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Even my kids drink this fruit and vegetable green smoothie and love it! This is hands-down my favorite healthy, dairy free green smoothie recipe!

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I love to start my day off with a smoothie! This Strawberry Peach Smoothie or our Jamba Juice Caribbean Passion Copycat are often in the rotation. At the start of the new year I decided to do a green smoothie cleanse using this book. It was just what my body needed to detox from all the holiday fat and sugar.

It's amazing how "off" our taste buds can get when we are feeding our bodies nothing but garbage!

Not only did I lose 7 pounds in 9 days, but more importantly I detoxed my body from soda, processed sugars and unhealthy fats! Other than drinking green smoothies for weight loss, there are so many good benefits from starting your day with a blend of fruit and veggies.

Green Smoothie Benefits:

They provide so many good vitamins and minerals that promote weight loss
You fit more servings of fruits and vegetables into your day
It improves hydration and digestion
They provide antioxidants that are super beneficial
The folic acid found in green vegetables is known to reduce symptoms of depression

Anyway, I had a great experience with the cleanse, but one of the best benefits was how it affected my kids! After watching me make smoothies all the time, of course they wanted to try them too! I think we were all shocked by how much they actually enjoyed them, because my kids tend to be picky!

We have since incorporated green smoothies into our breakfasts at least a few times a week and it has been good for all of us!

Pro tips for making Green Smoothies:

Blend water with greens first until the greens are fully blended and there are no big pieces.
If you're adding a cored apple do that next! Then blend in the rest of the fruit.
For a nice consistency, you will need to use a powerful blender. We love our Blendtec! This KitchenAid Blender is great too and it comes in so many fun colors.
We love sneaking some extra nutrients into our kids smoothies using our Balance of Nature fruit capsules! Read more about those here.

Green Smoothie Ingredients:

Baby Spinach
Frozen Mango
Frozen Strawberries
Grapes
Apple
Stevia
Flaxseed

Other Smoothie Ingredients I keep on hand:

Frozen Pineapple
Frozen Peaches
Bananas (frozen or fresh)
Kiwi
Chia Seeds
Oats
Greek Yogurt

Things I use every day to make green smoothies:

Blendtec

Smoothie Straws

Smoothie Cups

Dairy Free Green Smoothie Recipe

This recipe is a great one to start with even if you aren't used to eating lots of fruits and veggies! If you like this recipe we would love if you took the time to leave a comment and positive review!

Green Smoothie

Even my kids drink this fruit and vegetable green smoothie and they love it! A dairy-free green smoothie recipe that you will want to start your day with again and again.

5 from 8 votes

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Prep Time: 0

Cook Time: 5

Total Time: 5

Servings: cups

Calories: 110kcal

Author: Pretty Providence

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Ingredients

2 cups water
3 handfuls spinach
¾ cup frozen mango
¾ cup frozen strawberries
1 cup grapes
1 apple cored
1 packet stevia
2 TBS ground flaxseed *optional

Instructions

Add spinach and water to blender and blend until combined.
Core apple and blend that next.
Add all remaining ingredients to blender.
Blend until combined and enjoy!

Notes

Blend water with greens first until the greens are fully blended and there are no big pieces.
If you're adding a cored apple do that next! Then blend in the rest of the fruit.
For a nice consistency, you will need to use a powerful blender. We love our Blendtec! This KitchenAid Blender is great too and it comes in so many fun colors.