I was recently inspired by Holly to try out the whole green smoothie thing. I love vegetables even though I probably don't eat them as often as I should. I also had never tried making a smoothie with greens before, so I wanted to try it out-for fun and health. Good news-green smoothies are awesome! Since this was my first encounter with the whole thing I started small with a five day challenge. If you want to join in the fun you can! The rules are simple: make a smoothie everyday for five days that includes two big handfuls of greens (spinach, kale, whatever you like!). Here are my creations.Day 1: I made a smoothie of 2 cups blueberries, 1/2 a banana, 2 big handfuls of spinach and 1 cup of water. This smoothie was delicious and I was surprised to find that I couldn't taste the spinach at all. This made a little more than a full glass so I used the extra smoothie batter to make Popsicles for my 2 year-old niece. I saw her eat two in a row one day, little did she know she was eating a little spinach too. I'm a very sneaky aunt!Day 2: I made a smoothie of 2 apples (one gala and one granny smith), 2 big handfuls of spinach, 1 cup water and 1/2 cup crushed ice. This one was much more grassy in taste. It wasn't bad, but this was my least favorite. I did like the tart taste that the granny smith apple added to it.Day 3: I made a smoothie of 1 cup raspberries, 1/3 cup coconut flakes, 2 big handfuls of spinach and 1 cup water. This was one of my favorites as I love the combination of raspberries and coconut. It was almost dessert like-it was so good!Day 4: I made a smoothie of 1 1/2 cups sliced peaches, 2 big handfuls of spinach, 1 tablespoon honey, 1/4 cup raw oats and 1 cup water. I have seen folks include oats in smoothies before and I wanted to see what it was like-it's good! This smoothie really made me feel full and the addition of a little honey was a sweet treat.Day 5: I made a smoothie of 1 cup fresh pineapple chunks, 1/2 a banana, 2 big handfuls of spinach and 2 cups water. This was probably my favorite smoothie from the whole week-the pineapple made it super refreshing!
All berries and the peaches were frozen and slightly thawed before use. I got a tip from a fellow instagrammer to put the greens on bottom before blending because it helps it blend better-that worked like a charm. And even though I had smoothies with spinach every day for 5 days it never felt boring because there are just so many combinations to try. If you decide to do this challenge leave us a comment with any new smoothie combinations you discover, or if you already have a favorite! xo. emma
My absolute favorite blend happens to be low carb and tasty! This makes an entire pitcher:
1 scoop of super greens powder
1 scoop of any Isopure zero carb protein powder
1/2 avocado (this gives it the silky texture similar to bananas but without the sugar)
1/2 cucumber
large handful of spinach
2 tsp or to taste fresh ginger
2 tsp or to taste cinnamon
Enough water OR almond milk to surpass the ingredients.
Has anyone ever used V8 juice in their smoothie mix.
These re some great ideas for green smoothies. I like the sound of fresh pineapple and want to try that soon. Today I used red kale, frozen strawberries, a banana and coconut water. This is my day 1 🙂
I’ve been procrastenating, will be starting this tomorrow. Thanks
Thanks for posting your recipes. These look yummy. I’m on day 5 of my own personal green smoothie challenge. This one has been my favorite so far
Peaches & Cream Pie “green” smoothie
1 1/2 cup water
6 oz container of greek yogurt — Trader Joe’s
2 nectarines
two big handfuls of beet greens
2 medjool dates
dash of cinnamon
I’m posting about my experiences on my blog if anyone wants to play along.
http://mymonthlyhabit.blogspot.com/
I find a touch of fresh ginger gives smoothies a “clean/fresh” taste. Imnnot a ginger fan either, but try it. I recommend adding pineapple to kale smoothies to mask the rather robust green taste of the kale.
I tried it wit 2 strawberries, 2 slices of peaches, coconut milk a half of an orange and it was delicious, I did not taste any spinach.
I just made my first selfmade smoothie. I could taste the health!
I love mine with cilantro or mint, ground flax, oatmeal, spinach, Greek yogurt, vanilla soymilk, banana, honey, and applesauce. It’s AMAZING!
I recently made your Day 4 smoothie and loved it! I’m going to try Day 3 with strawberries and bananas. Thanks for the wonderful recipes! 🙂
I read this when you first posted it, but I just got around to making the pineapple spinach smoothie. YUM!!! I was a little skeptical at first, but now I am so sold! I am going to try the others now. Thank you!!
These sound great, just got a vitamix and loving the creations we can come up with. Today’s was a peach, apple, banana, strawberries, kale, with coconut water and ginger…. Who would have thought it would be so delicious!!!
Little late to the party, but I came across this via Pinterest. I’ve been making green smoothies for nearly a year. and YUM. I do anything from apples to pears to frozen peaches, frozen mango, bananas, kiwi, grapes, strawberries,raspberries. And always with spinach and lately coconut water. And I’ve been adding chia seeds.
I tried your banana/coconut combo (with the spinach, too, of course) and added some coconut for an extra ‘island flair’ and it was SOOO good! It was my third experiment, and the first one where you absolutely couldn’t taste any trace of veggies. Yum!
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Try putting in a scoop of tofu: you won’t be able to taste it, it makes the smoothie a little creamier and it adds some easy protein!
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Looks good! I keep a drawer full of all the frozen fruit Trader Joe sells and a drawer full of bags of green stuff they sell. Also use a banana in just about every combination I try. Cabbage and zucchini are good for not turning your berry smoothies brown.
This post is so making me want a juicer! I love smoothies but can’t deal with the thickness of them right now. A juicer – a really nice one – would be the ultimate compromise.
Wow, thanks for sharing! We started slowly running out of smoothie ideas at home. Will definitely try all of them!
My favorite from those we make at home is raspberries, banana, blueberries and strawberries with a bit of yogurt.