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Green Pineapple Smoothie

Fresh spinach blended with pineapple, banana and a squeeze of lime. It looks very green but tastes bright and fruity, with no leafy flavor.

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Prep
5 min
Cook
0 min
Total
5 min
Serves
2
Level
Easy
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup water, or coconut water
  • 2 cups baby spinach, loosely packed ≈ 60 g
  • 1 ½ cups frozen pineapple chunks
  • 1 banana, frozen, broken into chunks
  • 1 tbsp lime juice
    Swaps for lime juice

    Instead of lime juice

    • Lemon juice: The same amount. Milder aroma; still bright.
    • Bottled lime juice: The same amount. Flatter and more sour; fine in cooked dishes.
    • Rice vinegar or white vinegar: Half as much. Sour without the citrus aroma.

    More for lime juice

  • ½ tsp ginger, finely grated (optional)
    Swaps for ginger

    Instead of ginger

    • Ground ginger: ¼ tsp ground for each 1 tbsp grated fresh. Warmer and less bright, with no zing.
    • Ginger paste (jar or tube): The same amount. Close; slightly salty or sour from preservatives.

    More for ginger

Missing something? Tap Swaps next to an ingredient, or see all substitutions.

Steps

Kid helper. A child can do steps 1, 3 and 5: no knife, no heat. Steps marked “Grown-up” use a sharp tool. Cooking with kids

  1. Put the water and spinach in the blender.
    Kid step
  2. Blend on high until no bits of leaf are left. Blending the greens first is what makes the smoothie silky.
    ⏱ Blend greens: 30 secGrown-up: sharp tool
  3. Add the frozen pineapple, banana, lime juice and ginger if using.
    Kid step
  4. Blend on low, then on high until smooth.
    ⏱ Blend: 1 minGrown-up: sharp tool
  5. Add a splash more water if it is too thick, then pour and serve right away.
    Kid step

Tips

  • Frozen mango works in place of pineapple.
  • Add 1/2 cup Greek yogurt for a creamier smoothie (it will no longer be vegan).

Storage

Drink right away. It can separate as it sits; stir or shake to bring it back.

How long leftovers keep, and freezing and reheating: leftovers and storage. In season: spinach (March to May and September to November).

Quick answers

What can I swap?
  • Instead of lime juice: Lemon juice, the same amount.
  • Instead of ginger: Ground ginger.

Frozen mango works in place of pineapple.

Answered from this recipe's own storage, make-ahead and swap notes.

Estimated nutrition per serving

Calories
120
Protein
2 g
Carbohydrates
31 g
Fiber
4 g
Sugars
20 g
Fat
0 g
Saturated fat
0 g
Sodium
30 mg

Whole recipe, 2 servings: about 250 calories.

Estimate from USDA FoodData Central; not medical or dietary advice. Based on 5 of 5 ingredients.

How we estimate

We add up USDA FoodData Central values for each measured ingredient as written and divide by the recipe's 2 servings, so changing the servings or units here doesn't change a serving. Brands, swaps, trimming and cooking all change the real numbers.

Not counted: ginger (optional).

Estimated cost

About $1.25 a serving

About $2.50 for the recipe as written (2 servings).

Estimate; prices vary by store and region. U.S. average prices for September 2026 from USDA ERS Purchase to Plate prices updated with the BLS Consumer Price Index. Priced: 5 of 5 ingredients, 100% by weight.

How we estimate

Each measured ingredient is weighed as in the nutrition estimate and priced at the U.S. average: BLS's average price where BLS publishes one, else USDA ERS's Purchase to Plate price for 2017-18 raised to September 2026 with the CPI for that food group. Whole packages, store brands, sales and regions all change the real cost: treat it as a ballpark.

  • frozen pineapple chunks $1.40 ERS
  • baby spinach $0.75 ERS
  • banana $0.25 ERS
  • lime juice $0.15 ERS

Free: water (tap water).

Not counted: ginger (optional, or to taste).

More dishes for less: cheap eats.

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Cleanup score 5/5 (very easy cleanup): 1 thing to wash, blender.

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