Recipe Directions

  • 1. Add all ingredients to blender. Place soft ingredients like bananas in first, because that's what I was taught!
  • 2. Blend in your high-speed blender until nicely smooth.
  • 3. Your green smoothie is ready! Pour green smoothie into cup(s) or a large mason jar for on-the-go goodness.

The Rawtarian's Thoughts

By The Rawtarian

I have been a raw vegan for over two four years. And for breakfast almost every single day I have a green smoothie. And I am still not sick of them yet, if you can believe that! I can make them super quickly, and I always keep the main ingredients on hand.

If you have any trust in me believe me when I tell you that in order to make a tasty green smoothie you absolutely must have a high-speed blender like a Vitamix or a Blendtec. Otherwise it'll be chunky and grainy and downright disgusting and you'll have to pinch your nose to get it down. When it comes to green smoothies texture is everything and high-speed blenders are going to take a slightly disgusting chunky mixture and turn it into a silky smoothie like the one in this photo that actually tastes delicious--like a treat. Texture is everything when it comes to this green smoothie recipe.

This may not be the most exciting green smoothie recipe in the world, but it's what I have for breakfast almost every morning so I figured that you'd like to know what I have for breaky! What I like about it as well is that it's not too expensive, since bananas are inexpensive here in Canada.

To clean your blender: Add 1-2 cups of water into your blender immediately and blend again to aid in cleaning process. Take carafe to sink and finish rinsing/cleaning blender right away. I am not a good housekeeper but the one rule in my house is to NEVER let the Vitamix carafe sit uncleaned. NEVER! Why? Because then if I'm lazy later on and it's not clean then I won't use it, then I won't know what to make, and I'll just eat nuts for dinner because I'm too lazy to clean the blender.  NEVER store recipes in your blender for this reason. :)

This recipe makes quite a large green smoothie, it's a perfect breakfast for 1 person. This is my go-to breakfast.

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Nutrition Facts

Nutritional score: 94 out of 100
  • This recipe is very low in Calories, Fat, and Sodium.
  • This recipe is low in Carbohydrates.
  • This recipe is an excellent source of Vitamin C.
  • This recipe is a good source of Vitamin B6, and Vitamin K.
  • This recipe is a noteworthy source of Dietary Fiber, and Riboflavin.

Amounts per 240 g (8 oz) suggested serving

NameAmount% Daily
Calories 141 6 %
Protein 2.1 g 4 %
Fat 0.53 g 1 %
Carbohydrates 36 g 11 %
Dietary Fiber 5 g 15 %
Sugars 20 g
Calcium 42 mg 4 %
Iron 0.67 mg 5 %
Sodium 11 mg
Source: USDA, The Rawtarian

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Hi Patricia!

Drink the whole thing for breakfast! Don't save any. (The serving size is mostly just there to help you calculate calories if you're into that.)

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My mouth is in heaven! So yummy!

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No better place to be! :)

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KarenL's Review

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I've been drinking this smoothie every morning for two weeks. I love it and am seriously addicted now. I add half a dessert spoon of peanut butter and another of honey. Thank you!

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Hi Karen, glad you can't live without! :)

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I have substituted 1/3 of a med large avocado for banana in both the green smoothie & the lemonade one. They were both spectacular tasting & creamy delicious- way more than if they had banana flavor which I abhor. Makes an awesome replacement.

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A+ for creativity, Becky! Thx for sharing - other folks may want to do the same! :)

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Is this recipe for one or two people?

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I drink this all by myself for breakfast! :)

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ldp's Review

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Love the smoothie but want to verify the nutrition info please. Am I correct that it is actually 3 servings so the nutrition info needs to be multiplied by 3 for my tracking purposes? Don't mean to sound like a dolt but the yield is 1 smoothie and the servings are 3...
Thanks!

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Hi LDP! Yes, you are correct - the serving size is quite small on this one, so if drinking the entire thing the nutritional info would need to be multiplied by three. Hope this helps!

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Very tasty. I enjoyed it and felt full afterward

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Glad you enjoyed, Realraw! :)

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Good thing I don't care much about texture! I make this with a mini blender and yes, it's a bit chunky, but probably because I don't add any water in it. I eat it with a spoon like oatmeal! Not disgusting at all. To keep it low in calories and sugars I add only one banana, chopped, at the end. So my point is, you can make this without a powerful blender. if you're not very fussy about texture details. :)

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Hi Felicity, thanks for sharing that. Many readers will appreciate your first-hand experience! :)

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Felicity's Review

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My thanks for the recipe! I'm enjoying this smoothie right now actually :))

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Awesome, Felicity! :)

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i can't eat bananas any suggestions

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Hi Suzanne!

Best to try a different recipe rather than substitute :)

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Thanks, Angelina! :)

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I love green smoothies and this recipe rocks. The addition of cinnamon is really tasty.

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Hi Danielle, thanks! I have one pretty much every morning! :)

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Did I understand correctly that this recipe is for one serving? It seems like a lot.

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Hi Annie, this is my breakfast smoothie - all mine! It IS a large smoothie, I agree. :)

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