4.9 from 27 votes
Favorite Green Smoothie Recipe
This green smoothie recipe is perfect for beginners, because you can't taste the greens at all!
Prep Time
5 mins
Total Time
5 mins
Servings: 1
Calories: 267 kcal
Course:
Drinks
Cuisine:
Vegan
Ingredients
- 1 cup water or milk (I like to use almond or hemp milk)
- 1/2 cup orange juice (see notes)
- 1 to 2 large handfuls fresh baby spinach
- 1 frozen banana , cut into coins
- 1 cup frozen mango (or other fruit, like frozen strawberries or blueberries)
Optional Add-Ins:
- 1-2 tablespoons hemp hearts
- 1 tablespoon almond butter or peanut butter
- 1/4 ripe avocado , peeled with pit removed
Instructions
- Add the water, orange juice, and spinach into the blender and blend until the greens are completely broken down. This will ensure you don't get bits of greens in your final smoothie. If you are adding in any of the optional add-ins, like almond butter or hemp hearts, you should blend them during this step, too.
- Add in the frozen banana and mango, and blend again until smooth and slushy. Serve right away for the best texture and flavor.
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Notes
- The orange juice adds sweet and tart flavors to this smoothie, which make it taste really great. As an alternative, you can use a whole peeled seedless orange instead. Or, you can add a squeeze of fresh lemon juice and a pitted Medjool date for similar sweet and tart flavors.
Nutrition Information
Calories
267kcal
(13%)
Carbohydrates
66g
(22%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Sodium
40mg
(2%)
Potassium
1115mg
(32%)
Fiber
6g
(24%)
Sugar
48g
(96%)
Vitamin A
4922IU
(98%)
Vitamin C
141mg
(157%)
Calcium
61mg
(6%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 267
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 267kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 66g | 22% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 40mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 1115mg | 24% |
| Fiber | 6g | 24% |
| Sugar | 48g | 96% |
| Vitamin A | 4922IU | 98% |
| Vitamin C | 141mg | 157% |
| Calcium | 61mg | 6% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.