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Green Smoothie Recipe

Published: August 28, 2022 | Last Updated: December 31, 2022 | Lisa 6 Comments
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Last Updated December 31st, 2022 at 11:07 am by Lisa

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Full of green goodness and healing ingredients to hydrate, detox, and nourish you, this green smoothie recipe will start your day right! Made with sweet ripe pineapple, banana, spinach, tangy ginger, chia seeds, and freshly squeezed grapefruit juice, this is one of the best green smoothies recipes ever.

Any time of day, blend up green detox smoothies whether you are on a plant-based diet or looking for great options for a clean breakfast or snack. You will love the clean taste and natural sweetness of these delicious smoothies with under 150 calories that make you healthier with every sip...

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Green Smoothie Recipe

Fresh nutritious ingredients like these gorgeous Texas ruby pink grapefruit, are the star of these fruit smoothies. There is a list of ingredients you can add to make healthy smoothie recipes the way you prefer further down in this post.

  • 1 cup fresh pineapple or frozen pineapple chunks
  • ½ frozen banana or fresh banana
  • 2 teaspoons chia seeds
  • 1 cup grapefruit juice (2 whole) or ruby red grapefruit
  • 1 cup of fresh spinach leaves
  • 1 teaspoon grated ginger
  • ice cubes
  1. Juice the pink grapefruits into a bowl using an electric juicer or a hand juicer.
  2. Peel and grate the fresh ginger.
  3. Place pineapple, frozen banana (unfrozen works fine!), chia seeds, spinach leaves, and grated ginger into a high-speed blender.
  4. Pour grapefruit juice into the blender.
  5. Blend until smooth.
  6. Serve in a tall glass with straw and grapefruit wedge garnish and a cute straw and be well!
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What kind of blender do I need?

Any powerful blender will work just fine, high-speed blenders get smoothies, well....smooth! If you add ice, the powerful blades do a great job of crushing the ice into that smooth texture, but any blender will work just fine. Stick blenders are a quick and inexpensive option to make smoothies. 

Best Healthy Green Smoothies

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Cut the pineapple into chunks and the bananas, and grate the ginger.

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Juice the pink grapefruits into a bowl using an electric juicer or a hand juicer.

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Place pineapple, banana, chia seeds, spinach leaves, and grated ginger into a blender. Pour grapefruit juice into the blender.

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Blend until smooth.

Serve in a tall glass with straw and grapefruit wedge garnish.

Enjoy, and be well!

Potential Benefits Of Green Smoothies

Healthy weight loss smoothies can play a big part in your plan when your weight gain needs some attention. During your weight loss journey, a healthy diet can also lower blood sugar for a healthier lifestyle. As an added bonus, a healthy diet with low-calorie foods and well-balanced smoothies can provide essential nutrients for your body.

  • Green smoothies have added health benefits like lower blood pressure
  • Support your digestive system with fresh ginger, and a good way to get essential vitamins.
  • A healthy way to manage your diet with fewer calories, these are a good meal replacement choice.
  • Reduce chronic inflammation with leafy greens and chia seeds.
  • Get added healthy fats with avocado, chia seeds, or flax seeds.
  • A great way to get more vitamin c for a healthy immune system.
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Healthy Green Smoothie Ingredients

  • Pineapples: Fresh pineapple is also ideal, but frozen is just fine and easy to have on hand. Learn how to cut pineapples into chunks the easy way, and to serve at parties or freeze the pineapple pieces at home.
  • Ginger: Be sure to grate the ginger because the fibers in the ginger don't break down in a blender well. A Microplane works really well to grate fresh ginger. Use either a spoon or vegetable peeler to take the brown skin off, then grate away.
  • Grapefruit: ruby red grapefruit that has a gorgeous jewel-like color, but any variety of grapefruit will work just fine. They are the perfect fruit to cut the sweetness of most tropical fruits.
  • Bananas: Frozen works really well, keep them in the freezer ready to go for smoothies, they are great when you have too many ripe bananas. Peel the bananas, then pop them in the freezer inside a zip-lock bag and they are ready when you want them for banana smoothies. 
  • Chia Seeds: As an alternative to chia seeds, try flax or hemp seeds. Any of these choices add fiber and some protein. 
  • Baby Spinach: You will want to use fresh spinach for your smoothie, frozen won't give the right color and has a different flavor. You can swap out kale or swiss chard, celery, or parsley, for the spinach, but the color and nutrition will vary based on those swaps. 
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Easy Weight Loss Smoothies

Additions like sweetened fruit juice, peanut butter, coconut milk, almond butter, and orange juice maple syrup are all higher in sugar and calories. So depending on your goals, just be careful to not add hidden calories!

