Freezer Smoothie Packs

I love having a smoothie for breakfast, but they can take a lot of time to get everything out, blend, put everything away and clean up.  The easiest and fastest way to enjoy a smoothie every morning is by making freezer smoothie packs.  This way you can just grab it from the freezer, blend it, and go!  Check out  my morning smoothie routine below.

Ingredients:
(You can use frozen or fresh fruit - When I'm in a hurry I just buy a variety of frozen fruits.)
Strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, pineapple, peaches, bananas, avocado, lime and grapes...whatever kind of fruits you like.
Spinach - This is a great way to eat spinach! It turns the smoothie a funky greenish color, but you can't taste the spinach at all.
Greek yogurt - I use vanilla because it adds a little more flavor and makes it taste like ice cream!
You can also add any type of powders, such as protein, green tea extract, flax seed, etc.
Milk or juice (optional)
Ice

Directions:
First get all of your ingredients out on the counter, sort of like an assembly line.  Get your baggies ready (I used sandwich size ziplocs-this holds enough to make two large smoothies).  Then start to go down the line and mix and match the fruits, add two large scopes of yogurt, and top it off with spinach.  (leave out the powders and ice until you are making the smoothie).  Lastly, zip it up and throw it in the freezer.  It really is that simple!

Ok so it's the morning, you're running late and you're ready for a quick smoothie.  Simply grab a bag from the freezer, drop it in your blender, add any powder (protein, flax seed, etc), add a handful of ice, maybe a splash of juice or milk...and start blending! I have the Ninja blender and LOVE it!  It's powerful enough to blend everything (including frozen blocks of yogurt and fruit) really fine so there are no chunks.  I used a different smoothie maker originally, but quickly burnt up the motor after a couple of weeks of making smoothies every morning. Then pour and enjoy! The clean up is surprisingly quick and easy too. Just rinse the blender immediately, add soap and water, rinse and dry. I also really enjoy my smoothie with a straw. They have a great deal at Bed Bath & beyond-50 smoothie straws for $2.

Try it out and let me know what you think!