It's likely that you've heard of the green smoothie before but you might be wondering "What exactly is a green smoothie and how does it taste?". First off there isn't really one green smoothie recipe out there, more like thousands. The term green smoothie basically means that you are making a healthy smoothie with fruits and vegetable greens. Yep, it's that simple. Also, green smoothies taste awesome, you just have to find the variation you like best.

What you put in your green smoothie depends on what kinds of fruits and vegetables you like best. In my opinion a green smoothie shouldn't contain milk, at least most definitely not regular cow milk, so to make your smoothie drinkable add water to it (you can also use freshly made juice).

If you are new to eating leafy greens and drinking green smoothies you might want to experiment with less bitter tasting greens like iceberg and romaine lettuce, followed by spinach and more flavorful greens.

A note on blenders: If you don't have a ultra mega super duper high speed blender don't fret. You can easily make awesome smoothies with a cheap $15 blender, just add the water first and then blend each ingredient in one at a time.

Fruits to Add to a Green Smoothie

This is by no means an all encompassing list of items to put in your smoothie, you can add whatever fruit you want. Hopefully the following list will give you some ideas.

Apple
Banana
Acai Berry
Goji Berry
Blueberry
Blackberry
Raspberry
Strawberry
Kiwi
Peach
Cherry
Pineapple
Boysenberry
Cranberry
Grape
Pomegranate

Vegetables to Add to a Green Smoothie

Here are several greens you might want to consider adding to your smoothie, and of course since this is a short list, there are tons of other greens you can also add.

Arugula
Cabbage
Chard
Iceberg Lettuce
Kale
Romaine Lettuce
Spinach

Smoothie Extras

Sometimes you might want something to pump up or sweeten up your smoothie, here are some possible smoothie extras.

Cacao
Agave
Stevia
Raw honey
Vanilla
Scoop of a superfood mix
Flax
Hemp
Cinnamon
Ginger

Some Basic Smoothie Recipes

Here are some basic smoothie recipes to get you started. Start off by adding a handful of greens, a cup of water, and fruit to taste. Add more greens, water, and fruit to meet your preferred taste and consistency.

Basic Green Smoothie

Bananas
Romaine lettuce
Water

Basic Berry Smoothie

Bananas
Spinach
Raspberries
Water

Berry Crazy

Raspberries
Strawberries
Blueberries
Spinach
Water