
2608g14g24g
Banana
+ Greens
1203g0.5g29g
Tart Cherry
+ Raspberry
1202g1g27g
Banana
+ Almond
45015g26g42g
Passion Fruit
+ Pineapple
2103g12g27g
Cherry
+ Almond
27011g15g25g
Passion Fruit
+ Greens
2709g14g27g
Carrot
+ Cinnamon
3106g13g49g
Mango
+ Greens
1202g3.5g21g
Cold Brew
+ Almond
1605g8g20g
Ginger
+ Greens
1904g6g37g
Blueberry
+ Hemp
1704g4g22g
Dragon Fruit
+ Lychee
1303g3g26g

As shown in the chart above, Daily Harvest’s Smoothie collection has an ample variety of flavors with a variety of macro nutritional needs. 

Are Smoothies Good Post-Workout?

Smoothies are a terrific way to replenish what you used up during your workouts and fuel your body with the nutrition it needs to achieve your goals.

Are Daily Harvest Smoothies Good After Workouts?

Having a couple of Daily Harvest Smoothies in the freezer allows me to blend something nourishing in under a minute without having to measure any ingredients or make a mess! The result: a delicious snack packed with nutrition after my workout.

Their smoothies are built on organic fruits and vegetables and make an ideal snack after a workout that’s ready in under a minute.

While I often enjoy a smoothie by blending the ingredients included in the cup, I like that I can add my own protein to it for additional benefits, which I especially need after longer endurance runs.

Laura fuentes standing in a kitchen in a blue tank top pouring milk into a daily harvest smoothie cup

Post Workout Recovery Smoothie from Daily Harvest

When I want to replenish some of the nutrients that I lost during long endurance runs and/or give my body nutrition, a Smoothie from Daily Harvest has become my go-to for a post-workout recovery snack.

Gone are the days when I have freezer-burned frozen fruit bags waiting to be used. Now, I simply grab a pre-measured Daily Harvest Smoothie and blend away.

To replenish potassium levels after an endurance workout, I sometimes use coconut water to blend the Smoothie. And when I want to supplement with protein powder, I simply add a scoop to my blender, and now I have a super-charged recovery smoothie, fast!

Below are two of my favorite smoothies from Daily Harvest collections that pair very well with coconut water and/or vanilla protein:

Carrot + Cinnamon Smoothie from Daily Harvest

Tastes like carrot cake with actual benefits. It combines Vitamin C rich sweet potatoes, Vitamin A rich carrots and major omega-3s to nourish the body from the inside.

I love to add a scoop of vanilla protein to this and feel like I’ve just added the icing on the cake to this already nutritious smoothie that also boasts 15% of my daily potassium and 10% iron. All things that are important for muscle recovery after a workout.

Banana + Almond Smoothie from Daily Harvest

This Smoothie tastes like almond-butter swirled banana bread and it’s one that I can drink as is after an endurance workout since it already contains 15g of protein and 20% RDA of your daily value (896mg).

It’s satiating, has a good ratio of carb/fat/protein, and makes me feel nutritiously rewarded for putting in the work!

Post Workout Smoothies for Weight Loss

Refueling after a workout is just as important for people whose primary health goal is weight loss. Without proper nutrition, the body tends to maintain (plateau) and it’s easy to get discouraged and lose sight of our goals.

One main benefit of smoothies is fiber, which keeps you full longer and helps you hold off from snacking until your next meal. And if convenience is what you’re going for, there’s nothing better than having a healthy smoothie on hand that nourishes your body and supports your lifestyle goals.

pouring a pink smoothie into a daily harvest smoothie cup

Some of my favorite Smoothies that help me maintain my health goals from Daily Harvest include:

Blueberry + Hemp Smoothie from Daily Harvest

Did you know you can get your dose of greens to taste like a blueberry muffin in a cup? With this Smoothie you can!

Nutritiously deceiving, this Smoothie is made with kale and spinach, has vitamins and antioxidants from the blueberries, and is a good source of iron. All of that in just 170 calories.

Chocolate + Blueberry Smoothie from Daily Harvest

When you need a chocolate fix, this Smoothie takes care of it without the guilt. It includes antioxidants from the blueberries and organic cacao, nutrients from the kale and spinach, and a boost of energy from organic maca.

