Start your day with this staff-favorite Morning Mixed Berry Smoothie recipe

Tracey Koch

Photography by Amy Shutt

January 1, 2025

There are countless combinations of fresh fruits and veggies for making a smoothie at home, but this one is my favorite.

This blend of blueberries, strawberries, blackberries, and bananas gives you lots of antioxidants and vitamins, along with lots of lean protein from the homemade protein powder and Greek yogurt. This is a complete meal in a glass.

Morning Mixed Berry Smoothie

1 cup blueberries

½ cup strawberries

½ ripe banana

1 cup low-fat milk or unsweetened vanilla-flavored almond milk

½ cup plain Greek yogurt or plain non-dairy yogurt

2 tablespoons Homemade Protein Powder

1 tablespoon honey

1 teaspoon vanilla

Place all of the ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth.
Pour into a tall glass and enjoy.

This article was originally published in the January 2025 issue of 225 Magazine.

By Tracey Koch

Tracey Koch has been creating recipes, instructing cooking classes for both kids and adults, and writing food columns in the Baton Rouge area for over 25 years. She began writing her favorite column, “Dining In,” back in 2013. Find it featured in the Taste section of 225 Magazine every month. When she is not in the kitchen developing and testing new recipes, she is writing stories for her children’s book series about a little goose from Toulouse.