Healthy Smoothie Recipes

Smoothies are an easy way to incorporate great tasting, whole food nutrition into your daily diet. And, since all foods are blended raw, never cooked, you get the full nutritional benefits from each ingredient included. When shopping for ingredients to use for these smoothies, start with local farmers markets before you go to a grocery store to fill in the gaps.

All of the ingredients used in these recipes are:

  • fresh organic greens (kale, spinach, avocado) from the farmers market and grocery store
  • fresh juice  (lemon, lime, orange) hand-squeezed, not packaged
  • 100% coconut water (VitaCoco brand from the grocery store)
  • frozen organic fruits (found at the local grocery store)
  • unsweetened original almond milk (Blue Diamond brand the grocery store)
  • fresh ground almond butter (from the DIY grinder at Fresh Market)

 

My Favorite Healthy Smoothie Recipes:

The Jolly Green Giant – Green Smoothie

Green Smoothie 2

Ingredients

  • 2 cups fresh, raw spinach
  • 1 cup fresh, raw kale
  • 3/4 cup frozen mango
  • 1/4 avocado
  • 1/4 cup frozen pineapple
  • 1 teaspoon chia seeds
  • 1/2 teaspoon maca powder
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
  • 1/4 cup ice

Vitamins & Minerals

  • Vitamin A – 354% DV (spinach, kale, mango)
  • Vitamin C – 411% DV (kale, mango, pineapple, maca powder)
  • Vitamin K – 891% DV (spinach, kale, avocados)
  • Potassium – 24% DV (avocado, maca powder)
  • Folate – 50% DV (spinach, avocado)
  • Fiber – 59% DV (mango, avocado, chia seeds)
  • Omega 3 – 2457mg (chia seeds)
  • Omega 6 – 810mg (chia seeds)
  • Iron – 21% DV (maca powder)
  • Manganese – 55% DV (spinach, kale, chia seeds)

Antioxidant Awesomeness – Banana Berry Smoothie

Berry Smoothie 1

Ingredients

  • 2 cups spinach
  • 1/2 cup frozen strawberries
  • 1/2 cup frozen blueberries
  • 1/2 frozen banana
  • 1 teaspoon chia seeds
  • 1/3 cup almond milk
  • 1/2 cup ice

Nutrition Info

  • 174 calories
  • 11 g total fat
  • 0 g saturated fat
  • 0 mg cholesterol
  • 101 mg sodium
  • 36 g carbohydrate
  • 9 g fiber
  • 19 g sugar
  • 4 g protein

Vitamins & Minerals

  • Vitamin A – 112% DV (spinach)
  • Vitamin K – 378% DV (spinach)
  • Manganese – 84% DV (spinach, strawberries, blueberries, banana, chia seeds)
  • Vitamin C – 134% DV (spinach, strawberries, blueberries, banana)
  • Folate – 30% DV (spinach)
  • Fiber – 35% DV (strawberries, blueberries, chia seeds)
  • Omega 3 – 2457mg (chia seeds)
  • Omega 6 – 810mg (chia seeds)

Fruit Burst  – All Fruit Smoothie

Fruit Burst Smoothie 2

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup fresh squeezed juice from an orange
  • 1/2 cup frozen strawberries
  • 1/2 cup frozen peaches
  • 1/2 cup frozen pineapple
  • 2 large fresh mint leaves
  • 2 tablespoons coconut water

Nutrition Info

  • 151 calories
  • 0.4 g total fat
  • 0 g saturated fat
  • 0 mg cholesterol
  • 35 mg sodium
  • 38 g carbohydrate
  • 5 g fiber
  • 26 g sugar
  • 2 g protein

Vitamins & Minerals

  • Manganese – 55% DV (strawberries, pineapple)
  • Vitamin C – 207% DV (orange juice, strawberries,pineapple, peaches)
  • Fiber – 16% DV (strawberries, peaches, pineapple)

The Green Virgin – Your First Green Smoothie

First Green Smoothie 1

Ingredients

  • 1 cup fresh, raw spinach
  • 1 cup frozen mango
  • 1/2 teaspoon fresh lime juice
  • 1/4 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon chia seeds
  • 1/4 cup coconut water

Nutrition Info

  • 146 calories
  • 2 g total fat
  • 0.2 g saturated fat
  • 0 mg cholesterol
  • 114 mg sodium
  • 34 g carbohydrate
  • 6 g fiber
  • 26 g sugar
  • 3 g protein

 Vitamins & Minerals

  • Vitamin A – 92% DV (spinach, mango)
  • Vitamin K – 190% DV (spinach, mango)
  • Manganese – 29% DV (spinach)
  • Vitamin C – 114% DV (spinach, mango)
  • Fiber – 32% DV (mango, chia seeds)
  • Omega 3 – 2457mg (chia seeds)
  • Omega 6 – 810mg (chia seeds)

Energy Explosion – Banana Almond Butter Smoothie

Banana Almond 1

Ingredients

  • 1 frozen banana
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground flax seeds
  • 1 teaspoon almond butter
  • 1/4 cup almond milk

Nutrition Info

  • 148 calories
  • 9 g total fat
  • 0.3 g saturated fat
  • 0 mg cholesterol
  • 39 mg sodium
  • 28 g carbohydrate
  • 4 g fiber
  • 14 g sugar
  • 3 g protein

 Vitamins & Minerals

  • Manganese – 24% DV (banana, almond butter)
  • Vitamin C – 20% DV (banana)
  • Vitamin B6 – 25% DV (banana)
  • Vitamin D – 625% DV (almond milk)
  • Potassium – 14% DV (banana)
  • Vitamin E – 13% DV (almond milk)
  • Fiber – 14% DV (banana)
  • Omega 3 – 593 mg (flax seeds, almond butter)
  • Omega 6 – 781 mg (flax seeds, almond butter)
  • Magnesium – 400% (almond butter)