Each serving of spinach contains a healthy dose of vitamins and antioxidants, making it the perfect ingredient for your morning smoothies. Use the following 5 spinach smoothie recipes to help you lose weight, prevent illness, and cleanse your skin:
1 – Healthy Skin Smoothie
This spinach smoothie recipe is the perfect choice for clearer, healthier skin. It contains ingredients, such as avocado, mango, and spinach, which provide healthy fats, carotenoids, and vitamin C. For this recipe, and the rest of the spinach smoothie recipes described, combine the ingredients in your blender and mix until smooth.
Ingredients
2 cups of spinach
½ cup plain coconut water
1 cup pineapple (chopped)
1 cup mango (chopped)
2 ripe bananas (sliced)
½ an avocado (sliced)
2 – Lime and Coconut Green Smoothie
This green smoothie will help hydrate your skin and cleanse your body. The coconut milk and water is beneficial for your skin, while the lime juice will help detox your liver. The addition of spinach rounds out the health benefits.
Ingredients
2 cups of spinach
½ cup of coconut water
½ cup of coconut milk
1 lime (juiced)
½ a frozen banana
3 – Peach Banana Spinach Smoothie
Adding peaches give this smoothie a fuller juiciness, without adding more refined sugars. Peaches contain polyphenols that have been found to help fight cancer cells. The combination of peaches and banana help overpower the taste of spinach, making this a great recipe for those that do not like spinach.
Ingredients
2 large handfuls of spinach
2 peaches
1 banana
1 splash of fresh orange juice
NOTE: You could also add a ½ cup of plain yogurt or almond milk to this recipe. You will also want to de-pit the peaches before placing them in your blender.
4 – Power Smoothie
The power smoothie packs a punch. This recipe includes whole grains, to help boost your metabolism and include a number of ingredients known for their anti-inflammatory properties. The addition of blueberries adds extra antioxidants.
Ingredients
3 cups of baby spinach leaves
1 cup of orange juice
¼ cup whole grain oats
1 ½ cups of frozen blueberries
1 banana
½ cup of vanilla Greek yogurt
5 – Triple Green Protein Smoothie
Calcium, lutein, vitamin C, and more – this smoothie will provide a solid dose of vitamins and minerals. Drink this in the morning for energy that will last throughout the day or drink it after you exercise as your post-workout meal.
Ingredients
1 cup of spinach
1 cup of kale
½ cup of cubed honeydew
1 to 2 tablespoons of water
½ cup plain, nonfat Greek yogurt
Try making some of these spinach smoothie recipes for your next breakfast. Start including more spinach in your meals to take advantage of the amazing health properties of this miracle food.
