I only recently jumped on the green smoothie bandwagon and was deliciously surprised.The abundance of tropical fruits here in Costa Rica lend lots of flavor options for tropical green smoothie recipes.
I’ve always chowed down on fruits and vegetables, but childhood V8 Juice-related traumas meant that until recently, veggies weren’t invited to the elite fruits-only smoothie party. If you’re a newbie like me, your taste buds won’t know what hit them and the mega vitamin surge you’re delivering will majorly boost your immune system!
I drink green smoothies for breakfast or as a snack. They are quick and healthy way to satisfy your appetite until the next mealtime. My toddler is on board too. She eagerly gulps down her portion and obnoxiously pleads for re-fills. We’re still working on the table manners. Here are the tropical green smoothies currently in rotation at my household this month. Grab your blender and drink to your health!
Icy Emerald
- 1 small cucumber
- 1 c. spinach
- 1 stalk celery
- 1 banana, frozen
- 1/4 c. oats
- 1 c. orange juice
Blend with orange juice or water, adding ice to reach your desired thickness.
Sweet and Sour Sipper
- 1 c. chopped pineapple
- 1 celery stalk
- 1 small cucumber
- 2t. chia or flax seeds
- 11/2 c. orange juice or water
Blend with orange juice or water, adding ice to reach your desired thickness.
10 Carrot Hydrator
- small cucumber
- 1 celery stalk
- 1 carrot
- 1 c. chopped papaya
- 1 banana, frozen
- ½ an apple
- 1½ c. orange juice or water
Blend with orange juice or water, adding ice to reach your desired thickness.
If you need green smoothie recipe inspiration, The Green Smoothie Recipe Book is a great resource. I’ve already found lots of new mix-ins and flavor combos from the first few pages alone. Get your copy here and go green!
Have you tried green smoothies? What are your favorite fruit and vegetable combinations? Grab more healthy recipe ideas by following my healthy eats board on Pinterest.
First of all, that picture is about the cutest thing I’ve ever seen! Second, those recipes sound great! I want to hop on the green smoothie bandwagon too, but I have a hard time dragging my blender out – I really want a bullet or something similar and then the smoothie making will never stop! I’d love to invite you to share this at Tips and Tricks Tuesday, which goes live Monday nights. We gather to share healthy living advice and week support – this would be great! Thanks!
Thanks for the invite, Kristin. Have you tried smoothie making in your blender? You might be surprised at how well it chops veggies without even needing to buy a specialized blender. Mine is a smoothie maker (circa 2003) but basically it’s a plain ordinary blender with a pour spout and it chops with the best of ’em. Hope you find time to add a little green to your meals!
We love smoothies in our house. I’ll have to check out the book. BTW: I usually read your blog on my phone so haven’t “seen” the site for a while but I love, love. the redesign. So clean and simple. Perfect!
Happy New Years Jelli! I absolutely loveeee green juice/smoothies. Are you using one minute oats?
Yen, I’m using Quaker quick oats, simply because they’re the cheapest I can buy here. In Latin America people like finely ground oats that they mix in water and/or milk along with sugar and drink. I can’t stomach that, and I have to buy imported oats in bulk to save cash. I’d guess that any type of oats, even steel-cut would work just fine. Thanks for visiting back!
Thanks for sharing these recipes. I will have to try them. I am currently doing a green smoothie challenge the whole month of Jan. – have to drink at least 1 per day. So far I am doing good. It is nice to have some new recipes.
Kimberlee, that sounds like a fantastic January challenge to me. My toddler and I have had green smoothies nearly every day for the past couple of weeks, and since I generally just toss fruits and veggies into the blender, the flavors have been hit or miss. These 3 recipes were winners, and I’m hoping to come up with even more tasty smoothies soon. Thanks for stopping by!
I love these green smoothie variations, Jelli! Now that I’m on the bandwagon, I’m going to have to expand my repertoire… 😉
I was just looking for some new flavors of smoothies! These sound tasty and healthy. Would love for you to come over and share Happiness is Homemade Linky happening now, http://mommyondemand.com/happiness-homemade-2/
Thanks for the kind comments! We’re still very new to green smoothies and experimenting daily. Hope to come up with even more combos to share soon. Have a super night!
I need to get back to back smoothies regularly. Especially for the girls, to sneak a few extra veggies in there 😉
Thanks of co-hosting. I’m thrilled about the great turn out!