Hmmm, smoothies are tasty and healthy. Smoothies that are just that little bit better for you are green smoothies. In this you process vegetables and fruit, so that you keep the fruit and vegetable content better in balance. Moreover, such a green smoothie is a good way to still get enough vegetables in a day.
Recently, green smoothies have become more and more popular. It’s easy to make: you just throw the ingredients into the blender and that’s it. Another advantage is that it is also healthy. Partly because the smoothie can be made so quickly, it is ideal to drink for breakfast. Smoothies are filling, so you are saturated and more energetic for a long time. For some it is a bit of a puzzle to process the right amount of fruit and vegetables in a smoothie, so maybe try the following recipes.
Vegetables that are delicious in a vegetable smoothie
As soon as you know which vegetables are tasty in a smoothie, you can vary with recipes. Of course this is personal, so it is mainly a matter of trying and finding the right combinations. You can at least use the following vegetables:
- Avocado
- Endive
- Kale
- Spinach
- Ginger
- Fennel
- Kale
- Celery
- Cucumber
Fruit that is delicious in a green smoothie
In general, there are more vegetables than fruits in a green smoothie. But which fruit do you use? Banana is always a good option if you like it, but the following fruits are also worth checking out:
- Apple
- Mango
- Nectarine
- Pineapple
- Khaki
- Grapes
- Berries
Those who like to drink a cold smoothie can use frozen fruit. You can buy this ready-made in the supermarket. In addition, it is also possible to freeze banana without peel yourself. People use frozen fruits to replace ice cubes in the smoothie.
Spinach banana pineapple smoothie for two people
This is a good variant to learn to ‘get used’ to a green smoothie, because it tastes nice and sweet. It is not obvious for everyone that a green smoothie is immediately appreciated and that is why this spinach, banana, pineapple smoothie is worth a try.
Ingredients
- 200 grams of spinach
- 1 banana
- 1 mango
- 1 glass of water
Prepare
Put the (washed) spinach with a glass of water in the blender and put it on ice cubes to chop the spinach well. Then you add a peeled banana and a peeled mango. Once this is well chopped on ice cube setting, put it on the normal setting to make an even smoothie.
Spinach banana smoothie for two people
The spinach banana smoothie may be the easiest to make.
Ingredients
- 150 grams of spinach
- 2 (frozen) bananas
- 300 ml of yogurt
- Optional: 25 grams of sesame or chia seeds
Prepare
Chop the (washed) spinach finely in the blender. Then add the yogurt and (frozen) banana and mix well until it has become a smooth smoothie.
Zucchini avocado forest fruit smoothie for two people
This green smoothie takes a little more work, but the taste is delicious!
Ingredients
- 1 zucchini
- 1 avocado
- 250 gram (frozen) forest fruit mix
- 2 dates, seeded
- half a teaspoon of grated ginger
- 1 glass of water
Prepare
First, put the water and dates in the blender to chop the dates well. In the meantime, cut the zucchini into slices and add this. Then add the pulp of the (ripe) avocado to the rest of the mixture. Finally, blend the forest fruit mix and finally add half a teaspoon of grated ginger. Mix well until it becomes a smooth smoothie.
Spinach banana mango coconut milk smoothie for two people
Coconut milk or almond milk is great to use in a smoothie. In this case, it is used in conjunction with water. You can replace this with coconut water if desired.
Ingredients
- 200 grams of spinach
- 1 banana
- 125 grams of (frozen) mango
- 150 ml coconut milk
- 150 ml of water
Prepare
Start with the coconut milk and water. As soon as this is in the blender, add the (washed) spinach. You blend this until it is finely chopped. Once this is done, make sure the spinach doesn’t stick to the side, add the banana and mango. Set the blender to the pulse setting to blend it into an even smoothie.
Do you always find cleaning a blender a tedious job? That’s not necessary! It is very simple to clean the blender. Rinse the blender and put a good layer of water in it. Add a drop of dish soap and turn on the blender. Voilà.