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Green Detox Smoothie

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This immunity-boosting green smoothie recipe is packed with vitamins and nutrients to give you long-lasting energy. 

Green Smoothie recipe in a glass

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.

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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,

What’s the best combination for a green smoothie?

If you’re looking for something that is both tasty and nutritious, I love using a combination of leafy greens such as organic baby spinach, parsley, apple, orange, ginger and lemon juice. For extra antioxidants, I love adding cinnamon and turmeric as well.

Recipe tips & Substitutions:

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.

📖 Recipe

Green Smoothie recipe in a glass

Green Detox Smoothie

Liz Della Croce
This immunity-boosting green smoothie recipe is packed with vitamins and nutrients to give you long-lasting energy. 
4.32 from 16 votes
Print Recipe
Prep Time 5 mins
Total Time 5 mins
Course Breakfast, Smoothie
Cuisine American
Servings 1
Calories 213 kcal

Ingredients
 

  • 2 cups Organic Baby Spinach
  • 1 cup parsley
  • 1 medium orange peeled
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 2 inch piece ginger root peeled
  • ½ 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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Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 213kcalCarbohydrates: 51.4gProtein: 7.6gFat: 3.4gSaturated Fat: 0.5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2.9gSodium: 138mgFiber: 18.3gSugar: 28g
Keyword detox green smoothie
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Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Liz DellaCroce

    Yes you can definitely prep and freeze!!!

  2. Ainslie Bernal

    Can I prep these by freezing the ingredients and put it in the blender frozen? Or is fresh better?

  3. Liz DellaCroce

    Yes you need one!!! :)

  4. susan salzman

    I love every ingredient in this! My blender broke…this is inspiring me to go and get a new one, stat!

  5. Gina @Running to the Kitchen

    I need to make this asap!

  6. Liz DellaCroce

    I hope you love it Heide!!

  7. Heide M.

    Will have to try this.

  8. Liz DellaCroce

    It adds such a yummy grassy flavor!!! TRY IT!!

  9. Jennifer @ Show Me the Yummy

    LOVE how much healthy deliciousness you packed into this green smoothie! So intrigued by the parsley… I’ve never added it to a smoothie before!

  10. Corry Oosterhouse

    Yea, time flies, doesn’t it??? ????????????????❤️

  11. Liz DellaCroce

    I am such a ginger freak!!!

  12. Liz DellaCroce

    haha seriously smoothies are so great for that!

  13. Liz DellaCroce

    Yay! Thanks lady!

  14. Liz DellaCroce

    I think it would be fine in a regular blender just try to cut the ginger and apple into smaller pieces. :)

  15. Liz DellaCroce

    thanks sweet lady!!!

  16. Liz DellaCroce

    Awwww 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

  17. Corry Oosterhouse

    This 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!!????????????????????☕️????

  18. Jenny Flake

    Smoothie Perfection! Love!

  19. Jennifer

    What if I only have a regular blender? Would this work better in my food processor?

  20. Lauren Kelly Nutrition

    I absolutely LOVE the ingredients!! I am adding to this to my smoothie rotation!

  21. Taylor @ Food Faith Fitness

    Smoothies 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!

  22. Cookin Canuck

    Love the kick of ginger in this smoothie! I’d happily start the day off or curb the afternoon munchies with a glass of this.

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