Green Smoothie Recipes?

alicepoppyh
alicepoppyh Posts: 88
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I have heard people talking about these for a while, and today I was reading about it. I grow some veg so it won't cost me any extra to add it in, and I think it could be a good way to get more of it in my diet. I'm lacking in iron so any way of getting more dark greens in is a great idea! But I don't know where to start in terms of tasty combinations, amounts, etc.

For greens at the moment I have spinach and kale, nasturtiums, loads of different herbs.
For fruit I have pears, apples, bananas, tangerines, kiwis, limes, blueberries, avocado, mango, pomegranate solo, and grapefruit.

Anyone got any good recipe or combination ideas for me?

Thanks in advance :)

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  • marjoleina
    marjoleina Posts: 189 Member
    1 cup Kale, 1 Grapefruit, peeled and seeded, add banana, blend with a cup of water.
  • alicepoppyh
    alicepoppyh Posts: 88
    Thanks for the suggestion!
  • HideNGeek
    HideNGeek Posts: 136 Member
    Pineapple, Orange juice, carrot, spinach, works better if the pineapple is frozen but fresh works just as well :D
  • mruiz2009
    mruiz2009 Posts: 2 Member
    I just tried this about an hour ago and absolutely loved it:

    1 large handful of kale
    1 large handful of spinach
    1 granny smith apple
    1 kiwi

    Juice all of these and blend with a banana. It's wonderful!
  • treehugger215
    treehugger215 Posts: 97 Member
    Kale and orange work perfectly together! then after that, you can add anything else you like! (berries, bananas, ect)
  • tigjer
    tigjer Posts: 46 Member
    Kale, spinach, mint, banana and oj...

    Yum!
  • halobender
    halobender Posts: 780 Member
    Bananas will cover about anything, so they're a base in all of my smoothies. Plus I like the taste of banana.

    I'm working on finishing my second serving of a green smoothie right now (trying to get all my calories in, yeeeeesh), and this is the recipe I used:

    1 cup spinach
    1 cup banana
    1 cup broccoli
    1/2 cup carrot
    1/2 cup blueberries
    1/2 cup cantaloupe
    2 tablespoons peanut butter
    1 cup rice milk

    Typically I freeze the cantaloupe and berries to thicken the shake up; today's was 1/2 cup fresh banana, 1/2 cup frozen, frozen berries and then some ice.
  • secretgirl4611
    secretgirl4611 Posts: 474 Member
    1 scoop vanilla protein powder
    1 vanilla yogurt (I use activia)
    1-2 tbs. peanut butter
    1 full frozen banana in slices
    1 cup of soy milk
    1/2 cup vanilla almond soy
    1-2 cups spinach
    1 cup of ice
    SOOO GOOOD!!
  • Veganniee
    Veganniee Posts: 460 Member
    2 big handfuls of spinach or kale
    1 small banana
    150ml fruit juice (I have orange and mango)
    1 big handful frozen blueberries
    2 tsp chia seeds
    If I'm feeling very virtuous I add a tsp each of wheatgrass powder and spirulina.
  • lillydlc
    lillydlc Posts: 162 Member
    1/4 small pineapple
    1/2 stick celery
    1 inch chunk of cucumber
    1 small handful of spinach leaves
    1 small piece of peeled lime
    2 apples - not Granny Smiths
    1/4 ripe avocado
    Ice

    Juice the pineapple, celery, cucumber, spinach, lime and apples.
    Place the ripe avocado flesh in the blender / smoothie maker along with the ice and juice mixture.
    Give a good whiz for 45 seconds (or until smooth).
    Pour into glass - enjoy!
  • AngieSchaible
    AngieSchaible Posts: 84 Member
    Oh I have to bump this great topic for later!
  • lahstrand
    lahstrand Posts: 32 Member
    Green monster
    1 cup almond milk (I do vanilla flavor)
    banana
    1 cup spinach
    peanut butter or flax power optional
    Blend it all together!

    Triple B (this is what I've been having every morning)
    banana
    beet (diced so it will blend)
    1/3 cup blueberries (frozen work well because they make it icy)
    almond milk
    1 cup spinach
  • aleham
    aleham Posts: 44
    Spinach
    Banana
    Almonds
    Raw Egg
    Protein Powder
    Green apple
    Milk (almond, skim, organic, full cream)

    It is AWESOME. I have it for breakfast or lunch, it's filling and really great for protein intake especially after a workout.
  • alicepoppyh
    alicepoppyh Posts: 88
    Wow, thank you so much everyone, there are some gorgeous ideas here, I'm excited to try some! Thank you! :)

    (For anyone who's looking for ideas themselves, what I went for this morning was spinach, celery, kiwi, blueberries, and the juice of half a lime. Pleasantly surprised!)
  • ysamatar
    ysamatar Posts: 484 Member
    Bump!
  • krisiepoo
    krisiepoo Posts: 710 Member
    I use:
    handful spinach
    4-5 frozen/fresh strawberries (if frozen, no ice is needed)
    handful frozen/fresh blueberries
    almond milk (1 cup)
    banana
    I've been tempted to put some cottage cheese in and blend with the milk before adding everything else to purify it for extra protein

    Put in blender and drink :)
  • laylamurphy
    laylamurphy Posts: 13 Member
    bump
  • pamchops58
    pamchops58 Posts: 14
    Bump :love:
  • _the_feniks_
    _the_feniks_ Posts: 3,412 Member
    I tried this the other day and it was very good. Although I substituted Light Vanilla Soy for the water, agave syrup for the Stevia and I added a tablespoon of ground flax.

    1 cup strawberries*, frozen
    1 cup kale*, loosely packed
    1/4 avocado, pitted and peeled
    1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
    1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
    1 cup water
    1/16th TEAspoon of Stevia (or honey)
    1-2 ice cubes, to thicken
  • 916lude
    916lude Posts: 305
    Nice items you have growing.

    Banana helps every smoothie with greens in it. The taste is strong enough to not taste spinach (easy green) and kind of mask Kale.

    My main smoothie:

    Kale
    Blueberries
    Water

    For creamier:

    1 bunch of Kale
    2 handfuls Blueberries
    1 Mango
    2 cups Water

    Spinach w/pears and Spinach w/apples always worked for me as well.
  • joanie152
    joanie152 Posts: 159 Member
    Wow - bump. Thanks all
  • beebee0925
    beebee0925 Posts: 441 Member
    bump
  • dls06
    dls06 Posts: 6,774 Member
    Add 1 tbs of wheatgrass powder to any smoothie to up the iron by 120 mg.

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