Why are greens essential to your diet? Well, green leafy vegetables, fruits and other green like matcha and green tea are all very healthy ingredients to incorporate into your diet because of their high nutritional value. So, what better way to incorporate greens into your diet than consuming it in the form of smoothies! They are rich and delicious and absolutely easy to make at home as well!
Here are 6 healthy green smoothie recipes for you to try out:
1. Mint Smoothie
Ingredients:
- 1 cups pineapple
- Handful of kale or spinach
- ½ cucumber
- 5-6 basil or mint leaves
- 1 cup cold water
Recipe:
Add the ingredients to a juicer, alternating between adding bits of pineapples and leaves of kale to extract the maximum amount of juice. Serve immediately and enjoy! If you are using a blender, blend everything with 1 cup of water.
2. Avocado smoothie
Ingredients:
- Handful of spinach or kale
- ½ avocado
- 1 mango or banana
- ½ cup yogurt
- ½ cup water
- Ice cubes
Recipe:
Into a blender, add in the spinach, avocado, mango and yogurt. Give it a good blend until smooth and creamy. You can add in just a little more water if it is too thick or just serve it as a smoothie bowl.
3. Matcha Smoothie Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1 tsp matcha powder
- 1 banana
- 1/4 cup of microgreens
- Handful of baby spinach
- 1 cup non-dairy cold milk
- Sweetener of choice or 3 Dates
Sweetener options to use: Honey, jaggery syrup, maple syrup, ginger syrup, date syrup etc.
Non-dairy milk options to use: Cashew milk, almond milk, oat milk, coconut milk etc.
Recipe:
Blend all the above ingredients except the chaat masala with about 1 glass of cold water till smooth consistency.
4. Cucumber smoothie Recipe
Ingredients:
- ½ cucumber
- 1 apple
- ½ inch ginger
- Handful of fresh spinach
- ½ lemon
- 2 cups cold water
Recipe:
Into a blender, add all the ingredients. Give it a good blend until it it is smooth and creamy. You can add in honey or date syrup for sweetener if desired.
5. Moringa smoothie
Ingredients:
- Handful of moringa leaves or 2 tsp moringa powder
- 1 banana
- handful of mixed nuts
- 1 cup water
- 2-3 dates
Recipe:
In a blender, add the nuts, water, and dates. Give it a good blend until it becomes a smooth paste. Then add in the banana, moringa and blend until smooth and creamy. You can add in just a little water if you wish to make the smoothie more liquidy.
6. Spinach Smoothie
Ingredients:
- 1 apple
- 1 mango
- Handful of baby spinach
- 1/2 cup of romaine lettuce
- 1 tbsp pumpkin or hemp seeds
- 1 cup coconut water or milk
Recipe:
Add the ingredients to a juicer, alternating between adding bits of spinach and apple to extract the maximum amount of juice.
Into a blender, add all the ingredients. Give it a good blend until it becomes a smooth paste. You can add in just a little water if you wish to make the smoothie more liquid.
