Just what makes a smoothie a green smoothie? Well, green smoothies are smoothies with a healthy mix of greens blended in the mix. Why? Greens are extremely nutritious, but they are also hard to fit into your daily meals or diet. Greens may not be the most flavorful foods and can be hard to chew and digest. So blending them in a smoothie is a good solution for adding more greens to your diet. Adding sweet fruits helps the flavor and makes getting your daily servings of both fruits and veggies even easier.

Green Julius

July 17, 2010 · Filed Under Green Smoothies · Comment 

This submission isn’t a smoothie recipe I have tried. And I’m not the biggest fan of green smoothies – usually not sweet enough for my tastes, but the health benefits of gren smoothies can’t be ignored. Please let me know if you try this one. I am very curious how the parsley would taste. That’s a lot of parsley. Pardons to the more famous Orange Julius recipes we have.

Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 cups orange juice
  • 2 large mangoes
  • 2 cups fresh parsley or spinach
  • 2 cups of ice

Blend well and drink your healthy green smoothie. Yields 4 cups or 2 servings, as I feel 16 ounces is one serving for a smoothie.

submitted by Charlene McClellan

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Green Tropics Smoothie

March 11, 2010 · Filed Under Green Smoothies, Smoothie Recipes · 2 Comments 

I love mango in a smoothie and adding pineapple makes for one of my favorite flavor combos. So it tastes good, but adding spinach makes it a green smoothie and that makes it healthier.

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups of spinach
  • 1 mango
  • 1 banana
  • 1 cup pineapple chunks
  • 1 cup water

Serves 2, but you won’t be surprised if you finish it by yourself.

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Green Smoothie Goodness

March 7, 2010 · Filed Under Green Smoothies · Comment 

Another green smoothie with a distinct flavor. Mixing pear and banana is something you will discover is a delicious and wonderful flavor combination. You won’t even taste the kale, but you will still get the health benefits.

Ingredients:

  • 2 bananas
  • 1 Gala apple
  • 1 pear
  • 1 cup of kale
  • 1/2 cup water

This makes 2-3 servings, but don’t feel bad downing the entire smoothie by yourself. It is that good.

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Dandy Dandelion Smoothie

March 6, 2010 · Filed Under Green Smoothies · Comment 

Well, here is something new to try for me: dandelion greens. Here is some information about dandelion greens. Of course, adding them to a smoothie is a good way to get them into your diet. We all need more greens.

Ingredients:

  • 3 cups dandelion greens
  • 2 cups apple juice
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 mango
  • 1 peach

Blend until creamy, then drink and feel healthier, you just had a green smoothie.

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