Green Smoothie Recipes

Basic Recipe:
2-3 sweet fruits, e.g. apple or pear – blend first to form a tasty base
1 vegetable fruit or a celery stalk – add next for extra minerals (ie: summer squash or zucchini)
One tray of organic baby greens like sunflower or salad mix, or one packet of pre-washed organic greens, or a handful of farm greens or wild edibles.
1/2 cup to 1 cup water

Always blend the fruit first

Variations:
2-3 cups any greens of your choice, 2 cups papaya, 2 oranges
1 handful lettuce leaves, 1 handful mint, 4 bananas, 1/2 cup water

Winter Smoothie

1 cup organic frozen berries (any kind), 2 cups fresh spinach, 1/4 inch fresh ginger, water


Spring/Summer Smoothies

Ripe bananas, frozen mangoes, frozen wild blueberries, and several large leaves of kale
(extra frozen mango gives lovely thick consistency you eat with a bowl + spoon)
1/2 bunch romaine lettuce, 1 cup strawberries, 2 bananas, water
4-5 kale leaves, 4 apples, 1/2 lemon juiced, water
2 big handfuls mixed baby greens, 2 pears, 2 mangoes, 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
Choc-almond-mint: 2 cups spinach, 10-12 mint leaves, 3 bananas, 2 Tbs. carob powder, 1 cup water, 1 large tbsp almond butter
1 handful of spinach, 2 bananas, 2 pears, 1 apple, 1 avocado, 10 mint leaves 1 cup water
1 small handful of spinach, 2 cups arugula, 2-3 mangoes, 1 cup water
1/2 head romaine lettuce, 1 small pineapple, 1 large mango, 1-inch fresh ginger
1 handful wild greens (e.g. dandelion), 1 small handful mint leaves, 3 cups honeydew melon
3-4 stalks celery, 2 ripe persimmons, 1 banana
1 handful chard leaves, 5-6 kale leaves, 3 large bananas, 1 cup water
1 handful parsley, 3 cups of peeled papaya


Summertime Superfood Smoothie

Ingredients:

1 avocado
1 banana
1 c. blueberries
1 cucumber
1 handful spinach
coconut water to taste
Ice (for thicker smoothie)

Directions:

Blend everything up and enjoy!


Dr. Jennah’s ‘Green is Good for You’ Smoothie

1 cup of coconut milk
1 ½ frozen bananas
½ of a green apple
½ a peeled cucumber
½ avocado
1 ½ cups of raw spinach
Splash of lime juice
1/8 tsp peppermint or mint leaves