And if its epic taste wasn’t enough, you can feel great about sipping it since it contains 12g of fiber, 35% of your daily iron, and 9g of protein… at just 280cal.

Dragon Fruit + Lychee Smoothie from Daily Harvest

Enjoy a smooth blend of fancy ingredients without having to figure out how to prep them –I’ll admit that I have no clue how to cut both dragon fruit and lychee, but they’re delicious! 

This Smoothie is like sipping a strawberry sorbet in the middle of the summer, knowing it’s a good source of antioxidants, fiber, and loads of vitamin C! Feel free to imagine yourself poolside with this lower-calorie and nutritious smoothie that’s just 130cal!

How to Make Daily Harvest Smoothies

Everything you need to make a nourishing smoothie will fit inside the Daily Harvest Smoothie cup! There’s no need to measure. All you need to do is:

  1. Fill the cup with liquid
    Use your preferred liquid for smoothies (traditional milk or non-dairy) or even a Daily Harvest Mylk pod + water, and fill your Smoothie cup to the top.
  2. Pour everything in a blender
    Pour the contents of the cup, the liquid and the Smoothie ingredients, into your blender and blend until smooth.
  3. Serve
    Pour the Smoothie back into the Daily Harvest cup and enjoy. I love that the cup’s lid is also pre-perforated for a straw!

How Much Liquid do You Add to Daily Harvest Smoothie

Believe it or not, there’s no need to measure! You simply fill the Smoothie cup to the top with your preferred liquid and transfer that into your blender jar. The result is always a thick and delicious smoothie without fuss.

laura fuentes standing in the kitchen unpacking a large daily harvest box that is filled with smoothies and food

My Daily Harvest Smoothie Review

Of course, you don’t have to be “training” for something to incorporate Daily Harvest into your lifestyle. I’ve personally found their Smoothies (and other collections) to be a very helpful hack to help me stick to my health goals.

You can order as few as 6 items and as many as 26 items in a box giving you the flexibility you need to order in the frequency that works best for you! And depending on how much freezer space you have.

Check out this post to read more about their other collections and how I incorporate them into my other meals.

When it comes to smoothies, I do find Daily Harvest to be worth the value because they keep my nutrition in check, cost wise they are comparable to buying a smoothie at the gym or the smoothie place, but they give me the most control over my nutrition and macros for my particular health goals.

To search through all Daily Harvest’s collections for meals that fit your specific nutritional needs, use the “Filter” toggle on the sidebar to sort by dietary preferences.

Fill your first Daily Harvest box with Smoothies and more with up to $40 off here.

A special thanks to Daily Harvest for sponsoring this post. As always, all opinions are 100% my own. Thank you for supporting the brands that support my work!

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Chocolate + Blueberry Post Workout Smoothie

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Make this chocolate blueberry smoothie to enjoy after your next workout! 

  • Author: Laura Fuentes
  • Prep Time: 1
  • Total Time: 1 minute
  • Yield: 1

Ingredients

  • 1 Chocolate Blueberry Smoothie from Daily Harvest
  • 1 ¼ cups unsweetened almond milk, or favorite liquid

Instructions

  1. Fill the cup with almond milk or your preferred liquid for your smoothies.
  2. Pour the contents of the cup into your blender jar. Cover tightly with the lid. Blend for about 60 seconds until smooth.
  3. Pour the smoothie back into the Daily Harvest cup and enjoy. I love that the cup’s lid is also pre-perforated for a straw!

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1
  • Calories: 280
  • Sugar: 32g
  • Sodium: 60mg
  • Fat: 9g
  • Saturated Fat: 1.5g
  • Trans Fat: 0
  • Carbohydrates: 52g
  • Fiber: 12g
  • Protein: 9g
  • Cholesterol: 0mg

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  1. Stela

    February 15, 2023 at 11:18 am

    This is one of my fav chocolate smoothies too! Have not been able to replicate it myself so it’s on my repeat DH shipments.

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  2. Jenna Marie

    February 13, 2023 at 2:46 pm

    This is my favorite smoothie from Daily Harvest. Ok. The other chocolate ones too. They are in my box on repeat!

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