Green Smoothie
Updated Jun 14, 2025
Green smoothie made with spinach, fruit of choice, chia seeds for fiber, avocado, and milk of choice. Add everything to the blender, and you're good to go.
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My Fav Green smoothie!
This simple green smoothie is my absolute favorite when I feel the need to get some leafy greens into my body. It’s filling enough for breakfast or great as an afternoon pick-me-up…and while all green smoothies are nutritional powerhouses and full of amazing benefits, this one is especially great for skin, thanks to the avocado, almond milk, and spinach inside. And if you haven’t started drinking smoothies yet, this is a great beginner recipe!
Happy Cooking!
– Yumna
Green Smoothie Ingredients
- Leafy Greens: You can use leafy greens like kale or collard greens in the smoothie, but spinach is my favorite.
- Liquid: I love almond milk in my smoothies (for creaminess!), but regular milk, water, or even coconut water will work.
- Avocado: You can use frozen avocado chunks or a fresh one.
- Fruit: Use whatever you’ve got. I love to use pineapple, banana, mango, pear, kiwi, or green apple, and frozen fruit is my favorite because it adds creaminess.
How to Make A Green Smoothie
Green Smoothie Recipe
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Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups almond milk
- 2 cups spinach
- ½ avocado
- 1 cup pineapple chunks frozen
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds
Instructions
- Place all the ingredients in a blender in the order of appearance.
- Blend the ingredients in a high-speed blender for 2-3 minutes until you get a smooth and creamy texture.
- Taste the smoothie, adding more almond milk if it is too thick or adding a sweetener of choice if it’s not sweet enough for you.
- Pour into a cup or mason jar. Enjoy cold immediately, or store in fridge for up to 24 hours.
Equipment
Notes
- Instead of almond milk, you can use any other plant-based milk to keep this vegan, or use regular or 2% milk
- Other leafy greens work well in place of spinach. Some popular ones are kale, collard greens or romaine lettuce.
- To replace the pineapple, you can use one cup of any chopped fruit. To keep the bright green color, I recommend banana, mango, pear, kiwi or green apples.
Nutrition
Nutrition information provided is an estimate. It will vary based on cooking method and specific ingredients used.
Recipe Tips
- Blend the leafy greens with liquid first. I don’t like seeing chunks of unblended vegetables or fruit while sipping a smoothie, so I blend my greens first, then add my fruits, and any other extra additions. (But, if you have a high-speed strong blender like the Vitamix or Ninja, you can throw everything in the blender at once!).
- Freeze your fruits. This gives the smoothie an extra smooth and creamy consistency! When I have fruit that’s getting too ripe, I love to freeze it in a freezer safe bag so it’s ready when I’m in the mood to make a smoothie.
- Use ripe fruit. I like to avoid adding sugar to my green smoothies, and ripe fruit gives me the sweetness I want without adding any sweeteners!
- Make sure to drink your green smoothie ASAP. If you leave a smoothie in the fridge for too long, it settles into parts, so I like to drink mine right away while it’s still nice and creamy.
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Comments
This recipe was the best.
Thank you so much!!!
I love this green smoothie. Thank you for posting the simple yet healthy recipes! Total winner.
Yay!! You’re so welcome!
Your green smoothie is delicious
Thank you so much!
Your nutrition facts state over 400 grams of sodium and over 40 grams of sugar!!! How is that considered to be healthy!?
It’s 437mg of sodium. The sugars come from the fruit.
Sorry you have to put up with overreactive kinds!
This green smoothie was delicious I used vanilla almond milk. Came out perfect thank you so much 😊
Yay!! You’re so welcome!
Love green smoothies.
The best!!
My smoothies up until now have been too bitter until I did what you do and I added maple syrup… Thank you!!!
I have a picture but I don’t know how to load it.
Yay, so glad to hear it!! Makes all the difference. Unfortunately we can’t add pictures on the website, but I think you added it to our facebook group, right?
I have green smoothies for breakfast and lunch while dieting, then just for breakfast when maintaining. My favorite go to is:
Kale and mango smoothies
2 cups kale
2 cups frozen mangos
2 stalks of celery
1/2 of a large cucumber
1/4 cup cilantro optional
1/4 cup mint
If i have it 1/2 orange juice
1 1/2 cup of water milk if you prefer.
I blend on smoothie setting for 2 minutes
Enjoy
Sounds like such a great combo!
I made this this morning with added banana, oat milk and collagen and It was amazing! Thank you so much for the recipe and your Insta content! X
Sounds like a delicious addition! Thank you so much!
Hello Yumna!! My question is about all smoothie recipes contain chia seeds. Do I need to soak chia seeds before whirling with other ingredients?
Hi, Katerina! No, you don’t have to soak the chia seeds.
Hi Ms. Yumma, thank you for sharing your recipe its all delicious and healthy. I like them all. Can i ask one favor i miss your recipe of pesto spaghetti can you please share to me.
Thank you so much.
Hi! Thank you so much!! Here is the pesto recipe, which you can add to spaghetti: https://feelgoodfoodie.net/recipe/how-to-make-pesto/
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