Green Smoothies aren’t everyones cup of tea and because of the colour, it can be hard to imagine it ever tasting delicious. But hopefully this blog post will give you the secret formula to creating the perfect green smoothie.
Step 1: Pick a Liquid (150ml)
- Cocnut water
- Almond Milk
- Soy Milk
- Hemp Milk
- Cashew milk
- Water
Step 2: Choose your Greens (2 Handfuls)
- Kale
- Spinach
- Collards
- Swiss chard
- Celery
- Cucumber
Blend your Liquid and Green together and move on to step 3
Step 3: Choose your Fruit (as much as you like)
- Apples
- Banana
- Berries (strawberries, Blackberries, Blueberries, Raspberries
- Mango
- Pear
- Apple
- Pineapple
- Peach
- Orange
- Melon
- Avocado
- Grapes
- Dried dates
- Apricots
- Passion fruit
- Kiwi
Step 4: Add these to Taste
- Coconut oil
- Almon Butter
- Ginger root
- Hemp Seed
- Plant base protein powders
- Flax seeds
- Fresh herbs
- Cacao
- Cinnamon
- Acai powder
- Turmeric
- Chai
- Maca Powder
- Vanilla extract
- Honey
- Green powders
Blend altogether and enjoy.
We suggest if your not yet accustomed to green smoothies, you should start slow and ease yourself in.
The recipie below is going to get your tastebuds used to the green stuff, but it stills contains iron, potassium and vitamins. This smoothie has a tropical taste and can even be a good starter for kids.
Tropical Extravaganza
- 2 handfuls of spinach
- 100ml water
- 1/4 pineapple
- 1/2 mango
- A handful of dried coconut
- 1 banana (peeled)
Add spinach and water and blend together. Add all of the other ingredients and blend until smooth. Depending on your blender this may take 1-2minutes.
You can always use frozen fruit if you want a ice cold smoothie. We love frozen bananas or mango.
Blueberry Twist
- 50g of blueberry
- 2 handfuls of Spinach
- 2 handfuls of red grapes
- Water
- A sprig of mint
- 1/2 a small cucumber
Combine all ingredients together
Vanilla shake
- 100ml of almond milk
- 2 scoops of vanilla protein powder
- 1 banana
- 2 handfuls of spinach
- 1/2 avocado
- 2 teaspoons of matcha green tea
Blend almond milk, vanilla protein powder and green tea together.Once formed a paste add in the rest of the ingredients.
Why you Should be Drinking Green Smoothies
A green smoothie will contain some kind of leafy green, such as kale, spinach and bok choy. Leafy greens are so nutritional , as they are loaded with a great variety of different vitamins (in particular vitamin K, C, E and also B vitamins) and minerals (i.e. iron, calcium, potassium, and magnesium). Chances are your not eating enough of these greens, so what better way to disguise the taste with something delicious. Once your taste buds are used to all things green you’ll be slurping your smoothies in no time.
Another great benefit is that the greens in your smoothie help alkalize the body. Keeping a good alkaline to acid balance is so important in maintaining optimal health.
We would love to here what green smoothies have worked for you so share your ideas with us on social media.