You’ve probably seen 1,001 green smoothie recipes on the interwebs, including a couple here on IGE, but I’ve officially found the most delicious one yet. The BEST EVER Green Smoothie, if I do say so myself! The combination of 4 ingredients that blends into said best ever smoothie, comes from a new smoothie shop that we visited last weekend. It was all I could do to prevent a husband-shaped hole from appearing in the doorway when we realized the smoothies were EIGHT DOLLARS a piece. I’ve been out of the store-bought smoothie game too long. Y’all, it’s SO much cheaper to make them at home!
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Needless to say we got one smoothie to split between all of us, but it ended up being so unbelievably delicious that I accidentally drank more than my share and made my child cry because he didn’t get as much as he wanted. Can you say Mother of the Year? I got back in my baby’s good graces the following day when we recreated the smoothie at home for a fraction of the cost, and it ended up being a dead ringer for the $8 one. I mean, we nailed it!
4 Ingredient Green Smoothie
Just four ingredients are blended until brilliantly green, and silky smooth: If you are a green smoothie skeptic, promise me you’ll try this combo. As you can see, my toddlers suck it down. I mean, a salad in a glass that tastes like a tropical drink? Heck yes!
Normally I would never put juice in a smoothie – I prefer to eat my calories vs drink them (except when they’re in fermented grape form, of course) – but for me the pros outweigh the cons in this case. Loads of healthy, dark leafy greens more than make up for using 100% apple juice as the blending liquid, plus the taste is just so gosh darn good. That said, if you want to cut down on sugar you could try using coconut water in place of some of the juice. I’ve tried water and it tastes a little bland.
Frozen Green Smoothie Blender Packs
We’ve been drinking Best-Ever Green Smoothies in the morning or after nap time for a boost of healthy greens, but it’d also make a great pre-workout drink. Or, pair it with a couple scrambled eggs or a piece of peanut butter toast for a well-rounded breakfast. This green smoothie makes great smoothie blender packs too. Add the kale, baby spinach, and mango into ziplock baggies then freeze. When you’re ready to drink, pour the contents into a blender, add the liquid, and then blend!
Start with curly kale that’s been stripped off the woody stems then roughly chopped.
Add the kale plus baby spinach into a high-powered blender with frozen mango chunks. I have a Blendtec and absolutely love it. Kale can be a bit tough, but it’s blended to smithereens in this high-powered blender.
Finally add no sugar added 100% apple juice.
Pop the lid on top then blend until silky smooth. NO color editing here – the smoothie really is this bright green, but doesn’t taste like it!
Pour the smoothie into glasses then add a straw. The recipe makes 16oz so you could split with a partner, or keep the whole thing for yourself. Bright, fresh, healthy, and 100% delicious. I hope you love this healthy smoothie recipe as much as we do – enjoy!
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