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Smoothie: Regular Healthy Green

Go-to Healthy Green Smoothie Recipe is a short and healthy way to start your day or post workout. Frozen banana, mango and pineapple are blended with fresh ginger, avocado, some milk and spinach. This dish makes 1 large

  • Serves 2 servings
  • Prep 5 minutes
  • Total 5 minutes
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Smoothie: Regular Healthy Green

Regular Healthy Green Smoothie Recipe is a short and healthy way to start your day or post workout. Frozen banana, mango and pineapple are blended with fresh ginger, avocado, some milk and spinach. This method makes 1 large smoothie or can be served as 2 smaller smoothies.

If your weekend was anything like my weekend, Monday morning requires a green smoothie.

This past weekend was our annual trip up north hunting for morel mushrooms. For the past three years, Pat and I meet up with close friends where we hang out at our cabin and spend a day looking for morels. There’s always lots of laughs, satisfying food and adult beverages. With that said, come Monday I will need to recharge and get back on track.

A go-to way to do that is starting my day with my go-to healthy green smoothie. It’s full of healthy ingredients, is lusciously smooth and tastes certainly standout.

To Make My Go-to Healthy Green Smoothie Gather:

  • banana – fresh or frozen
  • mango – frozen
  • pineapple – frozen
  • avocado
  • ginger
  • milk of choice
  • fresh spinach

Add 1/2 to 1 full banana (fresh or frozen) plus 3/4 cup frozen pineapple and 1/2 cup frozen mango to your blender.

Next add in 1/2 a small avocado and a knob of ginger. I personally don’t like an overly ginger tasting smoothie so I add about 1/2 an inch knob. Feel free to add as much or as little as you would like.

Pour in 3/4 cup milk of your choice. I’m using unsweetened vanilla macadamia nut milk.

Lastly add in 2 generous handfuls of fresh spinach and secure the lid.

Blend until smooth.

You may need to add 1/4 to 1/3 more milk or water to get the blender to get the smoothie fully blended.

Pour into a large glass, insert a straw, sip, savor and repeat.

A refreshing and savory smoothie you can feel good about.

A regular here the subtle ginger and banana. And if you are wondering if you will taste the spinach… the answer is not at all! This green smoothie is mild and completely standout.

Enjoy! And if you give this Green Smoothie Recipe a try, let me know! Snap a photo and tag me on twitter or instagram!

The recipe

Smoothie: Regular Healthy Green

Go-to Healthy Green Smoothie Recipe is a short and healthy way to start your day or post workout. Frozen banana, mango and pineapple are blended with fresh ginger, avocado, some milk and spinach. Yields 1 to 2 servings.

  • Serves 2 servings
  • Prep 5 minutes
  • Total 5 minutes

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup pineapple (frozen)
  • 1/2 cup mango (frozen)
  • 1/2 banana (frozen)
  • 2 ounces avocado (about 1/2 of a small avocado)
  • 1/2 inch piece fresh ginger (more or less to taste)
  • 3/4 cup low-fat milk (of choice, I use unsweetened vanilla macadamia milk)
  • 2 handfuls spinach
  • 1/4 to 1/3 cup water (as needed)

Method

  1. 1

    Add all ingredients to a blender.

  2. 2

    Blend until smooth, add water as necessary to help blend the ingredients.

Tools

  • Vitamix 7500 Blender, Professional-Grade, 64 oz. Low-Profile Container, White

Per serving

  • Serving1 g
  • Calories173 kcal
  • Carbohydrates29 g
  • Protein5 g
  • Fat5 g
  • Saturated Fat1 g
  • Polyunsaturated Fat1 g
  • Monounsaturated Fat3 g
  • Cholesterol4 mg
  • Sodium63 mg
  • Potassium691 mg
  • Fiber5 g
  • Sugar20 g
  • Vitamin A3529 IU
  • Vitamin C58 mg
  • Calcium160 mg
  • Iron1 mg