My Favorite Green Smoothie Recipes

A green smoothie is just that - a smoothie that is green. It's what makes it green that makes it special.

A typical smoothie may be some fruit, maybe some ice, and a little milk or yogurt. A green smoothie, however, takes this a step further by adding some healthy green (and occasionally other colors) vegetables into the mix. Suddenly your smoothie goes from good to gold!

And for those who wrinkle their noses at vegetables, you won't taste them. Sure they may add a bright green color to your smoothie, but most often the flavor is masked by the sweetness of the fruits you choose. Go on, take a drink and find out for yourself!

Below are my five favorite recipes. These are the ones my kids and myself enjoy day after day. For each of them I simple toss the ingredients in my blender, pop on the lid, and turn it on. These recipes make 1 adult serving or 2 child servings as they are written. Of course you don't have to leave them as they are! The best part about making green smoothies is experimenting to see how things come out.

The Green Delight

• 1 green apple, cored and sliced


• 2 large handfuls green grapes


• 1 pear, sliced


• 2 stalks celery

The Divinity

• 2 large handfuls raspberries


• 2 medium bananas


• 1/2 apple juice


• 2 carrots, sliced


• 1 drizzle honey

Sweet Mornings

• 1 cup orange juice


• 2 pears, sliced


• 1 mango, sliced


• 1/2 cup raw spinach leaves

Simplicity

• 1/2 cup blueberries


• 2 medium bananas


• 1 cup pomegranate juice


• 1 cup mixed salad greens

Afternoon Pick-Me-Up

• 1/2 cup sliced strawberries


• 1/2 cup blueberries


• 1 mango, slices


• 1 cup chopped broccoli


• 1/2 cup chopped kale


• 1 cup orange juice

Making green smoothies can be part nutrition and part science experiment. Mixing together this combination and that to find the perfect ones for you. Sometimes you stumble upon some great ideas, and sometimes you dump the entire thing out and start again. (Note - tomato juice is a bad idea for smoothies, trust me) But if you don't want to go through the effort of trial and error at the beginning you can find a complete list of the best loved, most delicious, and incredibly health recipes in the ebook Green Smoothies For Kids

There is no guess work involved, the recipes are written out so you will now exactly how much of what to use. And you can always use them as a jumping off point towards creating your own concoctions!