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Green Smoothie Recipes

heather62803
heather62803 Posts: 266 Member
edited December 2024 in Recipes
What do you put in your Green Smoothies? I love having a green smoothie after a workout or for an afternoon pick me up.

Mine is

handful of baby spinach
frozen blueberries
frozen strawberries
Fat free vanilla yogurt
1 scoop of vanilla protein powder
and sometimes a drizzle of honey for a little added sweetness

I want to mix it up a bit more though, I have heard that some add Kale - what else do you add to your smoothies?

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  • 916lude
    916lude Posts: 305
    I use a basic green smoothie recipe and switch up the greens and sometimes the fruit. I buy my berries fresh and freeze them for later use

    Half a bunch of Kale
    Strawberries
    Blueberries
    2 cups water

    Spinach is the easiest on the taste buds imo. Kale is more for the adventurous. Tried mustard greens and I will never do that again!

    Some other greens I commonly use:

    Red Chard
    Green Chard
    Dandelion Greens
    Cabbage
    Fresh Parsley (Fresh Italian Parsley also works)
    Collard greens

    Very simple though. I don't add anything besides the berries, the greens, and 2 cups of water. Sometimes I will use a banana or apple in place of the berries.

    I have the Green smoothie revolution book so if you want some recipes from there I can write some out. They use a lot of different items. Also, don't use the stems with the Kale. Super spicy tasting. I usually save those and juice them at the end of the week.

    I've never actually tried it with yogurt. I know a lot of people that do. One of these days I'll give that a shot.
  • heather62803
    heather62803 Posts: 266 Member
    I like adding yogurt - it makes it a little creamier.

    I'm going to try the Kale - thanks for the tips!
  • jpawar
    jpawar Posts: 1 Member
    I've made mine with a little kale, a handful of spinach, a cup of frozen mango, a cup of water, a little honey for sweetness and a scoop of unflavored protein powder. Yummy!
  • HideNGeek
    HideNGeek Posts: 136 Member
    My favourite green smoothie has to be a handful of spinach, a carrot, some fresh orange juice, and frozen pineapple.
  • heather62803
    heather62803 Posts: 266 Member
    My favourite green smoothie has to be a handful of spinach, a carrot, some fresh orange juice, and frozen pineapple.


    I never thought about adding carrots - does that blend smooth in a regular blender? I may have to try that tomorrow - I always have carrots in the fridge!
  • HideNGeek
    HideNGeek Posts: 136 Member
    The smaller you cut the carrot the better they blend, diced works best, grated would probably do well too. I find the odd lump but that's usually because I don't blend for as long as I should (have to do it in short sharp bursts so I don't wake the kids lol)
  • xrayeminence
    xrayeminence Posts: 12 Member
    I have the Nutribullet and it blends everything!!

    1-leaf green kale (removed the thickest part of the stem)
    5- radish greens
    10- sprigs parsley
    8- red grapes
    1- lemon slice w/ rind
    1/2- small gala apple (cored)
    1/2- stick celery
    2- frozen strawberries
    6- baby carrots
    Add clean pure water until almost covered

    MFP diary tells me this smoothie is 103 calories. This smoothie is very filling!

    This is delicious and cheap!
  • Kerri_is_so_very
    Kerri_is_so_very Posts: 999 Member
    This morning's was spinach, granny smith apple, parsley, ice cubes, water and carrots. I think I'll toss in a few berries tomorrow, it was kind of tart this morning. I have a vitamix...I think I could put a tire in that thing and it would shred it! :laugh:
  • SharitaWray
    SharitaWray Posts: 25 Member
    My favorite is from the Runners Smoothie book: spinach, 1 mango, 1 banana 1/2 cup of oatmeal, 1/2 cup water
  • mcarter99
    mcarter99 Posts: 1,666 Member
    My usual smoothie is

    vanilla soy milk
    spinach (fresh, lots)
    banana
    berries

    Sometimes I add protein powder, cinnamon and/or omega 3 supplement. If I want it to be more meal-like, I add some oats.

    The banana helps it emulsify and get creamy. Avocado can do that, too.
  • SEishen
    SEishen Posts: 35 Member
    Or you're lazy and you just buy the bottled stuff, Bolthouse Green Goodness! :)
  • WhatitisLiz
    WhatitisLiz Posts: 26 Member
    For a refreshing smoothie I do this:

    1 cup coconut water
    1/2 cup pineapple
    Spinach and ice cubes

    My morning breakfast smoothie always changes but it always 4 main ingredients:

    1/2 cup non-fat greek yogurt
    1/2 banana
    1 cup spinach
    ice
    then I throw in whatever fruit I have on hand and how ever many calories I am willing to use for breakfast
  • Sequence88
    Sequence88 Posts: 23
    It varies depending on what I have available, but it generally consists of

    Handful of romaine lettuce
    Handful of spinach
    2-3 celery sticks
    1 apple
    1 pear
    juice of half of a lemon
    1 banana
    and sometimes parsley is added


    I ended up throwing some pureed ginger in the other day after a big workout, and it was surprisingly delicious, if you like the taste of ginger.
  • Makingachangeforlife
    Makingachangeforlife Posts: 28 Member
    Best morning smoothie....strawberry, banana, pineapple, vanilla protein powder, water
  • sums_net
    sums_net Posts: 24
    So many great ideas..

    I usually do fresh fruits in season... And freeze them when I find them cheap..
    For tropical green smoothie try,
    Celery/ Spinach/ Kale
    Mango
    Pineapple
    Protein powder/ 1/2 cup of Oatmeal
    water/ Almond milk or yogurt
  • emilyc19
    emilyc19 Posts: 71 Member
    bump:))
  • TheFitHooker
    TheFitHooker Posts: 3,357 Member
    Frozen spinach
    1 tbsp Peanut butter
    Frozen strawberries
    Frozen Banana's
    1 6oz plain yogurt
  • miracle4me
    miracle4me Posts: 522 Member
    Great recipes Thanks everyone
  • 916lude
    916lude Posts: 305
    This one last night was good.

    Kale
    Two Mangos
    Handful of Blueberries
    4-5 Medium sized strawberries.
    Water
    Ice Cubes

    The mangos give it a creamy texture.
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