5 Healthy and Delicious Smoothies that will help you with your healthier eating goal this year! Paleo, Whole 30 compliant recipes with no bananas, dairy and refined sugar free! Plus step-by-step video!
With the start of the new year, most of us are looking to include more clean and healthy recipes after all the heavier meals and desserts over the holidays!
Nothing helps to reset and recharge your digestive system like a delicious super-food power smoothie. Smoothies are one of my favorite ways to start the day especially when I know I’m going to have a jam-packed day of working on my feet.
They are SO simple to make and so easy to swap in your favorite fruit and veggies. By combining the right combination of ingredients, you can create smoothies that taste great and may even help you lose weight if that is your goal for 2017.
Today I am sharing FIVE easy smoothie recipes that are perfect as part of a healthy breakfast, pre or post workout snack or a quick pick me up to help keep you full until your next meal.
Most of these are only 5 Ingredients or less and full of fiber, proteins, and healthy fats and are also completely SUGAR FREE, banana-free, vegan/dairy-free. They’re also perfect if you are looking for recipes that are WHOLE 30 or paleo-friendly.
SWEETENER
All of these recipes are sugar-free but depending on your diet and preference, you are totally free to add these refined sugar free options or a sweetener of your choice:
- maple syrup
- raw honey
- ripe banana
- dried dates
- fresh grapes
MAKE AHEAD
All of these recipes can be prepped ahead of time if your mornings are pretty crazy like ours. Simply place the solid ingredients into a labeled zip-top bag and store them in the freezer. Then in the morning, choose the smoothie flavor you feel like having that morning….add liquid and blend.
LIQUIDS
You can also change up the smoothies with any of these choices instead:
- water
- coconut water
- green tea
- almond milk (or milk of your choice)
- ripened banana (adds thickness as well)
- water kefir
And the best part is, if you have a high powdered blender, it whips all of these smoothies together in seconds.
Tropical Green Detox Smoothie
This green detox smoothie recipe is loaded with a ton of antioxidants, vitamin-rich greens and tastes refreshing and delicious.
Thanks to the natural sweetness from the pineapple and green grapes AND the refreshing zing from the lemon and ginger, it doesn’t taste like you are drinking all those greens.
Main ingredients:
- spinach
- frozen pineapple chunks
- green grapes
- celery
- ginger
- lemon juice
- water
Skinny Orange Julius
This refreshing smoothie tastes like an orange creamsicle or a lighter version of the famous Orange Julius. It’s full of Vitamin-C and added protein from the protein powder.
Main ingredients:
- almond milk
- oranges, peeled
- pure vanilla extract
- vegan vanilla protein powder (optional) (affiliate link —> this is my favorite one)
- ice
Blueberry Blackberry Kale Smoothie
This great tasting and refreshing smoothie is not only packed with a ton of anti-oxidants from the berries, it’s also got a sneaky serving of kale which you can’t taste at all (pinky swear) thanks to the sweetness from the tropical pineapple and blueberries.
Main ingredients:
- blackberries
- frozen blueberries
- kale
- frozen pineapple chunks
- water
Strawberry Raspberry Mango Smoothie
This smoothie recipe is so easy to make, delicious to drink and nutritious and satisfying to your body. It’s naturally sweet from the strawberries, raspberries and mango and has that added protein from the coconut cream to help fill you up.
Main ingredients:
- frozen sliced strawberries
- frozen mango chunks
- fresh raspberries
- coconut cream (or if dairy is okay, you can sub with plain Greek Yogurt)
- water
Pear Mango Green Smoothie
This sweet, creamy and healthy Mango Green Smoothie is full of vitamins and tastes like a tropical vacation. Only 5 ingredients, and kids love it too!
Main ingredients:
- spinach or kale (I used a mix of both)
- pear
- apple
- frozen mango chunks
- water
Yields 1-2 smoothies (each)
5 minPrep Time
5 minTotal Time
Save RecipeIngredients
Tropical Green Detox Smoothie
2 cups spinach
2 cups water or coconut water
1 cup frozen pineapples
1 cup green grapes
1/2 celery rib
1/8 inch knob of ginger
1/2 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
Skinny Orange Julius
1/3 cup almond milk (or milk of your choice)
3 large oranges, peeled
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon vanilla powdered protein
1 cup ice
Blueberry Blackberry Kale Smoothie
1/2 cup water or coconut water
1/2 cup kale
4-5 fresh blackberries
2 cups frozen blueberries
1 cup frozen pineapple chunks
Strawberry Raspberry Mango Smoothie
2 cups frozen sliced strawberries
1 cup frozen mango chunks
4-5 fresh raspberries
1/3 cup coconut cream (or if dairy is okay, you can sub with plain Greek Yogurt)
3/4 - 1 cup water or coconut water
Pear Mango Green Smoothie
2 1/2 cups spinach or kale (I used a mix of both)
3/4 cup water or coconut water
1 pear, cored and sliced (with or without skin)
1 apple, cored and sliced (with or without skin)
1 cup frozen mango chunks
Instructions
- For each separate smoothie, add all the ingredients into a high performance blender in the order as they appear.
- Blend on high until completely smooth or until desired consistency is reached. Feel free to add more or less water as well as sweetener of your choice depending on your preference.
Notes
*Feel free to add sweetener of your choice to any of these smoothies depending on your diet and preference My favorite healthy options to use are: maple syrup, honey, ripe bananas or dried dates
**Add more or less liquid depending on how thick you like your smoothie. My favorite healthier options are: water, coconut water, water kefir, green tea or almond milk (or milk of your choice)
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