Green Smoothies

[whitelotus]

I need some help with my green smoothies so can you guys tell me your FAVORITE, I mean absolutely FAVORITE green smoothie?
Thanks a bunch!!!

[fairygirl]

Hey there!

Well, this isnt my absolute FAVE green smoothie, but i made it for breaky today and it was quite yum!

1/2 apple
1 orange
1 cup packed spinach
1 tbs cacao beans
1/4 cup frozen blueberries
1 tbs flax fiber blend
bit of bee pollen
some water

Blend, spinkle more bee pollen on top! mmm!!!

[garden granny]

I don't have 1 favorite, but the ones I make the most are:

1 handful of kale or swiss chard
1 cup or so of fresh pineapple
2 bananas
1 cup OJ
1 to 2 cups ice/water
NEXT

1 small handful of parsley
1 to 2 mangos
1 cup OJ
1 to 2 cups ice/water
NEXT

1 handful of greens (any kind)
2 cups strawberries
2 bananas
1 to 2 cups water/ice
NEXT

1 handful of greens
1 cup frozen cherries
1 cup frozen raspberries
1 tablespoon raw cocoa powder
2 to 3 tablespoons agave or honey
dash of cayenne
1 to 2 cups water

[margi]

6-7 bananas
4 peaches
romaine
.5L water

this is the BEST

[RawChicky]

1 bunch kale/chard/baby rommain/spinach/ or whatever greens you like
1 mango
1 banana
ice

DEEElish!

[britaniefaith]

6-7 bananas
4 peaches
romaine
.5L water

this is the BEST

6-7 bananas!?!?! HOLY CONSTIPATION! lol

[britaniefaith]

1 big peach or 2-3 small peaches
1 cup frozen blueberries
1/2 cucumber
lots of spinach

[snowdrop]

today it was 2 ripe juicy peaches & 3 handfulls of spinach, water.
added 1 T coconut oil & bee pollen.

that's my favorite.

and it was shockingly green, electrifying!!!

[SmilingRawDancer]

1 large grapefruit
1 Banana (frozen)
2-3 cups baby spinach
stevia to taste :)

[RawVegan4Health]

My favorite for about the last week has been spinach, coleslaw mix, baby spring mix, a banana, apple (or orange), a big handful of blueberries, a small handful of cashews, some flax seeds, and lots of water so it is thin. Tastes something like purple kool-aid in a way. Kinda fun to drink.

[raw4liz]

i like my "green" smoothies to look green ;) so i usually don't put any berries. my favorite right now is spinach, peaches, mango, apple, and water...i usually put in some ground flax seed too.

[dahlila]

Wow.... I am getting lots of ideas... I've never thought to use peaches or apples or even romaine lettuce!

My absolute fav is:
1 banana
1 Mango (or another banana if no mango)
Handful of Kale
Handful of Spinach
cup of frozen berries (whatever you like, I prefer strawberries)
hemp seed protein powder (optional)
ground flax seed (optional)

can you say Drinkable Nutrition and quite filling also!

[aililiu]

i mix up the greens and fruits, but i love adding raw tahini, and goji berries! theyre more THICKIES than smoothies. love it. also hemp powder and flaxseed. and chlorella, but that realllllly takes some getting used to/covering up. lol.

i like to have one smoothie in the morning, just fruit &veg, &then a thickie later on. :) mmmmmmmm! i think ill have one now! (i was just farmers market shopping :D )

[margi]

constipation whaaat? i'm never constipated and i eat 1-2 bunches of bananas a day

[Fancy Nancy]

My favorite green smoothie is actually a recipe that Valerie Winters had posted and it has been THE #1 REASON I have been able to stop my cravings for non-raw food and it has curbed my appetite so much that I no longer eat a mid-morning or a mid-afternoon snack any more. THANK YOU Valerie Winters and here it is:

2 cups water (or the water and meat from one young coconut w/water added to make 2 cups of liquid)
2 bananas
1/2 bag of spinach
1 bag of frozen cherries

It is even great using the water and meat from one young coconut version and leaving out the cherries - the prettiest green color :)
I really have to say without a doubt that starting my day with a green smoothie has been incredible in helping me to succeed. I highly recommend it :)

[Davylp25]

I hear you Margi... I dont eat 2 bunches but I always have 5-9 bananas in a smoothie, more if they are smaller, because I add so many different greens! Banana Power! hehe

[RawVegan4Health]

I generally have 2 to 3 bananas a day and don't have any problems with bm's from bananas. Maybe if I ate a whole bunch of them, but eating 3 in one day gives me no problems. I don't doubt that they can cause constipation, but I have personally lived eating 3 bananas per day with no problem, so I am fine with that. Your results may vary of course!:p

[aleigh]

I just bought maca powder so I tried it out! We'll see how I feel!

I used:
1 1/2 - 2 bananas, frozen overnight
about 8 or 9 strawberries
3 handfuls of spinach
1 1/2 cups filtered water
1 tbsp agave nectar
coconut oil (maybe 1 tbsp?)
1/2 tsp maca powder


I drank one cup of it and I already feel refreshed.

[garden granny]

This morning's smoothie:

1 small handful of parsley picked fresh from my garden
1 mango
1 cup frozen peaches
2 cups water
dash of honey

YUM

[Veganforlife]

My "typical" green smoothie is:

1 cup filtered water or 1 cup almond mylk
1 heaping tablespoon Pacifica Spirulina
1 heaping tablespoon Alissa's green food powder
1 heaping tablespoon Maca powder
blended greens - collard, spinach, beet greens, carrot greens, kale (about 3/4 - 1 cup full)
one peeled fresh orange and/or lemon
frozen fruit - pineapple or peaches or grapes
1 banana
squirt Agave nectar

I try to change up the greens ever so often, so I get a variety.

