Green Smoothie Recipe
This Green Smoothie is fresh, naturally sweet, and packed with nutrients. Made with bananas, spinach, flax meal, moringa powder, blueberries, celery and almond milk, it boosts fiber, supports immunity, and keeps you energized. Enjoy it as a breakfast or snack. Vegan, gluten-free, and customizable to your taste.
Servings: 2
Calories: 357kcal
Ingredients
- 2 bananas - medium to large or fruit of choice
- 1 cup spinach - frozen or 2 cups fresh spinach
- ⅓ cup blueberries - fresh or frozen
- 1 stalk of celery - chopped
- 1 tablespoon flax meal
- 1 to 1¼ cups almond milk or preferred plant based milk
- 1 tablespoon ground moringa (moringa powder) or protein powder of choice
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup or preferred sweetener, optional
- ½ teaspoon ginger - chopped
- 1 to 2 pinches ground cinnamon (true cinnamon powder)
Instructions
- In a blender, add chopped bananas, spinach, blueberries (optional), celery, flax meal, moringa, ginger, cinnamon, and maple syrup.
- Pour in almond milk and blend until smooth and creamy. Adjust milk quantity to reach your preferred consistency.
- Serve Green Smoothie immediately.
Notes
- Use frozen bananas or add a few ice cubes for a chilled version.
- The smoothie is naturally sweet from bananas and blueberries, so adjust maple syrup to your taste.
- For fresh spinach blanch them in hot water for 2 to 3 minutes. Drain the water thoroughly and use.
- You can substitute dried blueberries with fresh ones or even other dried or fresh berries like strawberries, mulberries, raspberries etc.
- If using dried blueberries, soak them in warm water for 15 minutes and drain water later.
- While banana is a classic smoothie ingredient, you can also choose from pineapple, apple, pears, mangoes, cherries, avocado, papaya, berries, or peaches for variety.
- Add a squeeze of lemon juice for a light tang and extra vitamin C.
Nutrition
Calories: 357kcal | Carbohydrates: 64g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 0.5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 656mg | Potassium: 1334mg | Fiber: 17g | Sugar: 33g | Vitamin A: 34417IU | Vitamin B1 (Thiamine): 0.3mg | Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin): 1mg | Vitamin B3 (Niacin): 2mg | Vitamin B6: 1mg | Vitamin C: 45mg | Vitamin E: 30mg | Vitamin K: 591µg | Calcium: 931mg | Vitamin B9 (Folate): 259µg | Iron: 8mg | Magnesium: 284mg | Phosphorus: 155mg | Zinc: 2mg
