5 Green Smoothie Recipes

A lot of people are intimidated by green smoothies. However, green smoothies are 100% healthy, loaded with antioxidants, and keep you full until your next meal.

Just because it’s green does not mean it only tastes like blended veggies. These 5 green smoothies have natural sweeteners like fruits, milk, and fruit juice. These smoothies are great alternatives to caffeinated drinks and perk you up just the same.

Ingredients:

TropiKale Smoothie:

• 3/4 cup of coconut milk
• 1 banana
• Half a cup of pineapple
• Half a cup of mango
• 1 cup of kale
• Half a tsp of freshly grated ginger

Vanilla-Avocado Smoothie:

• 3/4 cup of cashew milk
• 1 cup of greens
• Half of an avocado
• 1 banana
1 to 2 tbsp of vanilla protein powder

Citrus Green:

• 3/4 cup of orange juice
• 1 cup of baby spinach
• 2 clementines, peeled
• Half of an avocado

Peachy Green Tea Smoothie:

• 1 cup of coconut milk
• 1 cup of greens
• 1 banana
• 1 cup of sliced peaches
• 2 tsp of matcha green tea powder

Lean Mean Green Smoothie:

• Half a cup of coconut water
• Half a cup of plain yogurt
• 2 cups of kale
• Half of an English cucumber
• Half of an avocado
• Juice of half a lemon
• 1/8 tsp of cayenne pepper

Instructions:

These smoothies take about 5 minutes to make each. Serves 2 glasses each.

Place all the ingredients in a blender. Blend until smooth.

Ideas And Tips:

• Add the liquid first in the blender, followed by the ingredient that is hardest to blend. Doing this will make it easier for your blender to work.

• You can use any type of milk that you want for these smoothies.

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