Tropical Greens Smoothie Recipe

I love how much variety there is in the world of green smoothies. You can make a smoothie that tastes green or you can make a green smoothie that isn't even green at all (like the sneaky green smoothie).

This smoothie is more of an intermediate green smoothie - it's clearly green and while you can taste a bit of of the green as you drink it, the overall flavor profile is tropical and delightful. Even my four year old loves it!

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups fresh watermelon chunks
• Juice of one lime
• 1 large handful of fresh baby spinach*
• 2 sprigs of fresh curly parsley*
• 2 sprigs of fresh mint*
• 1/2 cup frozen strawberries*
• 1 cup frozen pineapple tidbits
• 1/2 cup frozen mango chunks
• 1/2 cup green tea or coconut water as needed

*Creative Green Living recommends purchasing organic options for these ingredients to avoid persistent pesticides

Yield: 2 servings

Nutrition information is approximate and may vary based on the freshness and brand of your ingredients. Nutrition information calculated at: Calorie Count.

Directions

1. Add the watermelon, lime juice, spinach, parsley and mint to blender and blend for several minutes until very smooth and no green chunks remain.
2. Add frozen strawberries, pineapple and mango and blend. If the smoothie is very thick or becomes difficult to blend, add green tea or coconut water a 1/4 cup at a time until the desired consistency is reached.

Enjoy!

Tropical Greens Smoothie

Yield: 2

Author: Carissa B for Creative Green Living

Prep time: 13 MinTotal time: 13 Min

I love how much variety there is in the world of green smoothies. You can make a smoothie that tastes green or you can make a green smoothie that isn't even green at all (like the sneaky green smoothie). This smoothie is more of an intermediate green smoothie - it's clearly green and while you can taste a bit of of the green as you drink it, the overall flavor profile is tropical and delightful. Even my four year old loves it!

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups fresh watermelon chunks
• Juice of one lime
• 1 large handful of fresh baby spinach*
• 2 sprigs of fresh curly parsley*
• 2 sprigs of fresh mint*
• 1/2 cup frozen strawberries*
• 1 cup frozen pineapple tidbits
• 1/2 cup frozen mango chunks
• 1/2 cup green tea or coconut water as needed

Instructions

1. Add the watermelon, lime juice, spinach, parsley and mint to blender and blend for several minutes until very smooth and no green chunks remain.
2. Add frozen strawberries, pineapple and mango and blend. If the smoothie is very thick or becomes difficult to blend, add green tea or coconut water a 1/4 cup at a time until the desired consistency is reached.

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Nutrition Facts

Calories

175

Fat (grams)

0.4

Sat. Fat (grams)

0

Carbs (grams)

42.9

Fiber (grams)

3.9

Net carbs

39

Sugar (grams)

35.5

Protein (grams)

3.1

Sodium (milligrams)

41

Cholesterol (grams)

643

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About the Author:

Carissa B is a cookbook author and busy mom of two creative boys. The owner and lead writer at Creative Green Living, she has won multiple awards for her work on Creative Green Living including the "Best Green Lifestyle Blogger" award in 2019 from ShiftCon.

She is the author of the hardcover cookbook, Beautiful Smoothie Bowls, as well as the backyard chicken keeping guide: Proven Techniques for Keeping Healthy Chickens. Her recipes have been featured in Urban Farm Magazine and in several cookbooks where she was a contributing author. Follow her on Pinterest, Instagram, Twitter or join the Creative Green Living Tribe on Facebook.

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