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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.
Sweet and refreshing! I prefer green grapes to red from when I’ve made this one before. But always a delicious go to!
I should have frozen the grapes as my pineapple is fresh so a little warm, but good! Added a banana because I had a very brown one to use up.
I love this one! It’s absolutely delicious!
Another great smoothie! I added some additional kale greens as I am trying to boost my iron through greens.
Love grapes and loved this smoothie.
This one tastes like summer! The grapes add just the right amount of sweetness. Another winner!
This was fantastic! Even got my 30 year old son interested and he had one as well. He turns his nose up to “green” stuff in a smoothie but tried it anyway. He loved it and actually said he’d make it on his own tomorrow. That is HUGE!
Thanks for all of the great ideas and getting me back on track!
Was very sweet and good!
I had frozen grapes in the fridge so I used those and added a little extra water for blendability. Sweet yumminess!
Good morning! On day 2 and this smoothie was perfect for the morning. It was very good I added protein in mine.
Another great flavor combination. Can’t wait to try tomorrow’s!
Love it very sweet if I want something sweet this is something good for you
GREEN GRAPE SMOOTHIE: just made tasty I love the flavors that come out of it the rest is in the Refrigerator for me to take to work in the morning got to say great Recipe
grapes are the price of gold nuggets right now, where I live, so I used honeydew melon instead. Also added some Basil for a bit of a kick. It went down well, not overly sweet.
Awesome idea to swap for honeydew, Petra! I bet it turned out nicely!
This was one of my faves of the 10-Day challenge.
I use cilantro in the place of the spinach and it was very very good.
not a fan of adding grapes but good taste
So glad you gave it a try! 🙂
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!