Boost your day with a delicious dose of fruit and vegetables! This collection of five fruit and veggie smoothie recipe is made with whole ingredients to keep you feeling vibrant and fresh all week long.
In the distant future, let’s say the year 3020, I would assume food would be consumed differently. Everything would revolve around efficiency. Instead of “real food”, we’d all be eating pills, powders, and shakes of sorts. Turkey and stuffing shake for Thanksgiving? Roasted salmon with spiced cauliflower in conveniently packaged bars?
Or how about three meals worth of calories and nutrients in an easy to swallow pill? Perhaps I read too many sci-fi and fantasy books. But if that is really how the future of food looks like, I think I’ll just live off of fruit and veggie smoothies.
A Work Week of Smoothies
While I’m still on the fence whether smoothies are truly “healthy,” I think these smoothies are super tasty! I feel so much better starting the day off with something bright and fresh.
Once upon a time I was skeptical about green smoothies. Spinach in my drink? But ever since trying my first green smoothie circa 2014, I’ve been hooked.
Ginger Banana Green Smoothie
This one is my favorite of the series. The combination of ginger, banana, and mango is so tropical and invigorating. The ginger really packs a punch and I LOVE IT!
- 2-inch piece of ginger, peeled
- 1/2 medium banana
- 1 cup coconut water
- 1 cup mango chunks, frozen
- handful fresh baby kale leaves
- handful fresh baby spinach leaves
Banana Mango Green Smoothie
This is the perfect introduction to green smoothies. The sweetness of bananas and apple juice masks any flavor from the kale and spinach.
- 1/2 medium banana
- 1 cup mango chunks, frozen
- 1/2 cup coconut water
- 1/2 cup apple juice, or fresh apple cider
- 2 handfuls fresh baby kale leaves
- 1 handful fresh baby spinach leaves
Wheatgrass Green Smoothie
This is the green smoothie for advanced drinkers. Made with concentrated wheatgrass powder, this smoothie is earthy. The pomegranate juice and frozen raspberries add a much needed tartness that balances this smoothie.
- 1 cup apple juice, or fresh apple cider
- 1 1/2 tsp wheatgrass powder
- 1/4 cup pomegranate juice
- 2 handfuls fresh baby spinach leaves
- 1 handful fresh baby kale leaves
- 1/4 cup raspberries, frozen
- 1/4 cup mango chunks, frozen
Mixed Berry Smoothie
If the green smoothies are too much for you, this super antioxidant smoothie is an excellent starting point. Made with a combination of frozen berries, this smoothie is tart yet satisfying.
For addition nutrition (and to cut through all the fruit), a little yogurt would blend in perfectly.
- 1 cup coconut water
- 1/4 cup pomegranate juice
- 1/2 cup blueberries, frozen
- 1/2 cup blackberries, frozen
- 1/2 cup raspberries, frozen
Raspberry Strawberry Fruit Smoothie
This is the kind of smoothie that could totally pass as a dessert. Its bright vibrant color is inviting. The combination of apple juice and frozen raspberries and strawberries creates an almost sorbet like smoothie. It’s a delicious anytime treat.
- 1 cup apple juice, or fresh apple cider
- 1/4 cup coconut water
- 1 cup raspberries, frozen
- 1/2 cup strawberries, frozen
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5 Fruit and Veggie Smoothies (A Week of Smoothies)
Ingredients
Ginger Banana Green Smoothie:
- 2-inch piece of ginger, peeled
- ½ medium banana
- 1 cup coconut water
- 1 cup mango chunks, frozen
- 1 handful fresh baby kale leaves
- 1 handful fresh baby spinach leaves
Banana Mango Green Smoothie:
- ½ medium banana
- 1 cup mango chunks, , fresh or frozen
- ½ cup coconut water
- ½ cup apple juice, or fresh apple cider
- 2 handful fresh baby kale leaves
- 1 handful fresh baby spinach leaves
Wheatgrass Green Smoothie:
- 1 cup apple juice, or fresh apple cider
- 1 ½ teaspoon wheatgrass powder
- ¼ cup pomegranate juice
- 2 handful fresh baby spinach leaves
- 1 handful fresh baby kale leaves
- ¼ cup raspberries, , fresh or frozen
- ¼ cup mango chunks, , fresh or frozen
All Fruit Mixed Berry Smoothie:
- 1 cup coconut water
- ¼ cup pomegranate juice
- ½ cup blueberries, , frozen
- ½ cup blackberries, , frozen
- ½ cup raspberries, , frozen
Raspberry Strawberry Fruit Smoothie:
- 1 cup apple juice, or fresh apple cider
- ¼ cup coconut water
- 1 cup raspberries, , fresh or frozen
- ½ cup strawberries, , fresh or frozen
Instructions
- For all smoothies: place all ingredients in a blender in a process until smooth. Enjoy immediately.All images and text ©The Little Epicurean
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Wow, fantastic post. I love smoothies very much. I will try almost all the recipes. Thanks a lot for sharing delicious recipes.
I am new to home made smoothies, just got my blender.
I am wondering why some of your receipes ask for Frozen mango/rasberries etc.
Can you use fresh fruit?
Frozen fruits are great when the fresh fruits are not in season. Yes, you can use fresh fruit but frozen fruits give the smoothie a thicker texture.
I am looking for healthy low calorie smoothie recipes