The Ultimate Healthy Smoothie List

Eating all of your fruits and veggies can be tough to do when you are constantly on-the-go.  So drink a smoothie instead!  They are packed with tons of nutrients and antioxidants so you can meet your daily quota.  It doesn’t have to be expensive either!  If you’re worried about the fruit going bad too soon you can always buy fresh frozen fruit (without added sugar)!  And a bonus…all of these recipes can be made with just a blender (I’ve made these recipes with a $25 blender and it works GREAT), you don’t need any other fancy appliances.  My suggestion is to start with sweeter, fruiter smoothies in the morning and then work your way to the greener smoothies.

Antioxidant Smoothie

2 cups of mixed frozen berries
1 cup of 100% pomegranate juice
Blend the berries, pomegranate juice, and 1 cup of water until smooth.

Serves 2

Per Serving: 130 calories, 0g saturated fat, 1g unsaturated fat, 0mg cholesterol, 34 carbs, 19mg sodium, 1.5g protein, and 4g of fiber.

 

Carrot, Mango, & Herb Smoothie
2 cups frozen mango chunks
1 cup of fresh carrot juice
1 cup of freshly squeezed orange juice
¼ cup fresh herbs (mint, tarragon, or basil)
Combine the above ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.

 

Serves 2Per Serving: 225 calories, 0g saturated fat, 0g unsaturated fat, 0mg cholesterol, 56g carbs, 36 mg sodium, 3g protein, and 5g fiber.

 

Green Smoothie

1 cup of kale or collard greens (firmly packed, stems removed, & coarsely chopped)
1 Granny Smith apple (coarsely chopped)
1 ripe banana
1/2 cup of loosely packed fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves
Combine kale, apple, banana, parsley, and 2 ¼ cups of water in a blender and blend until smooth.  Add more water if the mixture is too thick.

 

Serves 2
Per Serving: 105 calories, 0g saturated fat, 0g unsaturated fat, 0mg cholesterol, 26g carbs, 32mg sodium, 2g protein, and 4g fiber.

 

Mango-Coconut Water Smoothie
2 cups of ripe mango chunks (approx. 1-2 mangoes) 
 ½ Tbsp. of fresh lime juice
2 cups of unsweetened coconut water
Pinch of cayenne powder
Blend the above ingredients until smooth.

 

Serves 2
Per Serving: 160 calories, 1g saturated fat, 0g unsaturated fat, 0mg cholesterol, 39g carbs, 256mg sodium, 3g protein, and 6g fiber.

 

Orange-Berry Smoothie
2 navel oranges (peel & pith removed & cut into chunks)
1 cup of frozen blueberries
1 cup of frozen raspberries
Blend the above ingredients until smooth.

 

Serves 2
Per Serving: 132 calories, 0g saturated fat, 0g unsaturated fat, 0mg cholesterol, 34g carbs, 2mg sodium, 2g protein, and 3g fiber.

 

Beet & Carrot Smoothie
1 small red beet (1/2 cup) coarsely chopped
1 medium-sized carrot (peeled & coarsely chopped)
1 sweet apple coarsely chopped (Honeycrisp or Pink Lady)
1 ripe pear coarsely chopped (red Bartlett or red D’Anjou)
2 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice
2 tsp. minced fresh ginger
First, steam beets and carrots until tender, about 10 minutes.  Let cool to room temp. Then combine beets, carrot, apple, pear, juice, ginger, and 2 cups of water in a blender and blend until smooth.

 

Serves 2
Per Serving: 134 calories, 0g saturated fat, 0g unsaturated fat, 0mg cholesterol, 35g carbs, 62mg sodium, 2g protein, and 7g fiber.

 

Cucumber, Honeydew, & Mint Smoothie
1/2 cucumber (peeled & chopped)
1/2 honeydew melon (2 cups peeled & chopped)
1 cup of pear juice
2 Tbsp. of fresh lime juice
1/4 cup of fresh mint leaves
Combine the above ingredients and blend until smooth.

 

Serves 2

Per Serving: 134 calories, 0g saturated fat, 0g unsaturated fat, 0mg cholesterol, 33g carbs, 37mg sodium, 2g protein, and 2g fiber.

 

Green Energy Smoothie
1 cucumber (seeded and chopped)
3 cups of raw spinach (coarsely chopped)
2 cups of honeydew melon (peeled and chopped)
1 cup of organic green tea
1 tsp. of lemon juice
1/2 inch of fresh ginger root
Combine the above ingredients and blend until smooth! This smoothie serves 2!

Ultra Green Smoothie

1 cup of unsweetened almond milk
2 cups of organic spinach (chopped)
1/2 of a frozen avocado
1/2 of a frozen banana
2 Tbsp. hemp hearts or hemp seeds
5 ice cubes
Combine the above ingredients and blend until smooth.

 

Classic Green Smoothie
1 cup of unsweetened almond milk
2 cups of organic spinach (chopped)
1 frozen banana
2 Tbsp. of ground flax seed
1 Tbsp. of raw almond butter
5 ice cubes
Blend the ingredients until smooth.

 

Blackberry Vanilla Green Smoothie
1 cup of unsweetened almond milk
2 cups of organic spinach
1 cup of frozen blackberries
2 Tbsp. of ground flax seed
1 Tbsp. of raw pumpkin seed butter
1 tsp. of vanilla extract
15g or vanilla protein powder
5 ice cubes

Chocolate Covered Raspberry Green Smoothie
1 cup of unsweetened almond milk
2 cups of organic spinach
1 cup of raspberries
2 Tbsp. of ground flax seed
2 Tbsp. of shredded coconut
1 Tbsp. of cocoa powder
3 ice cubes
Blend the ingredients until smooth.

The original recipes can be found at wholeliving.com and healthfulpursuit.com!