  • Fresh Green Veggies: celery, parsley, Swiss chard, or kale
  • Frozen or Fresh Fruit: green apples, avocados (fresh or frozen, and yes they are technically a fruit!)kiwi, strawberries, blueberries,
  • More Protein Content: pea protein powder, a scoop of protein powder, whey protein powder, flax seeds or hemp seeds all add lots of protein.
  • Misc green veggie powder or coconut water
  • Spices: cinnamon, turmeric, or pumpkin pie spice
  • Creamy Smoothies: unsweetened almond milk is a great addition, coconut milk, oat milk, almond butter, peanut butter, Greek yogurt, or your choice of milk all add some creamy texture.
What is a green smoothie?


Bright "green smoothies" have leafy greens like kale, spinach, or Swiss chard mixed with various fruit combinations, like bananas, pineapple, mango, pear, kiwi, avocado, or green apples.

When is the best time to drink a smoothie?


-First thing when you wake up in the morning, nourish your body!
-Right before or post-workout is the best way to rehydrate and fuel.
-Weight loss smoothie recipes are a healthy lunch choice with lower calories.
-Drink simple green smoothies when you are unwell, they rehydrate you, soothe the throat and are nutritious.
-Instead of ice cream, satisfy your craving for a healthy snack and make a smoothie bowl.

How can I have smoothies ready to make?

Put all the ingredients to make one smoothie in a zip-top bag and pop in the freezer. Try fresh spinach, bananas, strawberries, blueberries, and pineapple. When you want a smoothie, simply add the ingredients into your blender with either milk, water or coconut water, or nut milk, some ice, and blend away.

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Grapefruit Green Smoothie Recipe

Full of green goodness and healing ingredients to hydrate, detox, and nourish you, this green smoothie recipe will start your day right! Made with sweet ripe pineapple, banana, spinach, tangy ginger, chia seeds, and freshly squeezed grapefruit juice, this is one of the best green smoothies recipes ever.
Prep Time 10 minutes minutes
Total Time 10 minutes minutes
Servings 2
Calories 145kcal
Author Lisa Hatfield

Equipment

Vitamix Blender
Epicurean Non-Slip Cutting Board
Chef Knife
Manual Hand Citrus Juicer
Electric Citrus Juicer
Microplane Grater

Ingredients

  • 1 cup fresh pineapple or frozen pineapple chunks
  • ½ frozen banana or fresh banana
  • 2 teaspoons chia seeds
  • 1 cup grapefruit juice (2 grapefruit) or ruby red grapefruit
  • 1 cups fresh spinach leaves
  • 1 teaspoon grated ginger
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Instructions

  • Juice the pink grapefruits into a bowl using an electric juicer or a hand juicer.
  • Place pineapple, banana, chia seeds, spinach leaves, and grated ginger into a high-speed blender.
  • Pour grapefruit juice into the blender.
  • Blend until smooth.
  • Serve in tall glass with straw and grapefruit wedge garnish.
  • Enjoy, and be well!

Nutrition

Calories: 145kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Sodium: 16mg | Potassium: 491mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 1484IU | Vitamin C: 78mg | Calcium: 62mg | Iron: 2mg
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Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Rehoboth says

    February 08, 2023 at 6:33 pm

    5 stars
    Nice recipe, super tasty green smoothie

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  2. Sharon Leslie says

    January 19, 2022 at 4:43 am

    5 stars
    Deliciously tart and fresh with a wonderful bite from the ginger! Worth the effort. Thank you for sharing this recipe.

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    • Lisa says

      January 19, 2022 at 12:18 pm

      Hey Sharon, so glad you made this green smoothie and thank you for the 5 star rating! It is a bit of work but tastes sooooo good and all those ingredients are clean and delish!

      Reply
  3. Laura says

    April 17, 2020 at 9:22 am

    5 stars
    I love these so much! I am always looking for super easy ways to get extra greens. This smoothie was so good! I loved the grapefruit it w was so refreshing.

    Reply
  4. Jessica Robinson says

    April 16, 2020 at 1:39 pm

    5 stars
    Such a delicious detox smoothie! So easy to make and super flavorful! Loved it.

    Reply
  5. Erin Anne says

    March 06, 2018 at 1:26 pm

    5 stars
    These smoothies are spa worthy! I love pink grapefruit and have never seen it used in a smoothie recipe before. For me these were like a healthier tropical dessert smoothie. I am a happy, happy girl! I could see tossing all of the ingredients, except the grapefruit bit, into the freezer in a bag and juice the grapefruits ahead so I can just wake up and hit blend on hurried mornings (aka, all mornings). Thanks!

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