I agree as to the difference in me since drinking GS's. They are miracle drinks.
Read Victoria Boutenko's book - "Green for Life" - explains their benefits

[Shoshannah]

1 bunch kale/chard/baby rommain/spinach/ or whatever greens you like
1 mango
1 banana
ice

DEEElish!

Yeppers,

This is my absolute favorite GS recipe. I love the combo of mango/banana/kale/chard and I also add spirulina and maca powder.

[smarison]

I like 2 bananas 2 hand fuls of baby spinach, cut up fresh pinapple and shredded cocounut or fresh, a little water and couple ice cubes.

Also, berries that are available strawberries, rasberries, blueberries, baby spinach, and a teaspoon or saw of raw honey, water and ice.

[garden granny]

Oh, I made a good one this morning - juice of 1 orange, 1 frozen banana, 1 cup of strawberries, 2 cups water, 1 spoonful of raw cacoa powder. handful of swiss chard and a little romaine. The orange with the chocolate was GOOD.

[vwinters]

My favorite green smoothie is actually a recipe that Valerie Winters had posted and it has been THE #1 REASON I have been able to stop my cravings for non-raw food and it has curbed my appetite so much that I no longer eat a mid-morning or a mid-afternoon snack any more. THANK YOU Valerie Winters and here it is:

2 cups water (or the water and meat from one young coconut w/water added to make 2 cups of liquid)
2 bananas
1/2 bag of spinach
1 bag of frozen cherries

It is even great using the water and meat from one young coconut version and leaving out the cherries - the prettiest green color :)
I really have to say without a doubt that starting my day with a green smoothie has been incredible in helping me to succeed. I highly recommend it :)

I’m so glad you liked it Fancy Nancy. If I had to pick one green smoothie recipe to have for the rest of my life it would probably look like this.

5 oz Spinach
4 cups frozen Mango
¼ yellow onion
2 cloves garlic
½ teaspoon flax seeds
2 cups water.

But lucky for me, I don’t have to pick one and I can make a different green smoothie recipe every day for the rest of my life. The one I’m drinking right now has 15 ingredients. Red leaf lettuce, Green leaf lettuce, Bell Pepper, Jalapeño Pepper, Celery, Onion, Garlic, Ginger, Flax Seeds, Dill Weed, Cilantro, Lemon Juice, Mango, Peaches, & Water. Yummy!
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[Veganforlife]

WHOA! I'm impressed Valerie - you are the green smoothie queen! I dub you that!

[whitelotus]

WOW, thank you so much everyone, I really appreciate all the green smoothie recipes. Now it's time to do some grocery shopping .... yum!

[Fancy Nancy]

Hi Valerie,
I've tried to connect with you a couple of times before to THANK YOU for the delicious recipe but I don't think you saw my posts. I am forever grateful to you for your inspiration. I am extremely proud of you and very appreciative that I took up the green smoothie "challenge" which was a bit of a missing link in my journey. THANK YOU again and congratulations on how well you are doing on your own journey.
All the best to you from me :)

[Graciebeliever]

Morning Smoothie

2 hands of Spinach
1 Mango
1 cup of Cherries pitted
Water from 1 Coconut
Water to fill blender
6 frozen cubes of fresh Dandelion Greens puree (made by me of course)
1 tsp Spirulina

And I would like to add to FancyNancy's comment : Yay Valerie! you have been such a help to me too. The GS's are making life so much easier and tastier!

[crawmommy]

I created this tonight and I didn't see anything like it after a search, SO this is my new favorite!

3-5 scoops of honeydew melon
1 c of green grapes
1 c ice and 1/2 c water
1/4 c lime juice (adjust to taste)
handful of watercress
sweetner

this produces a beautiful green color, it's refreshing with zing! Enjoy!!

[blacksheephybrid]

What I mean by good is, first not a neck choking price, secondly is the quality. I am in need of good retailer (for my home monthly stock) in PA especially for spirulina powder, royal jelly, bee pollen and maca but if they sell other good supplement also will be helpful. thanks for the info ..

[pan.droid]

constipation whaaat? i'm never constipated and i eat 1-2 bunches of bananas a day

I hope you are getting some real variety in your diet, in addition to all those bananas. I'm not trying to be a blow hard, but consuming two bunches of bananas with any regularity does not seem like it is likely a healthy habit esp. if you could be eating a broader variety of things instead. I've even read a part of the Rainbow Green Live Food Cuisine book that basically classified bananas as a food to be eliminated from the diet for optimum health... something about them causing excessive amounts of bacteria in the blood, which makes the body acidic, etc, etc. Anyway...sorry.

[Davylp25]

I eat 6 7 or more nana's a day in a smoothie, with like 5 different heads, not handfulls of greens... I have never ever had constipation problems, always alkaline after eating them ( ph strips baby)...and I have been doing that for 2 years...:D

[pan.droid]

I eat 6 7 or more nana's a day in a smoothie, with like 5 different heads, not handfulls of greens... I have never ever had constipation problems, always alkaline after eating them ( ph strips baby)...and I have been doing that for 2 years...:D

So noted about the PH - that book hasn't really got my trust.

I wasn't really thinking that they would def. cause constipation. I just know I wouldn't have room for a lot of other stuff in my diet if I was eating that many bananas in a day... so, basically, I was just thinking about variety and nutrition. Who knows, you could be three times my size:D

I gotta get me some of those PH strips:)

Pan.Droid

[Davylp25]

Yeah I hear ya...

I work out 6 days a week... So, I usually just down 2 big green smoothies a day, with a huge variety of greens... That being my main emphasis really, I forget I even eat nanas, LOL Im always concentrating on the greens... hehe!:D