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Get ready for some smoothie-savvy swaps! Allergies and inaccessibility to ingredients can definitely make you shy away from certain green smoothie recipes. Yet have no fear! We’ve compiled a list of great substitutions so you can still reap the rawesome results!
Ingredient: swap with…
Almonds, raw: Any other raw nut: Brazil nuts, cashews, hazelnuts, walnuts
Almond milk: Any other nut milk, coconut milk, rice milk, oat milk
Apples: Another variety of apple, pears
Apricots: Peaches, nectarines, mango
Bananas: Avocados (for same creamy texture)
Beets: Carrots, red cabbage
Blackberries: Blueberries, raspberries, cherries, strawberries
Blueberries: Blackberries, raspberries, cherries, strawberries
Broccoli: Cauliflower, cabbage
Cabbage: Spinach, bok choy, romaine, chard, watercress
Cantaloupe: Honeydew or another melon variety, peaches, papaya
Carrots: Sweet potatoes, beets, pumpkin
Cashews, raw: Any other raw nut
Cherries: Blackberries, raspberries, blueberries
Cilantro: Parsley, basil, mint
Coconut water: Filtered water, coconut milk, almond milk
Collard greens: Kale, beet greens, spinach, Swiss chard, bok choy
Cranberries: Cherries, raspberries, pomegranate arils
Fennel: Celery (for texture) and anise seeds (for flavor)
Garlic: Shallot
Ginger, fresh: 1 tablespoon fresh ginger = 1⁄2 tablespoon dried ground ginger
Grapefruit: Clementine, orange, tangerine
Honeydew: Cantaloupe or another melon variety, green grapes
Kale: Arugula, watercress, spinach, Swiss chard, green cabbage, collard greens, beet greens
Kiwifruit: Mango, orange, tangerine, lime
Lemon: Lime, orange, tangerine, clementine
Lime: Lemon, orange, tangerine, clementine
Mangoes: Peaches, nectarines, papaya, apricots
Nectarines: Peaches, mangoes, apricots
Oranges: Clementines, tangerines, mangoes, papaya
Parsley: Kale, arugula, watercress
Peaches: Nectarines, mango, apricots
Pears: Apples, peaches, nectarines, plums
Pineapple: Oranges, mangoes, peaches
Plums: Apricots, peaches, nectarines
Pomegranate arils: Cranberries, pineapple, strawberries
Raspberries: Blackberries, blueberries, cherries, strawberries
Romaine: Spinach, Swiss chard, beet greens
Strawberries: Blueberries, raspberries, cherries, blackberries, peaches, nectarines
Swiss chard (silver beet): Kale, spinach, romaine, collard greens, beet greens, cabbage, watercress, arugula
Tangerines: Oranges, clementines
Watermelon: Cantaloupe, honeydew
