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
I love every ingredient in this! My blender broke…this is inspiring me to go and get a new one, stat!
Liz DellaCroce
Yes you need one!!! :)
Gina @Running to the Kitchen
I need to make this asap!
Heide M.
Will have to try this.
Liz DellaCroce
I hope you love it Heide!!
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!
Liz DellaCroce
It adds such a yummy grassy flavor!!! TRY IT!!
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!!????????????????????☕️????
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
Corry Oosterhouse
Yea, time flies, doesn’t it??? ????????????????❤️
Jenny Flake
Smoothie Perfection! Love!
Liz DellaCroce
thanks sweet lady!!!
Jennifer
What if I only have a regular blender? Would this work better in my food processor?
Liz DellaCroce
I think it would be fine in a regular blender just try to cut the ginger and apple into smaller pieces. :)
Lauren Kelly Nutrition
I absolutely LOVE the ingredients!! I am adding to this to my smoothie rotation!
Liz DellaCroce
Yay! Thanks lady!
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!
Liz DellaCroce
haha seriously smoothies are so great for that!
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.
Liz DellaCroce
I am such a ginger freak!!!