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Love smoothies, but hate the hassle of making them every morning? You’ll love these easy frozen smoothie packs. Make enough smoothies for the whole week and have them all prepped and ready whenever you want a tasty and healthy smoothie.
With smoothie freezer packs you’ll enjoy the convenience of store-bought smoothies with fresh, whole ingredients you select.
Smoothies are perfect to enjoy in the mornings but I’ve also found them to be a perfect addition to healthy lunches. My kids love a good fruity smoothie and they never notice when I add veggies to their smoothies too.
It’s a great way to get some added veggies and nutrition into your child’s diet. Not sure how to get a smoothie to last until lunchtime? I’ll walk you through how to pack a smoothie in a lunch box here.
Healthy Smoothie Ideas
I love smoothies, especially green smoothies. You get all the nutrients and benefits of the greens (spinach or kale, for example) along with the taste of your favorite fruits.
This is also the perfect way to get your picky eater to drink up some greens.
When my daughter helps me put together the smoothie packs, she’s always much more willing to try the smoothies.
While I love smoothies and love to have one every morning, I don’t always have the time to put together a fresh smoothie on the spot.
By preparing my smoothie packs ahead of time, we can have healthy smoothies ready and at our disposal whenever we need them.
Once a week, I like to make a few smoothie freezer packs so that we have ready-made smoothies for the rest of the week.
You put everything you would want in your smoothie, excluding the liquid base, which you add when you are going to make the smoothie.
Smoothies are a great option if you are doing a Whole30 alone or with your family. Having done a variety of 30 and 21-day programs on my own, I decided I wanted to be able to get my whole family involved.
But we all know kids aren’t going to be excited about eating eggs and beans for breakfast every day (or any day) so I got creative. I finally perfected my own 30 day whole eating program that is comprehensive, kid-approved and easy to implement.
Since I’m working full time and homeschooling my three kids, I knew it had to be not just something the kids would eat but also something I could actually do at the end of a work day.
My Family KickStart program will give you 30 days of healthy breakfasts, lunches, dinners, snacks (and even a few treats mixed in). Each recipe is made with whole, fresh ingredients, and absolutely kid-approved.
It is like you are doing a Whole30, but the whole family will want to be on board. See more information and even get a sample of the meals in the Family KickStart program here to try it out with your family.
Can You Freeze Spinach for Smoothies
Freezing the spinach or other greens has no effect on the taste of the smoothie, or on its nutritional value. Now you can make your favorite smoothie recipe and make it into a freezer-ready pack.
How to Make Smoothie Packs
When it comes time to make your smoothie, you can easily take one smoothie freezer pack out of your freezer. Blend all the ingredients, in addition to your liquid base, until smooth.
You can either blend your smoothie frozen, or you can defrost the pack in the fridge the night before you make it.
Today I’m sharing one of my favorite recipes with pineapple, mango, clementines, and spinach.
Many times, I will take my overripe fruits and stick them into the freezer so that they can be added into a smoothie later on.
Other Healthy Smoothie Recipes to Prep-Ahead
Since my family loves smoothies so much, I’ve made a lot of fruit and vegetable smoothies over the years. You an use any of these smoothie recipes and make them into your own smoothie freezer pack.
- Pineapple Green Smoothie
- Mango Peach Smoothie
- Blueberry Muffin Green Smoothie
- Triple Berry Smoothie
- Berry Banana Smoothie
When it comes time to blend your smoothie, I like to blend my greens (I usually use spinach, kale, or a mixture of both) with my liquid base first.
I then add the rest of the fruit and blend until smooth. If you have a high-powered blender, you might not have to add that extra step.
For my liquid base, I like to use 1 cup of coconut water and 1 cup of water. I always label my freezer packs with how much liquid I need to add, as a reminder in case I’m not the one making the smoothie.
What kind of freezer smoothie pack will you make first?
Frozen Smoothie Packs
Ingredients
- 2 heaping cups spinach
- 2 cups liquid, i.e. 1 cup water, 1 cup coconut water
- 1 cup frozen mango
- 1 cup frozen pineapple
- 2 clementines
- 1 banana, peeled and chopped
Instructions
- In a blender, combine the spinach and the liquid, and blend until the spinach is completely broken down.
- Add the fruit in batches, and blend until completely smooth.
- Pour into cups, and enjoy!
Heleen says
Hi,
Are you sure you can just freeze the fresh spinach. I think I
read something about cooking it for 2 minutes and then freeze it?!
MOMables says
Heleen, all you have to do is rinse and freeze.
Heleen says
But don’t you need to blanche it?
MOMables says
No. That is how they pack those spinach blocks at the grocery. For smoothies you want it just like this (same thing as putting them whole in the blender). It won’t hurt to blanch it but I don’t see the point of cooking it first.
Heleen says
Thnx for your answer, great, this will make the progress so much easier!
jenna says
Could I get a list of fruits you used in the 3 bags in the picture?
MOMables says
What we used is in the post. you can make your own with any fruit you like though…
Michelle says
Jenna, the two bags on the right are what we list in the post. The bag on the left has cherries and mixed berries (approx one cup of each) instead of mango, pineapple and clementines. I usually use whatever I have on hand in my freezer that I think will make a good combination.
Lrai says
Thanks for the great tips! I have a smoothie every morning so to limit the time in the am, I prep the ingredients the night before. This will alleviate the need!
Question though: can u freeze avocado? I usually put half an avocado in my smoothies for extra creaminess!
ginger mom says
Yes, you can freeze avocados. Mash them a bit and put into ice cube trays. Once frozen, remove them from the trays and put into zippered bags to store in the freezer.
Jessica, The Debt Princess says
Word to the wise: if I’m freezing items that are wet (like pineapple or mango) I freeze them in a smaller snack size bag so they don’t create one big huge frozen block.
I am interested in trying this recipe. Thank you for it. I’m usually a blueberry, strawberry, mango, banana, kind of girl!
MOMables says
I usually make about a week’s worth. Also, I let it thaw for about 5 minutes on the counter while I am trying to get the kids dressed. 🙂
karstant says
If you freeze them on a cookie sheet before putting them in a freezer bag, you won’t have this problem.
Nancy Owens says
I always peel, slice and freeze my bananas. They have never turned black. You cannot freeze them in the peel. I learned this the hard way. Lol
Eileen says
I freeze bananas in the peel all the time. Take them out if the freezer & immediately peel with a knife & pop into the blender with other smoothie ingredients. They may be a bit darker than fresh but the taste isn’t altered & the frozen banana gives a really frosty, creamy texture to the smoothie.