The 14 Day Green Smoothie Plan: The Beginner's Guide To Losing 15 Pounds and Increasing Energy (2016)

Chapter 4. Green Smoothie recipes

Green smoothies are particularly good for you as they usually contain a lot of very healthy ingredients. I know a lot of people try to avoid drinking green smoothies as they may not always look that pleasant, but they can taste great.

If you're unsure about drinking something green, why not try adding just 1 green ingredient to a smoothie that you like? This will help you to get used to the taste, while also ensuring that you benefit from the nutrition they provide.

Cool Cucumber smoothie

Ingredients:

1 whole cucumber

A stalk of celery

Half a lemon (Peeled)

4 carrots

1 apple

Place all the ingredients into your juicer, and juice them until they are smooth. Pour the smoothie into a glass and serve.

Spinach and cilantro smoothie

Ingredients:

1 large tomato

Half a large cup of spinach

Half a bell pepper

Half a stalk of celery

2 cilantro springs

A quarter of an onion (Preferably small)

Half a carrot

A splash of lime juice

Place all of the ingredients into your juicer, and top it up with water if there is any room left. Juice the ingredients until they are smooth. Pour the smoothie into a glass and serve.

Apple and Bok Choy smoothie

Ingredients:

1 apple (With core removed)

2 heads of Bok Choy

The juice of half a lime

1 cup of coconut water

Juice the ingredients until they are smooth. Pour the smoothie into a glass and serve.

Kale, spinach and coconut smoothie

A handful of kale

A handful of spinach

Half a cup of coconut oil

2 tablespoons of chia seeds

1 orange

1 banana

4 strawberries

Juice the ingredients until they are smooth. Pour the smoothie into a glass and serve.

Carrot and cucumber smoothie

Ingredients:

2 carrots, chopped

Half a cucumber, chopped

A quarter cup of sugar

A peeled orange

Half a cup of water

A teaspoon of lemon juice

Place the carrots, cucumber, orange and water into the juicer, juice until smooth, and then add the sugar and lemon juice. Juice once again, and then pour into a glass and serve.

Spinach, hemp and banana smoothie

Ingredients:

Half a cup of spinach

1 chopped banana

A teaspoon of hemp seeds

1 carrot

5 teaspoons of pumpkin seeds

1 orange

Juice the ingredients until they are smooth. Pour the smoothie into a glass and serve.

Cucumber and chili smoothie

1 cucumber

A teaspoon of lime juice

3 mint leaves

Half a chili pepper

Juice the ingredients, apart from the lime juice, until they are smooth. Pour the smoothie into a glass and add the lime juice, serve.

Cucumber and pineapple smoothie

Ingredients:

A quarter of a cucumber

A quarter of a lemon

1 large slice of pineapple

Half a large red apple

Juice the ingredients until they are smooth. Pour the smoothie into a glass and serve.

Cucumber, lime and watermelon smoothie

2 cucumbers

The juice of 1 lime

A quarter of a watermelon

Juice the ingredients until they are smooth. Pour the smoothie into a glass and serve.

Depending on the type of smoothie maker or juicer that you use, you may need to chop up your ingredients first. This is to ensure you do not damage the blades, and/or that your smoothie is as smooth as it can be.

Admittedly, some green smoothie recipes may take a bit of getting used to. If you're not a fan of green vegetables, then you may want to slowly introduce them into your day. Not everyone drinks green smoothies, some people avoid them all together.