Healthy Green Smoothie. An Easy Green Smoothie To Try

This is one of the best green smoothie recipes! My healthy mango smoothie is one of the easiest green smoothie recipes and is a great green smoothie recipe for beginners. It's also vegan!

I love this easy green smoothie recipe as a breakfast option. With 1 scoop of protein, it will keep you full throughout the morning.

How To Make A Healthy Mango Smoothie

To make this green smoothie recipe, you will need the following ingredients:

💚 1 cup of frozen mango

💚 ½ cup frozen spinach (I use frozen spinach medallions, about 40 grams)

💚 1 cup of almond milk (or any of your favourite plant milk)

💚 1 scoop / 30grams of pea protein

💚 1 tablespoon of chia seeds

💚 ½ teaspoon of stevia (if the mango isn't very sweet, or if you use unsweetened plant milk)

💚 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract

💚 A dash of cold water to help the smoothie blend if it’s a little too thick (or more almond milk if not calorie counting)

Press play on this video to see this smoothie being made

How To Make A Green Smoothie

What to put in a green smoothie? The ingredients for a green smoothie can be flexible as long as you follow XX ingredients rules

1. Protein for a green smoothie

💚 Add 1 scoop of protein for additional protein to your smoothies. If you don't take protein powder this can always be substituted for 1 scoop of rolled oats. However rolled oats have far less protein content. You could also substitute 1 scoop of protein powder for 1-2 tablespoon of flaxseeds

2. Choose your greens

💚 Spinach and kale work well in smoothies. Always keep spinach / kale in your freezer so it's always on hand to use. You can start with a small amount (¼ cup) and gradually add more and more greens to your smoothie as your tasebuds adjust

💚 Zucchini is another great green vegetable to add to your green smoothies. Zucchini will surprisingly add a creamy texture to your smoothie. You can also slice up pieces of zucchini and keep it frozen in your freezer. Ready to use when needed

💚 I usually add spinach, kale, or zucchini to my smoothies. If I want to make it an extra healthy green smoothie, I will add spinach OR kale, plus 3 slices of zuchini

3. Choose your fruit

💚 In this recipe I have chose mango. Mango is a great smoothie option because it is sweet and creates a smooth texture

💚 Other great options for any green smoothie include bananas, pineapple and berries

💚 TIP - add frozen pineapple to this green smoothie if you want it sweeter

4. Choose your plant milk

💚 This smoothie recipe is made with almond milk. You can choose any milk such as soy milk, oat milk, cashew milk etc

💚 TIP - be aware if you plant milk is sweetened already. You definitely won't need to add any sweetener if it is

5. Decide if you need to add sweetener

💚 In this recipe I add 1 teaspoon of stevia. If you are new to green smoothies it can take some time getting use to the green flavour. I recommend to start with it sweet and slowly reduce your sugar / sweetener addition to zero. And at the same time slowly increase the amount of greens you add

Looking for A Different Type of Smoothie Why Not check out some of my other smoothie recipes

What Blender For A Green Smoothie?

A good high speed blender is crucial to a good green smoothie! I personally have tested and tried 3 different blenders:

• The Nutribullet. This was my first blender and it is honestly one of the best budget high speed blenders. I used my Nutribullet for close to 10 years to make all of my green smoothie recipes. You made need to add a little more liquid to keep the smoothie blending smoothly
• Vitamix. I recently upgraded to a Vitamix and it's smoothies are truly amazing. Incredibly smooth, no lumpy pieces, and no issue blending the thicker smoothies
• The Phillips blender that came with my food processor. A basic blender, I find this works just fine! Slightly less blended than the Nutribullet.