The Summer Vegetable That’s Better Than A Banana In Smoothies

The weather’s warming up, which means summer squash can be found at almost every farmers’ market and grocery store.

What to do with it all? Sure, you could stuff, sautée, or grill them, or turn them into No-Cook Noodles For Hot Nights.

But the best thing you can do with your summer squash—at least, according to Jenna Tanenbaum, founder of the mail-order smoothie company Green Blender: Blitz it.

Here are 5 reasons why we love summer squash smoothies.