You can customize the smoothie to suit your own tastes, making hundreds of different flavor combinations depending on what you choose for each category. In the recipe below, pick one of the different liquids, one of the dark greens and any combination of fruit that you like to make up 3 cups of fruit total. I like to vary my smoothies from day to day, adding different fruit to the mix, but my favorite combination is coconut water, 1 cup of pineapple, 1 whole pear, a chunk of ginger and sometimes some chia seeds if I have them on hand. Spin it around and enjoy!
Easy Green Smoothie
Making a green smoothie is super easy with a powerful blend as long as you remember the 2:2:3 ratio of liquid to dark greens to fruit - that's 2 cups of liquid, 2 cups of dark greens and 3 cups of fruit.
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Easy Green Smoothie
- Prep Time: 5 m
- Total Time: 5 m
- Servings: 2
Ingredients
- 2 cups liquid coconut water or coconut milk or almond milk or water
- 2 cups dark greens kale or spinach or chard or collard greens
- 3 cups fruit pineapple, pear, apple, berries, banana, avocado, mango, orange or any combination of fruit
- a little extra flavor fresh ginger or almond butter or mint leaves or cilantro or honey
- 1 to 2 tablespoons Superfoods acai powder or flax meal or chia seeds or Matcha powder
Instructions
- Put all the ingredients into a blender in the following order: liquid, greens, fruit. Pack the greens down toward the blade for easier blending.
- Add any superfoods or additional flavors you are using.
- Blend.
- Enjoy.
Nutrition Facts
Easy Green Smoothie
Amount Per Serving
Calories 310
Calories from Fat 27
% Daily Value*
Fat 3g5%
Saturated Fat 1g5%
Sodium 296mg12%
Potassium 1270mg36%
Carbohydrates 69g23%
Fiber 10g40%
Sugar 46g51%
Protein 7g14%
Vitamin A 7765IU155%
Vitamin C 94mg114%
Calcium 214mg21%
Iron 3.2mg18%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
This is a great formula for a smoothie. It has no banana in it!! Some of us are allergic to them; bananas seem to be in every smoothie recipe. An added note: if someone has a Vita-mix, there has to be an ice component or the smoothie will turn into hot soup! Thanks!!
Is that a Vitamix, or will my Ninja blender do?
Hi Kelly. Your Ninja blender would be perfect.
ML
Hi ..have enjoyed this recipe. Very delicious & good for you. Ty.
I make this all the time. So good.
Great recipe. Yes, these ingredients need to all be very cold. Next time we will probably use some frozen fruit. We have a Vitamix. The flavor was excellent. Thanks Meredith.