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Try a green grape smoothie for a bright snack full of fresh produce. This citrusy creation is definitely a kid-friendly recipe that I also enjoy.
Grape smoothies are a staple at my house, whenever the grapes don’t get eaten right after bringing them home! This green grape smoothie recipe is brightly delicious, and loved by young and old smoothie drinkers alike. So read on, or skip ahead to start blending right away (no judgement!).
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Green Smoothies vs Green Juice
When it comes to drinking your greens, there are two general ways to do it. Let’s break it down, so to explain why I like blending leafy green smoothies like this grape smoothie, rather than juicing.
Juicing fruits + veggies
Juicing greens gives you a concentrated small amount of liquid. The nutrients can be easily absorbed into your blood stream and benefit your body. Juicing doesn’t contain fiber, which helps your digestive system work properly, curb blood sugar spikes and keeps you full longer.
I definitely lean towards #teamsmoothie, yet I do think juicing has its benefits. I talk more about this on my podcast interview with Wellness Mama.
Blending green smoothies
Blending your greens creates a larger amount of liquid than juicing. It’s thicker due to the fiber retained in the greens. This slows down the speed at which the sugars and nutrients enter your body, as well as helps you stay full longer. Lots of fruit and veggies also have nutritional value in the skin, which can get lost in juicing (like the pith in the orange of this grape smoothie). Finally, juicing takes a LOT more produce than blending, which makes it more expensive.
How to Make an Affordable Grape Smoothie
This green grape smoothie recipe is a hit in our house. We love how easy it is to find the ingredients for this smoothie at the local grocery store. And they’re also affordable! That’s the key to making this a healthy habit for life— use ingredients you can always find and always afford.
It’s definitely okay to skip all the fancy potions and powders that people recommend you add to your smoothie. For this amazing recipe, all you need is:
- baby spinach (I prefer organic because it’s on the EWG’s dirty dozen list)
- green grapes (be sure to check for seeds before blending)
- pineapple (I use frozen pineapple to chill the smoothie and save me time chopping it up)
- oranges (naval oranges are so flavorful and juicy!)
Delicious Grape Smoothie Recipes
Grapes are sometimes an overlooked smoothie ingredient, yet they add some delicious flavor (and nutrients!). Check out these other great grape smoothie recipes:
I’d love it if you made this green smoothie, then left a rating + comment below. I always want to know what you think of these smoothie recipes, and what you add to them to make them your own. Happy blending!
Green Grape Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 cup spinach
- ½ cup water
- ½ orange peeled
- ½ cup grapes
- ½ cup pineapple frozen
- 1 serving homemade protein powder optional
Instructions
- Blend spinach, water orange until smooth.
- Add remaining fruit and blend again.
Equipment
Notes
- If you like it thicker, use less water (like 1/4 cup)
- Use green or red grapes, whichever you prefer (green are a bit more tart).
- Swap spinach with the leafy greens of your choice.
- Use at least 1 frozen fruit for a refreshingly cool smoothie.
Really good. Probably counts as 3-4 fruit / veggie servings for the day. A little on the sweet side for me, but am excited to try with my picky eater son.
Grapes really do make smoothies extra sweet (which is sometimes what I need!). You can also use less and add more spinach too— your son prob wouldn’t even notice!
The green grape smoothie was delightful! Light & refreshing! I will def. Try again and again.
The Green Grape Smoothie was so refreshing… and delicious!
Simply AMAZING!!
Love the combination of fruits! Very tasty!
I’m new to green smoothies, so I have only tried a couple. I really like this one! I like the combination of oranges and pineapple.
This has a great flavor to it. I used red grapes because that’s all I had on hand. I curious how kale would taste in this recipe. I used my Vitamix so I just threw all of the ingredients in the blender. Very smooth
Wow who knew you can add grapes. Amazing delicious
What an interesting and delicious combination of adding fresh green grapes to this wonderful smoothie! I don’t eat grapes enough – but I just love how sweet and mildly tart it was. I’d like to keep this one in my rotation!
Anytime I have too many grapes, I put them in the freezer. This recipe is awesome for adding the nice “sweet” taste into the recipe. I love spinach smoothies so this one is definitely a hit for me.
Love this smoothie, love the freshness of the grapes.
I really liked this smoothie with the sweet grapes and citrus. It reminded me of eating Mike and Ike candies. Will definitely keep this in the rotation.
I wasn’t sure what this would taste like. I didn’t really taste the grapes. Because the title was “green grapes, smoothie“ I thought I needed green grapes when I placed my grocery order. However, the recipe just says “grapes“. Maybe if I had used red grapes I might taste them.
I will make this again. I do have three oranges left and I just need one for another smoothie.