Easy green smoothie

Easy green smoothie

Why should you bother to make your own smoothies?

If you haven’t jumped on the green smoothie train yet, but you’re keen to try them out, this easy green smoothie recipe is the one for you!

The two best reasons to make your own smoothies are:

1. It’s the easiest way to eat more green vegetables.

I don’t think I need to tell you that smoothies, especially green smoothies, are a really easy way to get some extra vegetables into your diet. And we can all use that.

Most of us don’t eat enough veggies, especially greens. Mixing them into a delicious tasting smoothie, is always a big win.

2. It puts you in control of the ingredients

Smoothies that you buy can be very high in sugar, so that’s a great reason to make your own. Plus, being in control of the ingredients means you put in whatever you feel like at the time.

I have my favourite flavour combos, and I make this smoothie recipe a lot. I do mix it up from time to time though, depending on the time of year and what fresh fruit I happen to have on hand.

This really is the easiest ever green smoothie

This simple recipe is the first green smoothie I ever tried and I love it as a post exercise meal with a boiled egg or two and a handful of nuts So refreshing after a run on a hot summer day, especially if you use frozen fruit!

It only takes a few minutes to roughly chop the ingredients and then blend. It’s definitely worth taking an extra minute to blend the spinach and water first, before you add the fruit. You’ll get a smoothie with a lovely creamy consistency.

What you’ll need to make this easy green smoothie:

• a high speed blender
• spinach
• banana
• mango
• raspberries
• water

Once you’ve got this recipe down pat, play around with different fruit combos and you’ll soon find some favourites.

I always recommend starting with spinach as your ‘green’ ingredient. The flavour is so mild you won’t even know it’s in there – all you can taste is the fruit.
You can also use cucumber, celery, parsley, mint, lettuce, broccoli or kale. Even cauliflower is becoming a popular smoothie ingredient, although it’s not actually green!

Other places to find delicious, healthy smoothie recipes

This recipe is featured in this post by Cassie from Be Forever Healthier: HOW TO MAKE A PERFECT SMOOTHIE. You’ll find plenty of other smoothie recipes in there that you might like to try too.

Onyxmana have also featured this green smoothie recipe in their post about HEALTHY CBD BREAKFAST SMOOTHIES. If that’s something you’re into, go check out their post. They explain how to make sure your smoothie tastes great when you add CBD to it.

You might also like to check out my TOP 5 FAVOURITE SMOOTHIES & SHAKES in this post and then let me know which one you like best!

And finally, if you’re using fruit and vegetable smoothies as part of a detox, you might also like to read this post discussing SHOULD YOU DO A DETOX OR CLEANSE?

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