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These 3 Veggie-Packed Smoothies for Beginners are healthy, easy to make, and have “hidden” veggies in them!
If there’s one thing I love to have for breakfast in the morning, it’s a healthy smoothie recipe or a smoothie bowl (like this blueberry acai bowl.)
These are 3 of my favourite go-to breakfast smoothies that all have “hidden” veggies in them so you can benefit from getting an extra serving of veggies in first thing in the morning!
Three vegetable smoothie recipes
One of my nutrition goals is to make sure to fuel my body with nutritiously dense foods.
One of my favorite ways to get in some quick, easy, and healthy nutrition is with smoothies! I know adding vegetables to smoothies can still be a little “taboo” for some, so I wanted to create 3 veggie-packed smoothie recipes for beginners.
First of all, I promise you can’t taste the veggies, and you won’t even know that they’re there.
Why add veggies to smoothies?
- It’s an easy way to get in an extra serving of veggies for your daily intake
- Adding more veggies means adding less fruit-keeping your smoothie low in sugar (therefore, lower glycemic too!)
- Veggies are densely nutritious and great to consume for overall health
I encourage everyone to set a goal for 2018 to try and add some more veggies to your diet! (and smoothies!)
Now let’s move on to the other ingredients in these smoothies.
I always like to add some sort of “superfood” to my smoothies to make them as nutritious as possible.
What to Put in Smoothies – My Favorite Add-Ins
- Chia seeds
- Hemp hearts
- Flax seeds
- Maca powder
- Turmeric (fresh or ground)
- Ginger (fresh or ground)
- Plant-based protein powder
There are of course many other add-ins that I love, but these are my “go-to’s.”
What I love about smoothies so much is you can add in so many nutritious ingredients to blend up and you have a quick and easy meal that is loaded with vitamins, nutrients and will leave you feeling amazing.
The secret to a perfect superfood smoothie is:
- A serving of veggies (spinach, kale, cauliflower, zucchini, and carrot, are good options)
- A serving of some type of fruit (frozen fruit is ideal for a thicker texture)
- 1-2 servings of extra add-ins
- liquid (plant-based milk, coconut water, fresh juice)
Tips & suggestions:
- Keep bananas, berries, and some veggies in your freezer to have on hand for smoothies all the time!
- If using fresh fruit, you may want to reduce the liquid content or add ice for a thicker texture
- Add-in any of your favorite superfoods to any of these smoothies!
- If you love these 3 veggie-packed smoothies for beginners you’ll also love my favorite green smoothie recipe!
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3 Veggie-Packed Smoothies for Beginners
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 5 mins
- Yield: 1 serving
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Blend
- Cuisine: American
Description
Learn how to make these 3 basic but delicious smoothies packed with hidden veggies!
Ingredients
Berry Ginger Zing Smoothie
- 1/2 cup raspberries (frozen)
- 1/2 cup strawberries
- 1/2 cup cauliflower (*steamed for easier digestion)
- 1 1-inch cube ginger
- 1 cup nut milk (I use almond milk)
Daily Greens Smoothie
- 1/2 cup spinach
- 1/4 avocado
- 1/2 banana (frozen)
- 1 tbsp hemp hearts
- 1 tsp chia seeds
- 1 cup nut milk (I use almond)
Nutty Banana Smoothie
- 1 banana (frozen)
- 1/2 cup zucchini, skin removed and chopped into cubes
- 2 tbsp almond butter
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 cup nut milk (or light coconut milk)
Instructions
- For each smoothie, add all ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth.
- Drink right away and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 smoothie
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 18g
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 9g
- Protein: 8g
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I’ve been making smoothies with spinach for years and was looking for another vegetable to incorporate. I tried the raspberry smoothie with cauliflower and it was great! I didn’t even taste the cauliflower. I even added a few raw carrot pieces. Thanks for the great idea!
Thank you so much Danielle! Happy to hear you enjoyed the raspberry smoothie. I love adding cauliflower to my smoothies, it’s almost magic how it has no taste, but helps give a creamy texture!
Great ideas I’m new and have terrible health problems and really want to see if I change my diet will it help me.My bones are in a bad way do any advise would be gratefully received.
Hi Pauline, adding more greens and natural ingredients to your diet is definitely beneficial for health! If you’re looking to help with your bone health as well it’s important to make sure you getting enough calcium and vitamin D as well. Store bought almond milk is fortified with calcium and vitamin d which is great, but you can also look into taking supplements as well. Personally, I always make sure to take a vitamin D supplement during the winter months since we do not get vitamin D from the sun where I live in the wintertime. I have many other healthy recipes on the blog too you can try. Hope this helps!
All these flavors were so good. You can’t taste the vegetables at all which is great.
I will soon try these, I just want to know if these are for snack or actual meals, can someone let me know? Thanks!!
Hi Andres, it would depend on how hungry you are! If you wish to make these more of a “meal” i’d recommend adding some protein powder to them. This will make it more filling. Otherwise they are good for a “light” meal or a snack!
Hello there
Would love to the the cauliflower one. Very interesting 🙂
Can I use frozen veggies or frozen fruits for all these ? Then I would buy some frozen CF to keep on hand then I woke
Steam as you requested
Tnx
Sue
Hi Sue, you can definitely use frozen fruits and veggies for these! You will likely need to add some more liquid (almond milk, water or juice) if using all frozen ingredients
I can’t have bananas. Could I sub with maybe avos (can you freeze them?) and some stevia for sweetness? Added ice cubes?
Hi Denise! Here are some options you can use to substitute banana:
-Frozen avocado, frozen mango cubes, frozen cauliflower, silken tofu, coconut meat (they sell this frozen now at some grocery stores!), soaked cashews, and you can use some stevia for sweetness, or my personal favourite is to use dates for sweetness! Hope this helps:)
Where did you get the jars?!? I love them.
Hi Jillian! These are actually from the dollar store 🙂
These all look super yummy and tasty, Jess! 🙂 <3
Thanks Anina! I love adding some veggies to my smoothies and having a variety to choose from is always nice! 🙂
I love spinach in smoothies, so the green one is a clear winner for me!
Thanks Alex! Green smoothies are such a great way to get in some extra dark leafy greens!
This is just what I need after a month of holiday treats! Now I just need to wait for the polar vortex to be over so I can enjoy these pretty smoothies!
I agree Nisha! Right now needing a hot cup of tea after drinking a smoothie to keep warm!
They look all so beautiful and I couldn’t decide which one I would try first, I think the green one as I love spinach. Amazing photography, Jess. 🙂
Thanks Ela! Green is usually my first choice as well 🙂