The Green Thing Smoothie is the most nutrient-dense, veggie-packed blended treat you can enjoy for snacks or meals, getting your veggies in without even trying! Be brave and customize it to make something all your own!
First of all, thank you all SO much for the lovely, warm wishes you left for me Monday. I feel so loved. Between my Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and right here, I felt surrounded by happiness on my birthday, and that was perfection.
Moving forward.
I’ve gotten really into smoothie making. I think it’s because I love my Vitamix blender so much. I get separation anxiety when I leave town and have to leave it on the counter (don’t worry, I think it’s coming with me on future trips…). I just love it.
Anyways, I’m getting more and more green with my smoothies. And I love being able to get a majority of my veggie servings down before lunch! Score. Point, me.
So, this is it.
It’s The Green Thing.
I honestly call it The Green Thang…but I know that Thing is a bit more sensible for an official title. But, you say “thing,” I say “thang.” Just know that while you’re making your Green Thing, I’m making my Green Thang.
No biggie.
It’s SO many veggies in one glass, you won’t even have to worry if you don’t see another vegetable for the whole day!
Here’s the best part! You can dramatically change the flavor with little tweaks, and not lose any of the valuable nutrients of the smoothie. You can drink it straight if you love it (woohoo), but if it’s too “green” for you, add a handful or two of honeydew melon, pineapple, banana, or berries! Just choose one, you can’t lose! You could even add 2 Tbs of cocoa powder!
What I love about making smoothies, is that they’re stress-free! You seriously just start adding what you know you love, and in the end you have an amazingly nutritious snack or meal. I like that the portion is so big, I can pour it into two jars and for snacks (and I usually add a little something extra to my snack time if I’m only drinking half), or I can add a scoop of protein (I prefer Vega or a plant-based protein) and enjoy it for a meal. Can’t beat that!
Enjoy! And let me know what you love to add to your Green Thing! [Thang]
- ½ large cucumber
- 1 large carrot
- 2 celery stalks
- 1/3 cup Italian flat-leaf parsley
- 2 handfuls of spinach
- ¼ avocado
- ½ apple (I like red, but a green one would be bright and fab too)
- ½ frozen banana
- 1 Tbs. pepitas (pumpkin seeds)
- 1 Tbs. flaxseeds
- 1 tsp. spirulina (optional if you can’t find it)
- 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
- ice, if desired
- Optional add-ins: ½-1 cup of honeydew melon, pineapple, or berries; 1-2 Tbs. cocoa powder; scoop of Vega protein powder (or your favorite plant-based protein)
- Chop any large veggies into larger chunks.
- Place all of the ingredients into your blender and blend until smooth.
- Add more almond milk if you like a thinner smoothie, add ice if you like it thicker and icier.
- It's easier to blend a smoothie like this with a high-speed blender, like a Vitamix or Blendtec. I've never used a Blendtec, but I've heard great things about them. I love my Vitamix and highly recommend it. If you don't have a powerful blender, try blending the almond milk and spinach together first, then add the other veggies and smoothie ingredients to blend until smooth.
I’ve been making the same green smoothie for over a year now. I should try something new. Especially since this one is a bit healthier than mine.
I’ve just recently started loving green smoothies, so I’ll definitely have to try your delicious looking one 🙂
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love everything about this post! smoothies. vitamix. vega. green smoothies! i love adding veggies to my smoothie. i love juicing, but i like to keep the fiber, so adding it to the vitamix is perfect! pinning for later 🙂
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I do LOVE smoothies, but I haven’t had one this green in a while. Need to!
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i usually only do spinach in my smoothies – may have to branch out a bit! this looks good!
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The giant celery stalk garnish is killing me, I love it!! You gotta be festive about celebrating all that nutrition 🙂
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i love making smoothies in the morning for breakfast, definitely need to recreate this recipe. loving trying new smoothies combinations!
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EMMMM…yummy….. Love this.
Yhanks Melissa
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Thank you so much for the great smoothie recipes! I drink UltraFiber Plus everday and I get bored with drinking it straight so I’ve turned to adding it to smoothies. I think I’ll try passing this smoothie off on my kids as the “Ninja Turtle Smoothie”. (Wish me luck lol) I can’t to try this.
*wait
I can’t wait to try this.
A must try, I luv green smothies. I already drink a Wake-Up green smothie (veggies)
Hi!
I am in the market for a vitamix after reading your post!
What model do you use?
Hi there! This is the Vitamix Professional Series 750 model and I love it! Here’s a link to it –> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00C6MWPNK/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00C6MWPNK&linkCode=as2&tag=trewitatwi08-20&linkId=SXN3RY5PJSEWYW4L
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This smoothie sounds fabulous and looks incredible! What would you recommend to substitute almond milk? maybe coconut? One of my children is allergic to almonds. Thus me never try almond milk lol thanks!