The Best Green Smoothie Recipe
Incorporating a green smoothie into your diet can be a quick way to support essential vitamin and mineral consumption. However, many green smoothie recipes out there are high in sugar due to excessive fruit. Unlike those, this smoothie recipe prioritises vegetables and a quick preparation time – perfect for fitting into a busy lifestyle.
Quick and Easy
As a uni student, I have incorporated ingredients that are not only cheap to buy but also quick and easy to throw into the blender. That said, it is important to add the ingredients in a particular order to ensure that the dark leafy greens are thoroughly pureed for a smooth texture.
Using water over coconut water makes this recipe more cost-effective; however, you can substitute it if preferred. Spinach and kale are the main components of this recipe as dark leafy vegetables are nutrient-dense; adding mint is optional. Green apples are used over red as they are high in fibre and less sweet which I find helps me to stop craving sweet foods. The frozen pineapple and banana are used sparingly as I try to reduce my amount of sugar but more or less can be added depending on preference and they will add a creamy texture to the smoothie.
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Ingredients:
- Spinach
- Kale
- Mint (optional)
- Small green apple
- Frozen pineapple or any frozen fruit available
- Frozen banana
Methods / Quantities:
- 1. Pack the blender half full with spinach and half full with kale. Fit as much in as you can as this will be pureed down.
- 2. Add about 1/5 of the blender with water and blend the leaves until smooth.
- 3. Add a few mint leaves (optional), 1 green apple, 4 pieces of frozen pineapple, and 4 slices of frozen banana into the blender.
- 4. Blend until smooth.
- (This recipe is for a standard smoothie blender size but you can adjust amounts if yours is smaller or bigger).