Green Smoothie Recipe
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My husband, Vadim (the smoothie master) created this green smoothie recipe. It’s a green power smoothie is what it is! I tried his creation and asked him to write down exactly what went into these. It was love at first sip…
I’m so happy that he’s crazy about smoothies – he makes them almost daily and of course I get one too! This recipe is simple, seriously healthy and sooo refreshing!
Ingredients for the Best Green Smoothies:
1 cup unsweetened coconut milk
1 banana, peeled
1 orange, peeled
2 cups spinach
1 1/2 cups frozen pineapple
2 tsp chia seeds, optional
How to Make Green Smoothies:
1. Place everything in a blender in the order listed, starting with the liquid and ending with the frozen fruit and chia seeds (if using).
2. Blend until smooth and transfer into two tall glasses. We love our Blendtec blender. It’s incredibly powerful and blends to perfection. If your blender doesn’t blend frozen fruit well, you might consider lightly thawing your pineapple before adding it.
We always like to have at least one frozen fruit in this smoothie to make it chilled and thicken it up a little. Frozen pineapple is inexpensive and we always keep a jumbo Costco-sized bag of it in the freezer for occasions such as these.
Green Smoothie Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsweetened coconut milk
- 1 banana, peeled
- 1 orange, peeled
- 2 cups fresh spinach
- 1 1/2 cups frozen pineapple
- 2 tsp chia seeds, optional
Instructions
- Place everything in a blender in the order listed, starting with the liquid and ending with the frozen fruit and chia seeds (if using).
- Blend until smooth and transfer into two tall glasses.
Nutrition Per Serving
It feels so good to sip on one of these green smoothies after indulging in all the holiday goodies. Wishing you a Happy New Year! Isn’t it crazy that it’s 2015?! I have to think up some new resolutions since I accomplished my big one (click here to find out what it was). What are your goals for 2015?
Natasha Kravchuk
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Great recipe! Thank you very much. I was surprised that the calories were so high though, given the ingredients. I put it into myfitnesspal.com and came up with very different numbers (per serving). 193 calories, 4g fat, 40g carbs, 7g fiber, 26g sugar, 3g protien.
Hi Gina, you are absolutely right. I think the calculator was pulling nutrition facts from the canned coconut which has quite a bit more calories rather than the lighter carton coconut milk in the refrigerator section. I updated the nutrition label which is now more accurate. I appreciate the heads up!
Hi from Malta 🙂 I am seeing the nutrition chart of the 3 smoothies. Why the spinach one is so high in fats please ?
Thanks so much dear Natasha
Hi Suzanne, it depends on the ingredients for each. For example, a banana or orange added will increase the calorie count. I hope you try these soon!
I love green smoothies but never thought to add pineapple, it is a delicious addition! I can’t eat raw oranges so I used orange juice instead of the coconut milk and the orange, it was still amazing! My 3 year old loved it and finished half the recipe and wanted more, he just consumed 4 servings of fruits and veggies for a snack!
That’s just awesome!! Thank you for sharing your wonderful review Tomekia!
Hi
For your green smoothie can we sub coconut milk for regular milk or even water?
🙂
Thanks
Hi Z, I’d probably go with either water, almond milk, coconut milk or orange juice. I guess I’m not a fan of milk in smoothies. The texture gets weird sometimes if you don’t drink it right away.
Natasha, I have been watching your video’s and I need to know ****Where did you take the course in veggie chopping. You are great at it!!!
Thank you for that wonderful compliment, Len!
Merely wanna input that you have a very decent site, I love the style it actually stands out.
Thank you!
Sooo GOOD, made it all week long… everyDAY. Thank You!
My pleasure! I’m happy to hear how much you love the recipe Yana! Thanks for sharing your awesome review!
I wanted to know if an6 of these could mayb3 be made th3 night before. My husband would like to start drinking smoothies but he leaves pretty early in the mornings
Thanks
Hi Sharon, we always make and enjoy these right away since refrigerating smoothies can result in separation and they just aren’t as appealing on day 2. You might consider putting everything in the blender the night before then adding the liquid the next day and whirling it up in the morning.
Do you mean the coconut milk in a can or the kind in a milk container?
Hi Janine, we use the one in the milk container 🙂
Hello! Where do you buy this organic coconut milk? Would Costco have it? thanks!
Hi Lena, I’m not sure if Costco has it – possibly? We purchased it at Fred Meyer (a Kroger store)
Is that green smoothie is good for people with pre diabetic?
Hi Ana, there is no added sugar here which is always good, but you will be getting carbs/sugars from the fresh fruit so do keep that in mind.
We just made this delicious smoothe! What a great drink to start your day with! Fresh and refreshing, texture just right! Thank you for sharing this recipe!
You’re welcome Saniya! I’m glad you love the smoothie! Thanks for sharing your wonderful review!
Absolutely delicious! I normally don’t like greens in my smoothies but in this one you can’t even taste the spinach. Hubby enjoyed it too 🙂
That’s great Katie! Thank for sharing 🙂
I made mine with chlorophyll powder (since i can’t drink it with just water as directed ) instead of spinach. And added some fresh turmeric. So good. Thanks for sharing!
You’re welcome Myra! I’m glad you enjoyed the recipe!
This is amazing! Thanks for sharing.
How many calories would you say a serving of this is?
Hi Sasha, due to time constraints, I don’t have calorie counts or nutritional info on most of my recipes.
Finally made this smoothie today! My girls (5 yrs&21 months) don’t eat greens at all but loved the smoothie. Definitely a keeper. Thanks Natasha!
Marina, thank you for the nice review and you are welcome 😀.
