This immunity-boosting green smoothie recipe is packed with vitamins and nutrients to give you long-lasting energy.
Ok friends, we’ve officially made it to week 3 of the 28 Days to a Healthier New You healthy living challenge! In case you missed it, in Week 1 we encouraged you to Cook at Home More Often and in Week 2 we challenged you to Take 10,000 Steps a Day.
This week we are back to focusing on the nutrition aspect of healthy living and challenge you to incorporate more fruits and vegetables into every meal! While most of us are pretty good about getting in one or two servings of the same two or three vegetables a day, Dara and I want to encourage you to get out of your comfort zone and try incorporating a wider variety of fruits and vegetables into your diet this week and beyond.
To get you started, I’m sharing one of my go-to green smoothie recipes. Completely versatile and customizable, I love using a combination of leafy greens (such as Simple Truth organic baby spinach), parsley, apple, orange, ginger and lemon juice. For extra antioxidants, I love adding cinnamon and turmeric as well.
If you don’t have spinach on hand, try swapping it out with kale. No parsley? Try mint instead. This recipe is a great way to use up whatever fruits and vegetables you have on hand. For maximum nutrition, I blend the fruit whole with the skin on so that I get all of the fiber and other nutrients in the skin. Additionally, unlike juicing, smoothies keep you fuller longer because it takes your body longer to digest.
Your straw is waiting.
Green Smoothie
Ingredients
- 2 cups Simple Truth Organic Baby Spinach
- 1 cup parsley
- 1 medium orange peeled
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 inch piece ginger root peeled
- 1/2 medium apple
- 1 tablespoon flax seed meal
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
- 1 cup water
Instructions
- Place all ingredients in a high speed blender and puree until smooth. Serve as is or over ice.
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Photography by Alejandro Photography // Recipe by The Lemon Bowl
Disclosure: 28 Days to a Healthier New You is sponsored by Kroger.
Be sure to check out Dara’s Instant Pot Vegetable Soup Recipe!
susan salzman
January 23, 2017 at 4:36 pmI love every ingredient in this! My blender broke…this is inspiring me to go and get a new one, stat!
Liz DellaCroce
January 24, 2017 at 7:24 amYes you need one!!! :)
Gina @Running to the Kitchen
January 21, 2017 at 9:11 pmI need to make this asap!
Heide M.
January 20, 2017 at 12:49 pmWill have to try this.
Liz DellaCroce
January 20, 2017 at 1:57 pmI hope you love it Heide!!
Jennifer @ Show Me the Yummy
January 18, 2017 at 7:28 amLOVE how much healthy deliciousness you packed into this green smoothie! So intrigued by the parsley… I’ve never added it to a smoothie before!
Liz DellaCroce
January 18, 2017 at 5:16 pmIt adds such a yummy grassy flavor!!! TRY IT!!
Corry Oosterhouse
January 17, 2017 at 4:52 pmThis looks so good, Liz!! By the way, I was re-reading your 35 facts about yourself. I realized that I started following your blog after your appearance on the Today Show in January 2013. Soooo, I am celebrating 4 years of great recipes and looking at pictures of your cute boys!! (You and your husband are cute too, of course!!????). Happy anniversary!!????????????????????☕️????
Liz DellaCroce
January 17, 2017 at 7:53 pmAwwww That’s so sweet of you!! I’m so happy to have you as a loyal reader for so long!! Also I’m 36 now – I better add a fun fact!!! :) xoxoxoxo
Corry Oosterhouse
January 18, 2017 at 5:35 amYea, time flies, doesn’t it??? ????????????????❤️
Jenny Flake
January 17, 2017 at 7:36 amSmoothie Perfection! Love!
Liz DellaCroce
January 17, 2017 at 7:56 pmthanks sweet lady!!!
Jennifer
January 17, 2017 at 1:33 amWhat if I only have a regular blender? Would this work better in my food processor?
Liz DellaCroce
January 17, 2017 at 7:56 pmI think it would be fine in a regular blender just try to cut the ginger and apple into smaller pieces. :)
Lauren Kelly Nutrition
January 16, 2017 at 8:06 pmI absolutely LOVE the ingredients!! I am adding to this to my smoothie rotation!
Liz DellaCroce
January 17, 2017 at 7:57 pmYay! Thanks lady!
Taylor @ Food Faith Fitness
January 16, 2017 at 6:51 pmSmoothies are the ONLY way I can get my hubs to eat greens…so I can’t wait to try this bad boy out on him!
Liz DellaCroce
January 17, 2017 at 7:58 pmhaha seriously smoothies are so great for that!
Cookin Canuck
January 16, 2017 at 5:29 pmLove the kick of ginger in this smoothie! I’d happily start the day off or curb the afternoon munchies with a glass of this.
Liz DellaCroce
January 17, 2017 at 7:58 pmI am such a ginger freak!!!