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Blueberry Banana Smoothie: High in Protein and Fiber

By Ethan Boldt

October 8, 2024

Antioxidant-filled blueberries are one of our best fruits and are often added to smoothies, but the sweetness element can come up short for many. Instead, make up this blueberry banana smoothie with a couple of other ingredients to deliver a delicious and nutrient-filled smoothie.

With this recipe, the smoothie ingredients are considered carefully and end up with a perfectly balanced breakfast or post-exercise snack that is both tasty and filling.

Key Ingredients

The liquid is this recipe is unsweetened almond milk, which is often fortified with some calcium. You can also choose any other kind of plant-based milk or even water.

The fruits are blueberries and banana, as you know. Both are high-fiber foods and partly explain why this blueberry banana smoothie contains a whopping 12 grams of fiber.

Bananas also improve the texture of all smoothies, literally making it "smoother." For example, our series of whey protein protein shakes all feature a frozen banana in order to product the ideal consistency.

Healthy performance fats come via pumpkin seeds and almond butter (you could also go with peanut butter). Pumpkin seeds are a good source of electrolytes, such as magnesium and potassium, plus healthy fatty acids, and have been shown to boost heart health.

Speaking of heart health, almond butter is high in monounsaturated fats that support heart health and includes plenty of vitamin E and magnesium.

The protein powder selected for this blueberry banana smoothie is Multi Collagen Protein Vanilla (you can also use unflavored). With 20 grams of collagen and 10 collagen types in each scoop, this powder also includes clinically studied ingredients like eggshell membrane collagen, SBO probiotics and vitamin C. It's shown to improve skin, hair and joint health.

To up the protein amount, you can also choose Whey Protein Vanilla. This formula also contains eggshell membrane collagen.

Nutrition Facts

Many smoothies may be delicious and even protein-filled but often come up short in other key nutrient categories such as performance fats (giving you energy for the day), fiber (helping to keep you regular and keep you full) and many micronutrients. Not this blueberry banana smoothie.

One serving can be a complete breakfast or snack at 395 calories. The macronutrients are exceptionally balanced, with 52 grams of carbohydrates, 16 grams of fat and 17 grams of protein. It contains 12 grams of fiber, or almost half the amount of fiber you need in a day.

Micronutrient-wise, this smoothie is very high in manganese (286% Daily Value) and vitamin C (117% DV). It contains over 40% DV in magnesium, copper and vitamin E … and over 30% DV in vitamin B6, phosphorus, zinc and riboflavin.

How to Make a Blueberry Banana Smoothie

Add all ingredients to a power blender and blend until a smooth texture is reached.

Add a little cold water if you want it to be thinner.

Other High-Fiber Breakfasts

We know how important fiber is, so we created a list of high-fiber recipes. Along with this smoothie, here are a few of high-fiber breakfast in particular:

• High-fiber smoothie

• Chia seed smoothie bowl

• Piña colada smoothie

• Blueberry keto smoothie

• Coconut chia protein pancakes

• Oatmeal breakfast cookies