The truth is, you’re not always in the mood for a salad—especially not first thing in the morning—and a green smoothie makes a delicious, easy-to-swallow alternative that ensures you’re consuming loads of naturally occurring vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. Here, we cover the basics of how to make a green smoothie, plus five simple green smoothie recipes for beginners. This is a basic green formula, which you should feel free to tweak and adapt! Ideally, look for one that includes extra nutritious ingredients like prebiotic fibers, probiotics, digestive enzymes, and antioxidant-rich botanicals like ginger and turmeric—such as mindbodygreen’s organic veggies+ powder.* This particular blend also features organic dark green leafy vegetables, like kale and broccoli, along with hard-to-find organic sea veggies that naturally contain many essential micronutrients like iodine, magnesium, calcium, iron, potassium, folate, vitamin K, and vitamin C.* Of course, you can also include fresh or frozen leafy greens along with other green chlorophyll-rich produce in your greens smoothie. Mix and match for a more varied nutrient profile, using greens like spinach, kale, arugula, Swiss chard, dandelion greens, parsley, cilantro, broccoli sprouts, and watercress. Just keep in mind you won’t get all the same array of nutrients as you will in a strategic blend by using veggies alone.* Try this: mindbodygreen’s organic veggies + Pro tip: Fresh fruit works just fine, but frozen fruit will lend a nice thick texture to your green smoothie. Try these: blueberries, strawberries, blackberries, cherries, pear, mango, apple, lemon, pineapple, peach Try these: collagen powder (which is great because it adds no flavor), protein powder, frozen peas (trust!), kefir, Greek yogurt, nut butter, hemp hearts, pumpkin seeds Try these: coconut manna, coconut oil, MCT oil, avocado, nut butter, hemp hearts, chia seeds, ground flaxseeds Try these: cocoa powder, cinnamon, ginger, turmeric, cayenne, mint, basil, lemon or lime zest, bee pollen
