Green smoothies are perfect for breakfast, in between meals or they can even replace a meal. Green smoothies are the perfect addition to your healthy eating regimen. Everybody wants to know whats the secret to creating the best green smoothies ever. Well I’ve found to create the best green smoothies ever you should stick to the following formula which consists of 3 primary components:

1. A Liquid Base
2. Fresh or Frozen Fruit
3. Dark Leafy Green Vegetables

Here’s the formula:

2-3 cups of your favorite liquid base
1/2 cup each of your favorite fresh or frozen fruit
1 cup of dark leafy green veggies (see my recommendations below)

Using these 3 primary components you can create the most amazing green smoothies made from ingredients that you LOVE and that you and your whole family will LOVE. If you are new to green smoothies you will be surprised, you will not taste the greens but will still reap all the amazing benefits. Share it with children and they will LOVE it too!!!!

The liquid base can be any of the following:

Fresh or distilled water
Coconut water (see my last blog post on coconut water, my favorite brands and where to purchase it)
Fresh pressed juice
Fresh organic juice (apple, pineapple, grape, orange, etc)
Non dairy milk (almond, hemp, brazil nut, cashew, coconut milk, etc)

Fresh or Frozen Fruit

Add your favorite fresh or frozen fruit to create the best green smoothie ever. Frozen fruit will give you a more chilled smoothie with a thick and creamy consistency. While fresh fruit will give you a smoothie with a more thinner consistency. You can also use half frozen and half fresh fruit for a great consistency. My basic rule of thumb is to choose up to two or three of your favorite fruits. Here are some of the fruits that I like to use to make a delicious smoothie. If I’ve left one of your favorite fruit choices out, add it to the list and add it to your smoothie:

Pineapple
Mango
Strawberries
Raspberries
Banana
Apple
Peaches
Kiwi
Cherries

Dark Leafy Greens

Finally don’t forget your dark leafy green vegetables. If you are new to consuming green smoothies, I recommend incorporating a banana as one of your fruit choice to cut the taste of the greens or you can add a fresh organic fruit juice to keep it sweet and enjoyable. These are some of the dark leafy greens that I recommend for your green smoothies, they have a smooth taste and are not so bitter while still loaded with tons of nutritional benefit:

Spinach
Green Swiss Chard
Kale
Bok Choy

The kitchen equipment needed to make your green smoothie is a high speed blender. Add all of your ingredients to the blender. Blend until smooth and enjoy!!! It really cannot get any more quick and easier than this. A healthy time saving tip is to double the recipe and prepare a little extra and store it in a glass mason jar so that you can have enough for a few days. Green smoothies stay fresh for up to 3 days.

Here are some of my favorite green smoothie recipes:

Greens In A Bottle

Fresh pressed apple juice or an organic apple juice from your local health food store
Banana
Mango
Spinach or Kale

Blend and Enjoy!!!

Island Green Smoothie

Coconut Milk
Strawberry
Banana
Pineapple
Spinach or Swiss Chard

Blend and Enjoy!!!