I just made this smoothie with a couple of adjustments. I didn’t have coconut milk so I used Greek vanilla yogurt and I used mandarins instead of oranges and it was absolutely delicious!! Loved it!
Maya, thank you for the great review and nice job improvising 😃.
This looks amazing! I can’t wait to try it. Do you think it would still taste as good without the orange? I am not really a citrus fan.
You might replace it with another juicy fruit, but yes you can make it without the orange.
Hi dear Natasha:)
Your recipe is really cool and easy to Do!
I love it.
But I can’t use Internet all time by my phone, can you make it pdf?? it will be easier to use sweetheart 🙂
Hope you enjoy life!
God bless you…♥
There is a print friendly recipe at the bottom and if you click on the green sharing button at the bottom of the post, you can select an option to print it, but I don’t have pdf creating capabilities on my site. Thanks and God bless you also 🙂
Wow! How fast you are to answer! Thanks 🙂
By you guidance I found out a new thing; I can take a snapshot from my screen when I clicked on print button.
It will save to me to read later at it’s time!
I’m glad you found a method that works for you 🙂
any idea how many calories are in this? I’m on a diet trying to lose weight at the same time as trying to change my eating habits permanently. Thanks
I currently don’t have nutritional values, but when I need to research something, my best source: Caloriecount.com – sign in for free and then go to “tools” and then click “recipe analyzer” You can copy and paste your list of ingredients and it spits out the nutrition info. It’s a great tool.
Can you only eat drink smoothies or do you need to eat regular food to because I want to lose about 30 pounds
Hi Jezel, I think it would be really really difficult to try to do this with smoothies and still get all of the nutrients that you need. This is a green smoothie but the amount of fruit is much higher than the amount of vegetables and it’s also lacking in protein. I’m obviously no dietician but I would think it’d be difficult to get a balanced diet via smoothies.
Made it with frozen mango (no pineapple) and added a bit of Greek yogurt and protein powder. Very tasty and nutritious.
Thank you Cheryl for the great review and great job on improvising :).
I just made this substituting with unsweetened vanilla almond milk and fresh pineapple and it is absolutely delicious (and 3 year old approved)! Thanks so much for sharing.
You are welcome Kelly and thanks for the great review :).
I’m glad I clicked on this before going for groceries. Can’t wait to make this. Your pictures look amazing by the way. Love my Blendtec.
Thank you Marina, we use ours almost daily for green smoothies in the morning :). What other type of smoothies do you make?
Something very helpful to people who buy the seeds is in preparation. I was going through them quickly because I was using them incorrectly. Here is the correct way: For every tbsp you scoop out you add 1/2 to 3/4 cups of water depending on how thick you like it. I usually do 2 tbsp and 1 cup and 1/2 water. Then you leave the seeds in the water for 30 minutes before ever using them. After using them, store them in a container in the refrigerator. They will become like a jelly like pudding. They will last in the fridge for 2 weeks and you can scoop out tbsps and add them to all kinds of foods to get the health benefits. They don’t have any taste so they blend into everything. Since the 2tbsp grows 12 x because it absorbs the water, it will last a lot longer and you will be getting a great deal more benefit from them. Just sprinkling them doesn’t do much. Just thought I would share.
That is definitely a great tip and we love to make Chia seed putting this way. Thank you so much for sharing that tip!
I love making smoothies, especially in the morning as a “quick healthy breakfast to go” Have you tried using kale instead of spinach? that’s what I’ve been using lately, heard kale is more nutritious then spinach. I don’t notice much difference in taste (as long as I put banana it in) 🙂
We do use loads of kale in this smoothie in the summer; especially when it’s growing in my Mom’s yard. We tend to buy more spinach in winter – I have no idea why, but we do. ?? 🙂 We love kale in smoothies too! 🙂
YUMMY!! I totally agree with you! It was the perfect thing to have for a nice healthy breakfast after the holiday treats. Thank you and yer husband for this!
Thank you Viktoriya :).
Ohhh…you just had to go there! Healthfood! Just kidding…it looks incredibly refreshing. I wonder if frozen spinach would work?
Elizabeth,frozen spinach would work as well :). My husband also freezes kale and uses it for smoothies as well.
I LOVE my Blendtec too!!!
Can hardly wait to try THIS smoothie.
The feeling is mutual Deloris :). We use ours almost daily, it doesn’t have many days off.
Natasha,
While I love the site and your great step by step directions but would it be at all possible to only rate a recipe when you’ve actually tried it as oppose to rating without trying
There isn’t a way of knowing who has tried it and who hasn’t and the pluggin that I use for that feature doesn’t have that option.
Natasha your husband smoothie recipe looks really good!
Me and my daughters love smoothie drinks!We’ll be trying
this.Thank you. Also loved the snowman pictures of your
baby playing in the yard! I soo miss those days when my
children was that young and playing along with them.Now
I have my 6 grandsons.They have so much energy! Thanks for
sharing the photo.
Thank you so much for your comment. 🙂 I’m appreciating those moments even more now :). Time sure flies by!
Can you use regular milk in this?
I’d probably go with either water, almond milk, coconut milk or orange juice. I guess I’m not a fan of milk in smoothies. The texture gets weird sometimes if you don’t drink it right away.
That looks amazing!
Thanks Diana 🙂
I was wondering will almond milk and soy milk work instead of coconut milk?
Almond milk would make a great substitute and we often interchange with almond milk and coconut milk :). You could even use water if you wanted to. I feel sheepish admitting this, but I’ve never tried soy milk. Is it similar in flavor to coconut milk or almond milk?
I don’t know if the flavor is similar to coconut milk or almond milk but thank you for replying 🙂 And I can’t wait to try out this smoothie!!
You’re so welcome! Enjoy and Happy New Year! 🙂