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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!
Amber says
Never thought about premade bags with all ingredients together. This is great idea! Thank you for sharing.
Hashimotosvictim says
It’s not recommended to consume large quantities of some raw vegetables, including spinach. That could be the reason why it’s recommended to cook it before freezing. It’s an extra step I’m willing to take to protect my thyroid and kidneys 😉 Thank you so much for the great ideas!!!!!
MOMables says
Everyone breaks down foods differently. If you are dealing with an autoimmune disease, you definitely want to lightly cook green leafy vegetables. These freezer packs can also be made with frozen spinach, which tends to be blanched. the concept is to create fresh smoothie packs within reach to encourage vegetable consumption.
Stacie says
Thanks, this is great news. A few years ago, I read that spinach (or other greens) should never be frozen. After googling, I read the same thing on a few more sites, so I never froze it, and never looked further into it after that.
When I first started drinking green smoothies, I made them twice/day, which slipped to once/day, and the last year or 2, maybe a couple times a week. As quick as it is to put a smoothie together, it can be an expensive hassle making small amounts at a time (have an old Nutribullet), by having to have fresh ingredients in the house all the time (I live north in Alberta, Canada, so ‘fresh’ isn’t an affordable option year round).
I’m saving up for a Vitamix, but until then, it’s nice to know I can freeze my greens (love the ice cube tray idea), and get back on the smoothie train.
Thanks again!
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Someone was asking about blanching spinach first – I’ve seen a few websites on that as well. It seems if you’re prone to kidney stones, blanching spinach first would be recommended to reduce it’s oxalates, but by doing so (blanching), you’re eliminating (or significantly reducing) the nutritional benefits of the spinach. I’m actually JUST in the process of learning more about this (have about 20 open tabs regarding oxalates at this very moment LOL). I’d recommend that if you have a family history of kidney stones, you might want to do some Googling first (&/or talking to your doctor) :-).
MOMables says
I’m not sure why they said to not freeze spinach besides the obvious idea that it is no longer good for salad. I am glad you’ll be able to freeze it and make healthy smoothies more often! You are right about the oxalates – and just so you know, the amount of nutrients lost in blanching are minimal. Plus you can use that water for other things (like cook rice).
Cathy says
Despite what you say about freezing raw greens, I would insist on blanching or steaming them first. Your concern is that nutrients would be lost. The water used for steaming would have some of the nutrients leached into it despite the short cooking time. This could be frozen as well, maybe as ice blocks, and added to the prepared smoothie bag mix and coconut water when making the smoothie. That way no nutrients are lost and health is maintained.
Latisha says
I bought my smoothie maker from Walmart for $19.99. Not even on sale. That’s the regular price. I’ve been using it for about a year now and it works great. I make smoothies all of the time with it. I do this very similar thing, have all of my fruits and spinach cut up and in a quart size/freezer bag. I add three different seeds (chia, flax and hemp/already mixed together in a Tupperware in my fridge/I add about a tablespoon), some Greek yogurt for protein, skim milk or water to mine the morning I make it. It’s easy because each bag is the perfect amount for one smoothie.
MOMables says
I love prepping for smoothie ahead of time! That all sounds delicious. I’m glad you love smoothies as much as we do!
Nanci Rogers says
Why not just freeze baggies of pre-made smoothies, instead of the cut up veggies? Would that also work or not?
MOMables says
You could definitely do that! We just prefer to blend up the smoothies fresh.
Laura says
Hi, I actually blend up a bunch and then put into containers that are ready to drink out of and then freeze those. I pull them out to take for lunch at work. When I pack lunch I take it out of the freezer, it also acts like my ice box! It is dethawed by lunch and tastes great! Just another idea!
Sandy says
That’s a great idea.
Marybeth says
I just wanted to thank everyone for all of these great ideas! I kept having to toss old fruit because I wasn’t aware of how to freeze everything correctly and didn’t have the time each morning to make my smoothie. I now have some ready to go bags in my freezer and can’t wait to get back on the “smoothie train” to lose some weight and start feeling better each and every day!!