So the other day I was googling ‘green smoothies’ because, no matter how hard I try, I’ve never had the ability to create a green smoothie that was actually green. They always taste delicious, but they come out a gross brown color.
About halfway through my googling, I came across the secret to creating a green green smoothie.
The Simple Green Smoothie’s website’s “Green Smoothie 101.” In it they outline “The Simple Green Smoothie Formula” which was literally life-changing for me.
It seems so ridiculous because it’s SO simple, but I’m telling you, it made all the difference for me.
Their basic formula is as follows:
2 CUPS LEAFY GREENS + 2 CUPS LIQUID BASE + 3 CUPS RIPE FRUIT
I actually modified mine slightly from that basic formula but it still came out great.
I can’t wait to experiment with different varieties now that I’ve got the color thing down…the possibilities are endless! Not to mention the whole thing takes about 5 minutes from start to finish…hard to beat that for a drink that offers protein, fruits, vegetables, vitamins, minerals and fiber!
4-ingredient green smoothie
- Prep Time: 2 minutes
- Cook Time: Process Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 7 minutes
- Yield: 2 large smoothies or 4 small smoothies 1x
- Category: breakfast
Description
the base of this easy green smoothie is made up of just 4-ingredients and you can add/swap ingredients as you like to customize it to your preferences & needs!
Ingredients
- 2 cups raw spinach
- 2 frozen medium bananas (I just peeled, placed in a ziploc bag and froze over night)
- 1 cup fresh, whole strawberries
- 1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
- Optional add-ins: nut butter, yogurt, chia or hemp seeds, granola, etc.
Instructions
- Add frozen banana and strawberries to a food processor and process until completely combined
- Add 2 large handfuls of spinach to the blender or food processor and process until well combined.
- While processing spinach, stream in milk (as much or as little as needed to reach desired consistency)
- Throw any optional add-ins into the mix that you’d like and process until smooth.
Notes
- The more spinach you add, the more green the smoothie will be.
Keywords: smoothie, breakfast, vegetarian, snack, toddler-friendly
Yum! I love green smoothies but I’ve never tried banana + strawberries!
It’s an awesome combo! Definitely worth trying 🙂
I LOVE green smoothies! Whether they are GREEN or purple or brown or pink. I love using a green powder in my smoothies sometimes too instead of handfuls of spinach because I feel like I’m getting MORE greens than just the handful or two I can fit in the blender, or more so, in the single serving blender cup.
I’ve never tried using a green powder but I know people that SWEAR by it! I say, whatever way you do it – the more greens the better 🙂
Green smoothies are definitely a staple of my day. I start off every morning with one. As long as you have some frozen SUPER ripe bananas and some greens, they always turn out amazing! Sometimes mine don’t always turn out super green though… and that’s normally when I add in things like blueberries and blackberries. There is nothing quite like drinking a brownish/green smoothie 😉
Agreed – I definitely think the frozen, super ripe bananas were the key to this smoothie! And haha – I know. I think this is the first really green smoothie I’ve ever made but at least the brown ones still taste delicious – which is really all that matters 🙂
Looks SO yummy and green. Love it! And of course, super simple! Who would have thought!! haha
This one sounds delish!
Great photos too!!
I actually started a blog about BROWN smoothies as mine always turn brown too!
http://www.mybrownsmoothies.blogspot.ca
Haha – I love it! Brown smoothies need love too for sure! 🙂
Thank you fr this! I made one for breakfast. ????????
do you have a suggestion for replacing the banana? I’m allergic to them sadly 🙁
Hmm – frozen mango might work!
Amazing article, thank you so much
You are the master
Delicious!!!!
So glad you think so! 🙂
Great!!!
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I recently started experimenting with green smoothies and have fallen in love with them. Just tried this one this morning and it’s delicious! Thank you for such an easy recipe! 🙂
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Oh yay! I’m so glad to hear it! It’s one of my absolute favorites for sure – so simple and tasty! 🙂
hey this is amazing but how many calories is it
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So glad you like it! It’s one of my favorites as well. I believe taste and satisfaction are most important in a recipe so I don’t provide calorie content for my recipes. Feel free to plug it in to a calorie counting database if that’s information you feel you need 🙂