Glowing Green Smoothie
Kim Snyder's Glowing Green Smoothie filled with healthy greens like lettuce and spinach, and sweetened with apples and pears, is a great way to start your day.
Ingredients
- 1½ cup (360 ml) water
- 12 ounces (340 g) organic romaine lettuce, chopped
- ½ bunch organic spinach
- 4 stalks organic celery, diced
- 1 organic apple, seeded, cored, quartered
- 1 organic pear, seeded, quartered
- 1 organic banana, peeled, halved
- ½ organic lemon, peeled, seeded
- ⅓ bunch organic cilantro, with stems (optional)
- ⅓ bunch organic parsley, with stems (optional)
Directions
- Place water, romaine, spinach, celery, and optional ingredients, if using, into the Vitamix container in the order listed and secure lid.
- Select Variable 1.
- Turn machine on and slowly increase speed to Variable 8.
- Blend for 30 seconds or until smooth. Stop machine and remove lid.
- Add apple, pear, banana and lemon to the Vitamix container in the order listed and secure lid.
- Select Variable 1.
- Turn machine on and slowly increase to the highest speed.
- Blend for 30 seconds or until desired consistency is reached.
Notes
Nutrition information is based upon usage of optional ingredients.
Nutrition Information
| Serving Size | 1 cup (240 ml) |
| Amount Per Servings | |
| Calories | 60 |
| Total Fat | 0.5g |
| Saturated Fat | 0g |
| Cholesterol | 0mg |
| Sodium | 45mg |
| Total Carbohydrate | 15g |
| Dietary Fiber | 4g |
| Sugars | 8g |
| Protein | 2g |
Glowing Green Smoothie is rated
out of
5 by
13.
Rated 4 out of
5
by
Ginger from
Suprisingly good!
This was recommended by a friend. I was a little skeptical because there were so many greens. The flavor is very good and it is so filling because of all the fiber. My friend has it for breakfast for a great start to her day. I am going to make this my daily nutritional drink, too!
Date published: 2016-01-13
Rated 4 out of
5
by
Chuman from
Grows on you
Questioned whether I'd like this one or not because of the ecliptic ingredient list, but it's surprisingly not bad. I did include parsley and cilantro. It's also very filling. Didn't have cravings for much else the entire day. Will make again.
Date published: 2017-03-06
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Christi from
Pure Goodness
The vitamix directions are perfect. The taste of the smoothie is pleasant, not necessarily yummy... so I took a 12oz portion as my breakfast & added a few ice cubes & Stevia. The smoothie is so pleasing because you get the overwhelming sense of purity and goodness.
Date published: 2018-02-15
Rated 5 out of
5
by
TomW from
How does it keep?
This makes ALOT but looks great. Will it keep well in the fridge for a day or 2?
Date published: 2017-12-31
Rated 5 out of
5
by
pearlpeachy from
Surprisingly good!
I was a little scared of all the greens, but it's actually really good! I used a 5 oz package of romaine hearts, which was 2 whole romaine hearts. I can't imagine using the full 12 oz, I don't think it would all fit in the blender! I used the cilantro and parsley and all other listed ingredients, plus a small piece of fresh ginger, 1 tbsp of hemp seeds, a little stevia, and an extra banana. This made about 7 cups of smoothie. Was a good portion for 2 adults for breakfast. Will be making again frequently!
Date published: 2018-12-26
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Suzie P from
Great
I was wondering how we would like it. It tasted much better after adding another banana! I did not use parsley or cilantro. Will make again!
Date published: 2017-12-10
Rated 5 out of
5
by
AdamLemurWilson from
Delicious!
This was the first thing I made with my Vitamix. I've been making it for breakfast for 4 months! It's delicious!
Date published: 2018-07-01
Rated 3 out of
5
by
AdamNYC31 from
Ok but don't use too much parsley or cilantro
First off this makes A LOT. Double what a single person would consume.
Second, put just a tiny amount of cilantro and parsley in. I put the 1/3 of a bunch and it overpowered the entire thing. Tasted like I was drinking a parsley smoothy; yuck. I recovered it by adding another pear and banana; then it was just ok.
Date published: 2019-02-24
