Green Smoothie with Mint
This green smoothie recipe is vegan and all about freshness, with spinach adding a nutritional boost, avocado and banana adding creamy richness, and mint and cucumber giving a refreshing, cooling quality. With over three servings of fruit and vegetables and no added sugar, this smoothie is the perfect addition to your healthy breakfast rotation.
Servings: 1
Ingredients
- 1 cup spinach leaves, tough stems removed
- 1 cup coconut water, water, or unsweetened almond milk
- 1/2 avocado
- 1/2 cup chopped cucumber, peeled and seeds removed
- 1/3 cup frozen banana slices
- 3/4 cup frozen pineapple chunks
- 3 tablespoons finely chopped mint leaves
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
Instructions
- Blend: In a blender, add the spinach, liquid of choice, avocado, cucumber, banana, pineapple, mint, and lemon juice. Blend until desired consistency is reached, 30 to 45 seconds.
- Serve: Pour into a serving glass and enjoy immediately.
Notes
- To freeze bananas, first remove them from their peel. Slice into chunks and freeze in a plastic bag.
- If you don’t have the frozen ingredients on hand, lower the amount of liquid and add in a handful of ice to make the smoothie nice and cold.
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Nutrition
Calories: 341.5kcal | Carbohydrates: 50.9g | Protein: 6.8g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 2.7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9.9g | Sodium: 290.6mg | Potassium: 1760mg | Fiber: 14.8g | Sugar: 26.6g | Vitamin A: 3749.6IU | Vitamin C: 100.4mg | Calcium: 164.6mg | Iron: 3.5mg
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