One of the most frequent questions I get from folks starting off with meal prep is can you meal prep smoothies? And to that I say, HECK YES YOU CAN!
The three different methods below all have different tricks, tips, and ingredients you can and can’t use—so read through and pick out the one that works the best for your lifestyle and your favorite smoothie recipe. Don’t have a favorite smoothie recipe yet? My list of eight staple smoothies is a great place to start! Let’s meal prep…
This is my favorite way to meal prep smoothies because it has no waste, it’s super fast to do, and there are really no limitations to what ingredients you can use. These smoothie jars also last in the freezer for three months (or honestly, even more, but I’ve never had them last that long because we always use them up). Here’s how you make them:
I tend to prefer the dump-into-the-big-blender method just because it’s a touch less messy (the immersion blender tends to splash a bit), but I know lots of folks only have an immersion blender because of kitchen-space limitations—and it’ll definitely work! If you really want to avoid splashing, you can also dump the jar mixture into the tall cup that comes with most immersion blenders, and blend that way. But I like to dirty as few of dishes as I can. I like having my freezing, blending, and drinking container all be the same jar!
It doesn’t get much easier than this. Let me step you through it.
Yup. You can do that. And depending on your ingredients, you can make your smoothies 2-3 days ahead of time with no real depreciation in tastiness. All you have to do before you drink is give it a hearty shake (just like you do with store-bought smoothies), and enjoy.
There are a couple of caveats with this method:
This is how I used to meal prep smoothies all the time—I had a little plastic basket in my freezer with just bags and bags of pre-prepped smoothies-in-a-bag. I don’t do this as often now because I’m trying to avoid storing my food in plastic as much as possible (and, let’s be honest, I have at least 100,000 mason jars in my basement, so I might as well use them). But this is a really great option if you’re low on freezer space—they take up almost no space at all. And the bags are usually in good enough shape after freezing that they can be washed and reused for multiple smoothie batches. The method is very similar to the mason jar technique…
So there you have it! Three ways for you to make smoothies fit into your life—even if you’re crunched for time.
If you’re looking for specific smoothie recipes to use, I recommend checking out my Eight Staple Smoothies You Should Know How to Make post. AND I have a eCookbook out right now called 13 Simple Smoothies! The best part? It is totally free if you sign up to receive emails from Wholefully! No spam. And you can unsubscribe whenever you’d like (and keep your eCookbook). Get started here!
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How did you wash & dry your baggies when you prepped them that way? I’ve never been able to find a good way to do it… But I hate the waste!!!
Turn them inside out, wash using soap and water, rinse well, and then I drape them over my kitchen faucet until they were dry. :)
Mighty Nest has a folding drying rack for baggy hanging.
you could also use wooden skewers stuck into a jar of rice or a piece of foam. just something that’s going to let it spread out for air flow like air drying laundry.
I LOVE this post. Super helpful… as usual!
Great post! I use those same jars and lids for freezing/storing baby food so I have a ton on hand and it never occurred to me to use them to prep smoothie ingredients…Awesome tip!
Hi, I like your tips this is very helpful for me thanks for sharing about info.
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