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
Equipment
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.
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.
What a great way to use up grapes. My family hates sour grapes so I use them my smoothie
Family favorite – delicious!
I don’t have a fancy blender, but the consistency of this smoothie didn’t turn out great for me. Maybe I need to add more water than the recipe required. The taste is pretty good, sweet like grape juice!
Love this one…so good almost drank in on gulp!
Another wonderful smoothie….very refreshing…still have not tried all your smoothies yet, but so far have not found one we did not like…thank you.
Yay, that’s awesome, Dieta! I love that you’re trying all the recipes. 🙂
I started the challenge on 4th Jan. This is definitely one of my favourites! I blended it yesterday as I had some grapes that needed eating. Will keep on blending and going for the plant based meals. I am feeling much better and the smoothies are helping to keep the unhealthy snacks at bay! Thank you for all the recipes in the challenge. I will go back and try the ones I missed.
Great smoothie! Very refreshing! And made all 10 days!
I didn’t start until Jan. 6. I am definitely feeling better. Make my smoothie in the morning for breakfast to start my day. I suffer from osteoarthritis. Is there a good smoothie to help with that?
Still not a fan of the grapes, but love the other flavors.
This was by far one of my favorites! So tangy! I love that in a smoothie! Adding citrus to my smoothies has always been so refreshing. One of my go to’s has an orange, lime and lemon in it! SOOOO GOOD!
I hate to rate this one at all because I had to change it up so much. I didn’t have grapes and I can’t eat pineapple. Instead, I tried mango and blueberries. I’m just glad I made something to complete the 10 days!!!
I switched the grapes for blueberries because we had eaten all of them from the last recipe. But we also didn’t like the other smoothie that included them. So, with blueberries this is delicious. Thanks for all the recipes that came with this challenge! I have enjoyed it and will continue to blend.
By far my favorite smoothie in this challange
Adding grapes was a new for me but it was still good. Not my fav hit of make it again.
I ended up liking grapes in smoothies. The 10
Day challenge was fun!
Enjoyed this one too. Thanks for the Challenge.