Kale is not everyone’s favorite leafy green, but it is definitely one of my most used green smoothie ingredients. Not only is kale a very nutritious vegetable, it’s also a smoothie ingredient that blends really well with fruits and other greens.
This is why I’ve selected 8 delicious kale smoothie recipes that will hopefully inspire you to consume more of this powerful vegetable and take advantage of its health benefits.
While meat is typically high in protein, there are in fact lots of vegetarian and also vegan protein sources as well.
Green smoothies are an excellent way to get extra protein in, sourced from vegetables and other non-meat foods.
Keen to give this a try? Check out 6 of my favorite high-protein smoothie recipes that are not only powerful and nutritious, but also taste great.
It’s no surprise that kale has slowly become the go-to ingredient for green smoothies, juices and shakes. Perhaps a bit too much hyped up as a super food, kale does actually have some amazing and unique health benefits.
But unless you have a powerful blender at home, such as a Blendtec or a Vitamix, kale is not always the easiest of ingredients to blend into a delicious smoothie.
As a green smoothie fanatic, I love experimenting with new ingredients for my recipes and over the years I have created some of the best but also some of the worst green smoothies. But that’s the fun of blending, some recipes work and others simply don’t.
Broccolini is definitely not the first vegetable you’d think of when experimenting with green smoothies. And not surprisingly, it’s very hard to find any broccolini smoothie recipes on the Internet either. But that doesn’t mean we can’t try it!
This parsley and cucumber detox green smoothie with extra ginger and lemon is a powerful way to detox and to feel recharged and revitalized within moments.
Packed with nutrients this detox green smoothie will reduce inflammation and will detoxify and re-hydrate your body.
Kale and spinach are two of my favorite veggies to add to my green smoothies, because of their strong nutritional benefits but also because of their somewhat neutral flavors.
When you combine these two together and mix it up with avocado and fresh fruit, chances are you will end up with a super nutritious and very green looking smoothie.
Green smoothies have become increasingly popular over the years, and with so many affordable household blenders on the market it is now easier than ever to prepare green smoothies in your own kitchen.
I’ve been hooked to blending since many years now, and I can honestly say that drinking green smoothies on a regular basis has changed my life dramatically.