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!).
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 (or any 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 and more
Grapes are sometimes an overlooked smoothie ingredient, yet they add some delicious flavor (and nutrients!). Check out these other great grape smoothie recipes:
If grapes aren't your fav smoothie ingredient, then I've also got some great green smoothies with orange:
- Mango orange smoothie
- Orange Julius smoothie
- Orange banana smoothie
- Beginner's luck green smoothie
- Berry orange smoothie
- Pineapple ginger orange smoothie
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
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- 1 cup spinach
- ½ cup water
- ½ orange
- ½ cup grapes
- ½ cup pineapple (frozen)
- 1 serving Protein Smoothie Boost (optional)
Instructions
- Blend spinach, water orange until smooth.
- Add remaining fruit and blend again.
Notes
- Use green or red grapes, whichever you prefer (green are a bit more tart).
- Swap spinach with the leafy green of your choice.
- Use at least 1 frozen fruit for a refreshingly cool smoothie.
Kim
This was one of my faves of the 10-Day challenge.
Mary
I use cilantro in the place of the spinach and it was very very good.
Caroline Hileman
not a fan of adding grapes but good taste
Simple Green Smoothies
So glad you gave it a try! 🙂
Loren
I enjoyed this one a lot! Added turmeric ginger smoothie cubes and pumpkin and hemp seeds. Great way to end the ten day smoothie challenge!
Dory
Perfect smoothie to finish the challenge. It was delicious!
Laura Perkins
Very tasty smoothie! My entire family loved it.
Shelby Foreman
I love pineapples in smoothies! The combination of sweet grapes and oranges is very refreshing!
Elizabeth Reyes
This is one of.my favorite smoothies! I meal prepped it so it was super easy to add water to Mason jar , throw the orange into blender and tada! Done! So delicious! Even my husband loved it.
Cynthia
Green grapes are not my fav in a smoothie because of the texture p. Otherwise yummy!
Sloane Grey
Yummy!! We replaced water with coconut water, and oranges with mangos, because we were out of oranges. We also added coconut milk smoothie cubes! It was be tasty!
Alannah
I loved the tart sweetness from the mix of citrus and grapes. Definitely a favorite in my book!
Shari Guymon
This smoothie was alright, but I like pineapple and oranges so much, that I would prefer to just eat the fruit separately and have a spinach salad. I know that smoothies are an easy way to get multiple nutrients all at once, but there are other combinations that I prefer to this one for my smoothies.
Erin
This was a 10/10. Loved the citrus from the orange, loved the sweetness + tartness from the grapes, loved that it didn't have (or need) banana! I added collagen powder and chia seeds, and gulped it down.
Susan Smith
This one is sweet enough to use as an after-dinner treat!
Ajcdav
Good combo of ingredients that taste good together. I add protein powder to my smoothies, and found that any recipes that call for just water never taste great. I think I would either omit the powder or add some type of plant based milk to help hide the flavor.
Lynne Miles
This was on the sweeter side and super thick. I added a little water and this went down well.