Get ready for some smoothie-savvy swaps! Allergies and inaccessibility to ingredients can definitely make you shy away from certain green smoothie recipes. Yet have no fear! We’ve compiled a list of great substitutions so you can still reap the rawesome results!
If you are on the fence on joining one of our seasonal cleanses, this guide can help give you some easy swaps and answer the question of why cleanse?
Ingredient: swap with…
Almonds, raw: Any other raw nut: Brazil nuts, cashews, hazelnuts, walnuts
Almond milk: Any other nut milk, coconut milk, rice milk, oat milk
Apples: Another variety of apple, pears
Apricots: Peaches, nectarines, mango
Bananas: Avocados (for same creamy texture)
Beets: Carrots, red cabbage
Blackberries: Blueberries, raspberries, cherries, strawberries
Blueberries: Blackberries, raspberries, cherries, strawberries
Broccoli: Cauliflower, cabbage
Cabbage: Spinach, bok choy, romaine, chard, watercress
Cantaloupe: Honeydew or another melon variety, peaches, papaya
Carrots: Sweet potatoes, beets, pumpkin
Cashews, raw: Any other raw nut
Cherries: Blackberries, raspberries, blueberries
Cilantro: Parsley, basil, mint
Coconut water: Filtered water, coconut milk, almond milk
Collard greens: Kale, beet greens, spinach, Swiss chard, bok choy
Cranberries: Cherries, raspberries, pomegranate arils
Fennel: Celery (for texture) and anise seeds (for flavor)
Garlic: Shallot
Ginger, fresh: 1 tablespoon fresh ginger = 1⁄2 tablespoon dried ground ginger
Grapefruit: Clementine, orange, tangerine
Honeydew: Cantaloupe or another melon variety, green grapes
Kale: Arugula, watercress, spinach, Swiss chard, green cabbage, collard greens, beet greens
Kiwifruit: Mango, orange, tangerine, lime
Lemon: Lime, orange, tangerine, clementine
Lime: Lemon, orange, tangerine, clementine
Mangoes: Peaches, nectarines, papaya, apricots
Nectarines: Peaches, mangoes, apricots
Oranges: Clementines, tangerines, mangoes, papaya
Parsley: Kale, arugula, watercress
Peaches: Nectarines, mango, apricots
Pears: Apples, peaches, nectarines, plums
Pineapple: Oranges, mangoes, peaches
Plums: Apricots, peaches, nectarines
Pomegranate arils: Cranberries, pineapple, strawberries
Raspberries: Blackberries, blueberries, cherries, strawberries
Romaine: Spinach, Swiss chard, beet greens
Strawberries: Blueberries, raspberries, cherries, blackberries, peaches, nectarines
Swiss chard (silver beet): Kale, spinach, romaine, collard greens, beet greens, cabbage, watercress, arugula
Tangerines: Oranges, clementines
Watermelon: Cantaloupe, honeydew
