Best green smoothie???

AlFreebs

Please post the best green smoothie for nutrition and weight loss.

My breakfast every morning is super easy:
1 c of kale
1 c of unsweetened almond milk
Fruit Greek yogurt (your choice, but I usually go with peach/strawberry/raspberry Dannon Light & Fit)
Ice

Wam bam, there ya go. It comes out to about 145 calories. My journal is open to friends so you can friend me if you want the full nutrition breakdown. I was starving this morning so I added a .3 scoop of 1st Phorm strawberry milk shake protein. It added about 50 cals but it did it's job keeping me full until lunch! Good luck!

veggie_jilly

Not sure if these are considered "green" smoothies, but they are tasty and do contain greens. They are both meals rather than snacks for me, and generally come out to 320-350 calories. Warning: I am not afraid of carbs, and these smoothies are proof of that

Pretty much every morning I have a blueberry & banana smoothie:
2 cups fresh spinach
1 banana
1 cup unsweetened frozen blueberries
1 tbs Navitas Naturals raw cacao powder
1 cup Almond Breeze unsweetened vanilla almond milk
1 tbs natural peanut butter (usually Trader Joe's creamy unsalted peanut butter)

Once in a while, I'll treat myself to a chocolate cherry smoothie:
2 cups fresh spinach
1 banana
1/2 cup unsweetened frozen cherries
2 tbs Navitas Naturals raw cacao powder
1 cup Almond Breeze unsweetened vanilla almond milk
1/2 scoop protein powder (optional! I use Growing Naturals brown rice protein powder)

Sabine_Stroehm

1/5 frozen banana (if not add a few ice cubes)
1tbs all natural peanut butter
handful spinach
1/2 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
1 teasp cocoa powder (hershey's special dark for best flavor)

This morning this is what I had:
1/2 cup ripened frozen mango
handful spinach
1/2 cup unsweet van almond milk
1/2 scoop Melaleuca Fiberwise Harvest peach powder

Last night:
1/2 banana
handful spinach
1 full scoop Harvest Peach powder
1/2 cup almond milk
3-4 ice cubes

Note- peanut butter doesn't go with everything, like mango or any citrus fruit or peach flavors. Tried it and not good. Pineapple if used can overwhelm the rest of the ingredients and can tastes more like pineapple juice.
Kale is a great if spinach is not available.

A question about this. Is this a good use for the frozen brown bananas that are awaiting their fate in banana nut bread? I've never thought about using them for anything other than baking...

glasshalffull713

Yes! This is a great use for over-ripe brown bananas that you would usually save for banana bread! Just peel 'em and throw 'em in the freezer. I also do this with other fruit if it is destined to go bad- canteloupe, grapes, etc.

Sabine_Stroehm

Yes! This is a great use for over-ripe brown bananas that you would usually save for banana bread! Just peel 'em and throw 'em in the freezer. I also do this with other fruit if it is destined to go bad- canteloupe, grapes, etc.

Fabulous! Thanks.

alishaq14

I know u said smoothie, but the best thing to do is juice...I make my green juice with kale, carrots, cucumber, ginger root, chard, lemon, and celery!