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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Glad you like it, Evelyne. Thanks for sharing!

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I've added brocolli and cucumber - keeps me full for ages

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Good idea, Shannon. It's important not to feel hungry.

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Hiyaaaa... I'm just getting started trying out recipes...so far doing great..but I get hung up on the calorie count on everything... this seems like a very high Cal drink...how can I believe I'll stay trim eating this everyday! Help me understand..it's a big mental block
Thx..ruby

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Hi Ruby! It's all about balance. This recipe is definitely to be used as a complete meal. In terms of the calories for this recipe, if you only had three green smoothies per day you would still be eating less than 1500 cal, which is not enough calories in a day.

So as a substitute for a meal it's a great option. I know it's hard to change your thinking about food, but calories are only part of the story :)

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I love this smoothie! Even my 7 yr old was shocked by how great it is. She was even more shocked that there was spinach in it! Lol.

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Lol Desiree - Glad it was the good kind of shocking :)

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Wow, tried it this morning and it' so delicious, I want it every morning!

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Hi Shannon,

The good news is you can have it every morning!

;)

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Really nice and not to sweet

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Glad you enjoyed, Sarah!

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Glad you liked, Jackie!

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Can you add any protein powder to the shakes?

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Go for it Ruth!

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Surprising lovely! Mine looks a yucky green colour though, not that lovely fresh green in your picture, how did you get that colour?!

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Hmm! What kind of greens did you use, Claire? I used spinach

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Natasha's Review

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This is one of the more palatable green smoothies I have tried. I could definitely drink this every morning.

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Me too Natasha. And I do!

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Delicious & easy! I will add ginger next time!

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Nice idea Christine

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Is it at all possible making all these smoothies without a blender?

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Nope, sorry, a blender is definitely required. It doesn't have to be a good one though :)

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Can i sub spinach for Kale?

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Hi Jessica, Yes, you can substitute kale instead of spinach. However, kale has a much more "GREEN" taste than spinach does, so you have been warned :) you may want to add less kale.

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