Name: Nutritious Green Smoothie
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: Handful of fresh spinach (more if you would like); half of an avocado, skin removed; 1 banana (preferably frozen); 1 green apple, cut into chunks (preferably frozen); 1 kiwi, skin removed (preferably frozen); 1-2 tablespoons chia seeds (I used 1 tablespoon); 3/4 cup coconut water (or water)

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Wake up to this beautiful Nutritious Green Smoothie! Spinach along with frozen banana, apples, kiwi, avocado, and chia seeds are blended with coconut water to create this gorgeous, healthy smoothie. It’s packed full of healthy fats and nutrients to get your day started. It’s also kid friendly, a smoothie for the entire family!

It’s January 5th so that means everyone is eating healthy! Because of this, I have decided to share a few healthy recipes to start the new year off right. Today is a…Nutritious Green Smoothie! We drink a ton of smoothies in our house because our little one loves them. It’s such an easy way to sneak vegetables into her diet.

Anyone else have trouble getting their kids to eat vegetables? I’m assuming so…isn’t it like the hardest thing ever?

Raya is actually not too bad. She will eat what we give her, buuuut she is starting to get a little picky (eye roll). So we make smoothies to make sure she gets what she needs to grow healthy.

Plus it keeps me away from the bagels in the morning…instead I share a smoothie with her.

If you have trouble getting your kids to drink smoothies, try getting them involved. Raya thinks the blender is hilarious which helps her get excited about smoothies. Also, start them young! Raya started drinking smoothies around 12 months. If they can’t use a straw, spoon feed it them. I don’t know why they wouldn’t love it, especially this one!

This smoothie is packed full of all the green goods…spinach, apple, kiwi, avocado, spinach and a banana for sweetness. I keep it simple around here when it comes to smoothies. I don’t get too crazy with ingredients, but you could add a ton more to this smoothie if you want…a cucumber would be a nice touch for example.

Hope this helps your New Year’s resolution!

Yield: 2 smoothies

Nutritious Green Smoothie

Prep Time 5 minutes

Total Time 5 minutes

Ingredients

Handful of fresh spinach (more if you would like)
half of an avocado, skin removed
1 banana (preferably frozen)
1 green apple, cut into chunks (preferably frozen)
1 kiwi, skin removed (preferably frozen)
1-2 tablespoons chia seeds (I used 1 tablespoon)
3/4 cup coconut water (or water)

Instructions

Add all of the ingredients into your blender and blend until smooth.

Notes

If you are able, prepare the fruit (banana, apple, & kiwi) and freeze it. This will help make your smoothie nice and cold. If you are not able to freeze, your smoothie will be warm which you can then chill in the freezer for 5 minutes if you would like.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 283Total Fat: 12gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 125mgCarbohydrates: 45gFiber: 14gSugar: 23gProtein: 6g

Nutrition information is automatically calculated. Use as an approximation only.

Nutritious Green Smoothie