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The 50 Best
Green Smoothie Recipes

Tasty, fresh, and easy to make!

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Contents

Introduction

To some, daily meals consist of unhealthy takeout, fast food, fried foods, or just plain unbalanced nutrition. All of the reasons for eating these simple, fast, or inexpensive foods that dont provide the nourishment your body needs are well founded: Theres not enough time to prepare healthy meals, not enough money to purchase them consistently, or too many schedule conflicts to eat proper meals when your body needs them. As a result of consuming these less-than-nutritious foods, the average person is left wanting more energy and stamina, struggles with weight loss, and desires clearer skin, better digestion, less illness, and the vibrant feeling of overall health. How can you improve your diet? How can you improve your quality of life?

Green smoothies take just minutes to prepare, serve, and consume. Spending less than youd expect (and saving on doctors visits and medications), youll be pleasantly surprised to see how easily green smoothies can become part of your daily routine. In addition to the low cost, youll have peace of mind knowing exactly what youre consuming, where it came from, and how it was prepared. Youll recognize the benefits of green smoothies in just a matter of days or weeks, and see for yourself the power of the green smoothie. Youll never go back to life without them!

Although information about the benefits of leafy greens and other vibrant fruits and vegetables has always been available, the idea of a green smoothie may not have appealed to the average consumer. With the outstanding nutrition, proven health benefits, and newfound health and vivacity provided by these fifty simple drinks that take such little time to make, why would you not be interested, intrigued, or just curious enough to give them a try? Go green!

Sweet Banana Starter

With bananas at the core of this green smoothie, you get the high-energy benefits of a potent shot of potassium a great way to start the day!

Yields 1 Quart

Ingredients

2 cups spinach leaves

2 ripe bananas, peeled

1 apple, peeled and cored

1 cup purified water

1. Combine spinach, bananas, apple, and cup water in a blender and blend thoroughly.

2. While blending, add remaining water until desired texture is achieved.

Crisp Autumn Morning Smoothie

Warming spices and apple give this smoothie its distinctly fall feeling. If you prefer nut milk or water, feel free to substitute either for the coconut milk.

Yields 1 Quart

Ingredients

2 cups spinach

1 teaspoon cloves

1 teaspoon cinnamon

3 apples, peeled and cored

1 cups coconut milk

1. Layer the spinach in the blenders container.

2. Add the spices, followed by the apples.

3. Add milk slowly while blending until desired texture is achieved.

The Healing Power of Cloves

Although most consider cloves an essential when it comes time to make pies for the holidays, Ayurvedic healers utilize this spice for its healing powers its believed to alleviate symptoms of irregular digestion and malfunctioning metabolism. Although it is used in only small amounts, its antibacterial and antiviral properties in any amount cant hurt!

Good Morning Breakfast Smoothie

A mild-flavored smoothie thats great to ease your family into blended drinks for breakfast, its like a thicker, light-green version of regular OJ, with the benefits of added nutrients found in iceberg lettuce: vitamins C, K, and iron.

Yields 1 Quart

Ingredients

1 cup iceberg lettuce

3 oranges, peeled

cup coconut milk

1. Blend iceberg and oranges until just combined.

2. Add coconut milk slowly while blending until desired consistency is reached.

Vitamin C

Oranges are well-known for their immunity-building power, and rightfully so! By consuming oranges every day, the human body can fight off illnesses from the common cold to serious cancers and heart disease. You can thank the rich beta-carotenes and the vitamin C. An orange is a definite for health and longevity.

Dandy Dandelion Drink

Normally considered weeds, dandelion greens are an exceptionally effective detoxifier for your body. This is a potent cleanser, so be sure not to drink this too many days in a row or you run the risk of depleting your system of trace minerals.

Yields 3 cups

Ingredients

1 cup dandelion greens

1 cup purple seedless grapes

1 sweet apple

1 cup vanilla soymilk

1. Place dandelion greens, grapes, apple, and cup soymilk in the blender and blend until thoroughly combined.

2. Add remaining soymilk while blending until desired texture is achieved.

Great Grapes!

Although many people choose grapes as a snack because theyre a low-calorie and sweet treat, the health benefits of grapes are a great reason to include them in your daily diet. Grapes contain powerful polyphenols that can help reduce the risk of heart disease and fight multiple types of cancer.

Ginger Spice Smoothie

Youll want to stock your kitchen with fresh ginger root as it makes a great fresh, spicy addition to any green smoothie. Its also soothing to the stomach and a known immune-system booster!

Yields 3-4 cups

Ingredients

1 large nodule ginger, peeled and sliced

cup almond milk

1 teaspoon cloves

1 cup baby greens

1 banana, peeled

1. Place the ginger slices and half of the almond milk in a blender and combine thoroughly.

2. Once ginger has thickened the almond milk, add the cloves, baby greens, and banana.

3. While blending, add remaining almond milk until desired texture is achieved.

Ginger Power

Ayurvedic health practitioners use ginger root as a treatment for an astounding number of ailments. By including ginger with greens and banana, the phytochemicals and antioxidants in this smoothie are powerful in boosting immunity, deterring health risks, and improving the natural functions of body processes.