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Ultimate Fruit and Vegetable Smoothie

Published on 2.6.2021 by Jen Hansard

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fruit and vegetable smoothie

Get in your greens with this refreshing fruit and vegetable smoothie. Bright and citrusy, this smoothie is packed with superfood kale and spinach for a nutritious start to your morning. With warming ginger and zingy lemon, this green smoothie is big on flavor and has the perfect balance of nutrition and hydration. Make this fruit and veggie smoothie part of your morning routine for a tasty start to your day.

ingredients for a fruit and veggie smoothie

Adding veggies to your smoothie

While leafy greens are a great start to vegetables in your smoothie, are there other ways to add in veggies that won't have you doing the 'plug the nose and gulp' routine? Yes! There are tons of great veggies that add nutrition to smoothies, without altering the taste. In this fruit and vegetable smoothie, I added cucumber and celery. Celery is loaded with fiber and antioxidants, as well as nutrients that help lower blood pressure. Cucumber, which is actually a fruit that most people refer to as a veggie, contains fiber, vitamin K, vitamin C, and potassium. Both green ingredients are bright, crunchy, and pair nicely with the lemon and ginger for a happy wakeup call.

leafy greens are great vegetables for smoothies

The power of leafy greens in this fruit and vegetable smoothie

Typically I choose 1 leafy green to add to my smoothie, yet 1 just wasn't good enough for this fun fruit and veggie smoothie recipe! Kale and spinach come from different plant families, so when I talk about rotating your greens, these are the most common choices. The combined forces of these 2 superfood ingredients provide incredible antioxidant, cancer fighting, immunity boosting power. If smoothies were super heroes, then this fruit and veggie smoothie would be #TheCancerCrusher.

a super powered list of ingredients for this fruit and vegetable smoothie recipe

Using fresh ingredients in smoothies

It can be hard to find and afford fresh smoothie ingredients. I often encourage smoothie lovers to buy in bulk, in season, and local to get the best bang for their buck. When I started drinking green smoothies, I was on WIC to help get smoothie ingredients. Because we didn't have health insurance or steady income, and I used smoothies as my kids' pharmacy (and they worked!). I discovered we could eat fresh produce on a budget, and that doing so helped us stay healthy.

For this fruit and vegetable smoothie, I encourage you to use fresh lemons and fresh ginger. Costco recently started selling fresh ginger for a GREAT price, so I started grabbing a box each month. They also have giant bags of lemons. Jarred lemon juice often has preservatives and other chemicals, which is why I use fresh lemon juice.

love at first sip for this smoothie

Veggie smoothies that actually taste good

It’s no surprise that eating more vegetables lowers your risk of chronic disease. Adding veggies into your smoothies is just one more tasty way to increase your overall daily nutrient content. Here are some more smoothie recipes that utilize vegetables, like the fruit and vegetable smoothie recipe below, without compromising on taste:

  • Smoothie to Fight Bloating
  • Strawberry Carrot Smoothie
  • Creamy Smoothie Bowl with Cauliflower
  • Sweet Potato Smoothie
  • Apple Celery Smoothie
  • Red Velvet Green Smoothie
  • Savory Tomato Smoothie

Easy veggies to add to smoothies

You'd be surprised how easy it is to add vegetables to smoothies. Cauliflower is one of my fav additions, because it's creamy, and virtually tasteless. Go for the frozen kind with this ingredient, as that kills the taste. Beets not only add a fun color, but also folate and vitamin C. Carrots are slightly sweet, and pair well with a variety of fruits in smoothies.

I typically buy all 3 of the above veggies fresh, then dice them up and freeze them. That way I can easily scoop them into my next smoothie.

Boosting a fruit and vegetable smoothie

While this smoothie is a powerful mix of nutrients, adding in protein + healthy fats will make it the ultimate meal replacement. Because I don't want to ruin the hard work my fruits and veggies are doing in my smoothies, I don't use protein powder with chemicals. Instead, I use a completely plant-based, organic protein powder that adds 10 grams of protein and 4 grams of healthy fat. It's called Protein Smoothie Boost, and I created it myself, after years of disappointment from other so-called 'healthy' powders that didn't live up to the hype. Adding 1 serving of Smoothie Boost to this fruit and vegetable smoothie brings it up to 12 grams of protein, which will help you stay full longer, and allow your body to slowly process the energy you just drank in, so no sugar crash 2 hours later.

Do you want to blend this smoothie? Let me know in the comments section how your blend went, and what you added to this smoothie to make it work for you!

 

fruit and vegetable smoothie

Fruit and Vegetable Smoothie

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Whip up this fruit and vegetable smoothie to start your day with plant powered nutrients. Perfect as a nutrient-packed breakfast, or a refreshing mid-morning pick me up!
Total Time5 minutes
Servings1

Ingredients

  • ½ cup spinach
  • ½ cup kale
  • 1 apple (green)
  • ½ cucumber (peeled)
  • 1 lemon
  • 1 celery (stalk )
  • 1 inch ginger root
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 serving Protein Smoothie Boost (optional)

Instructions

  • Blend spinach, kale, and water until no leafy chunks remain.
  • Add remaining ingredients, blending until smooth.

Notes

  • I like to lightly peel the lemon before adding it, to get in the white pith.
  • I leave the cucumber unpeeled as well.
  • Swap green apple for the apple of your choice.

Nutrition (estimated)

Calories: 176kcal (9%) Carbohydrates: 44g (15%) Protein: 5g (10%) Fat: 1g (2%) Saturated Fat: 1g (6%) Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g Monounsaturated Fat: 1g Sodium: 76mg (3%) Potassium: 929mg (27%) Fiber: 10g (42%) Sugar: 25g (28%) Vitamin A: 5163IU (103%) Vitamin C: 116mg (141%) Calcium: 149mg (15%) Iron: 2mg (11%)
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Comments

  1. Rhonda Taormino-Reed

    July 01, 2022 at 4:06 pm

    Have you tried making this with an added frozen banana? If so, how does it effect the taste? Also, is an apple such as Fuji or Honeycrisp ok to use in place of a green apple?

    Reply
  2. Amanda

    June 21, 2021 at 11:26 am

    5 stars
    This recipe is fully plant-powered!!

    Reply
  3. Kat

    June 03, 2021 at 4:17 pm

    5 stars
    Ginger is seriously the best! I'm in love.

    Reply
  4. Kim

    June 03, 2021 at 12:43 pm

    5 stars
    I wasn't sure about the cucumber but it was really refreshing! Great recipe!

    Reply
  5. Oladunjoye Aasiyah Ololade

    March 08, 2021 at 12:00 pm

    This will be so yummy , but please can kale be substitute with lettuce.

    Reply
    • Simple Green Smoothies

      March 09, 2021 at 9:47 am

      So glad you asked! Rawkin lettuce in a smoothie doesn't generally go too well. The best swaps for kale would be spinach, Swiss chard or even collard greens.

  6. Nillie

    February 18, 2021 at 10:23 am

    5 stars
    This was such a good new breakfast. For the first time I feel energized and ready to go naturally. Thank you so much!
    Nillie

    Reply
  7. Erin

    February 15, 2021 at 7:12 am

    5 stars
    This was a stretch for me, since I don't like cucumber in smoothies. Yet I did it, and the lemon helped balance the taste!

    Reply

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