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    Home » Recipes » Vegan Drinks

    The Ultimate Green Smoothie (How to hide the green taste!)

    Published on January 9, 2019 by Kate, Updated on September 16, 2020 - 2 Comments

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    We all know that greens are good for us, but eating enough on a daily basis can be a real struggle...(chomp, chomp, chew, chew).  Leafy greens supply our bodies with many essential vitamins and minerals, and are known to help prevent cancer and a host of other illnesses.  This Green Smoothie is a delightfully camouflaged method of rapidly downing your greens (along with plenty of other goodness) in such a way that your tastebuds (and kids!) will thank you!

    This Green Smoothie is a fabulous daily routine in our family, loved by both parents and kids!

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    This green smoothie is highly customizable, as most smoothies are, but the real secret of hiding the 'green' taste is the canned pineapple with it's juice!  You definitely won't want to leave that out!

    overhead shot of green smoothie in two mason jars with straws, surrounded by green smoothie ingredients

    What's in a Green Smoothie?

    • Greens combo -several large handfuls of fresh spinach or spinach and kale mixture
    • Flax Seeds - or flaxseed meal
    • Almonds and water or almond milk
    • Bananas - fresh or frozen
    • Blueberries - fresh or frozen
    • Canned Pineapple w/it's juice
    • Lemon juice - fresh squeezed (optional)

    side view of a blender full of green drink ingredients with spinach on top

    Steps to making the Ultimate Green Smoothie:

    Gather the green smoothie ingredients together.

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    If you're using raw almonds (rather than store bought almond milk) you may want to start by blending the flax seeds, almonds, and water together.

    overhead shot of almonds, flaxseed, and water in blender

    Now you've created your own almond-flax-seed milk.

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    Add the rest of the ingredients to the blender!  And blend!

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    Just look at all that glorious nutrition! !!

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    Can I make my green smoothie a day ahead?

    If you'd like to make your green smoothie a day ahead, be sure to go light on the flax seeds, as they will tend to thicken your smoothie over time.

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    Pro cooking tip:  If you have a high power blender such as a Blendtec, you should be able to add everything to your blender at once without pre-blending the almonds, flax-seed, and water.

    I recommend that at least one or two of your smoothie ingredients be frozen or chilled if your prefer a cool green smoothie - I certainly do!

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    The Ultimate Green Smoothie

    This Ultimate Green Smoothie is super healthy for you AND tastes amazing!  None of that 'green' taste, thanks to the wonders of pineapple.  Kid and adult favorite!
    5 from 7 votes
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    Course: Drinks
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 5 minutes
    Total Time: 5 minutes
    Servings: 2 people
    Calories: 197kcal

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup Almond Milk, or 1 Cup water and scant ¼ Cup Raw Almonds
    • 2 teaspoon Flax Seeds, or flax seed meal
    • 2 cups Fresh spinach/kale/power greens mix, packed
    • 1 Apple, cored and seeded
    • 1 Banana, fresh or frozen
    • ⅓ cup Canned Pineapple, in pineapple juice
    • ⅓ cup Blueberries, fresh or frozen
    • 1 Tablespoon Fresh squeezed Lemon Juice

    Special equipment

    • Blender

    Instructions

    • If you are opting to use almonds and water instead of pre-made almond milk, start by blending your nuts, flax seeds, and water together until a smooth, creamy milk is formed.
    • Then pile in the rest of your ingredients. Spinach and kale, canned pineapple, blueberries, banana, apple, and fresh lemon juice. 
    • Blend it all until you are satisfied that all those greens are liquified and then drink up the goodness!!!
    • Your greens incognito are going to make you feel fantastic!! (Yields about 3 Cups)

    Notes

    Pro cooking tip:  If you have a high power blender such as a Blendtec, you should be able to add everything to your blender at once without pre-blending the almonds, flax-seed, and water.
    I recommend that at least one or two of your smoothie ingredients be frozen or chilled if your prefer a cool green smoothie - I certainly do!
    If you'd like to make your green smoothie a day ahead, be sure to go light on the flax seeds, as they will tend to thicken your smoothie over time.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1.5cups | Calories: 197kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 4g | Sodium: 190mg | Potassium: 653mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 4840IU | Vitamin C: 61.9mg | Calcium: 233mg | Iron: 1.4mg

     

     

     

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    1. Jennifer

      April 12, 2018 at 11:27 am

      Thanks for sharing! I also bought my Vitamix at Costco and LOVE IT, but if you don't already have the membership, may be cheaper to buy on Amazon. We used to make a similar smoothie and discovered that raw kale was giving me the worst stomach ache. After researching, some people struggle with digesting kale, so if it does, just ditch the kale for all spinach! We will also be adding pineapple to our smoothies going forward, I didn't realize it was the secret to hiding the leafy green taste!

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      • Rebecca

        April 12, 2018 at 11:35 am

        Thanks Jennifer! Good to know about Kale sensitivities in case others have the same issue. Yes, all spinach will work great. And I think you are going to love adding pineapple!!! 😉

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