A green smoothie recipe provides the means to easily consume all the greens that we require as part of a healthy diet.
Without blending our greens, it can be difficult to consume 1 - 2 pounds of raw greens a day, yet this is what is recommended for optimum health.
Green smoothies are a bit of a twist on the traditional idea of what can go into fruit smoothie recipes. They require a small paradigm shift but once you try it you'll love it!
The flavors of the fruit overwhelm the flavors of the greens because greens are generally quite neutral tasting.
If you are having a hard time imagining yourself drinking blended greens, then start small. Just add a few leaves of lettuce or spinach to a fruit smoothie and gradually build it up.
It is definitely a worthwhile thing to get into, as green vegetables are extremely high in micronutrients and offer fantastic protection against disease.
Green Smoothie Recipe: Ingredients:
1 pound spinach
1x large mango
3x peeled bananas
1x apple
Green Smoothie Recipe: Method:
Blend until smooth and creamy.
Serves 1-2
Simple Green Smoothies Galore!
For really simple smoothies you can choose any one (or two) type of fruit and blend with any one type of tender green, such as celery, baby spinach or lettuce.
For example:
Recipe 1
5x mangoes
1x head of romaine
Recipe 2
6x peeled ripe bananas
200g baby spinach
Recipe 3
500mlx fresh squeezed orange juice
2x large mangoes
4x stalks celery
Blended up in the vitamix, all these recipes are delicious. I tend not to add any water to my smoothies these days, but if you prefer them a little less thick, then add a cup of water to the blend.
For some other fabulous ways to get your greens in, check out Vanessa's awesome green smoothies!
And if you liked the green smoothie recipe above, then you're really going to LOVE my other delicious fruit smoothie recipes! Click on any picture to take you to the full collection of fabulous fruit smoothie recipes!
Blenders!
Get yourself a GOOD blender, if you want to have amazing fruit smoothie recipes for years to come this is an investment worth making! The Vitamix is the best on the market. A Vitamix can do in mere seconds what lesser blenders take several minutes to achieve. Our Vitamixes are probably the first things we'd carry out the apartment if there was a fire!
You'll save yourself HEAPS of time and you'll actually save money over time too, as this is a solid investment - the Vitamix has a 7 year guarantee! A great blender won't burn out on you, and you won't have to stand over it in frusration, stirring and shaking and trying whatever you can think of to get the darn thing to BLEND! A Vitamix does it in SECONDS.
You definitely don't want to miss my healthy fruit dessert recipes! Click on any picture to take you to my collection of fruit dessert recipes!