I make the kids and I fruit juice in my thermomix nearly every second day, we love it, so refreshing, tasty and really healthy. I have been wanting to try a green smoothie for a while now but have been worried that I wouldn’t enjoy it. We had family stay with us over Christmas and she made us her version of a green smoothie, and I was pleasantly surprised and happy to jump on the Green Smoothie bandwagon. Having a green smoothie will easily help ensure I get enough daily servings of fruit and vege, it helps the digestive system, high in antioxidants and is a great energy boost when needed at the end of the day (we usually have a juice/smoothie around 4pm). Making the juice in the thermomix is very different to a juicing machine, as you add the whole fruit to the bowl (peeled), keeping all the fibre and pulp, I prefer my juices thick.
The kids didn’t fancy it, but as I always said when they were younger, we have to persist when it comes to eating veggies. So I made a different version, it’s not a ‘proper’ green smoothie, but it’s a start and each time I make it I will gradually add in more green veggies but for now they LOVED this one!
I made this smoothie in the Thermomix, but you can make it in your blender. Blend on highest speed until all ingredients are chopped and smooth.
Ingredients
Method
- Add all ingredients to bowl
- Blend in Thermomix speed 9 / 20 seconds
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Thanks for sharing lovely Kat! And I am definitely inspired to try and get my little one to try (and LIKE) a green smoothie. As you say, when it comes to veggies, we have to persist!
And persist and persist 🙂
I cut, wash and freeze spinach, kale or whichever greens I buy, in zip lock bags, peel, chop and freeze bananas and keep a bag of frozen mixed berries in the freezer.
Each morning I simply pour into my blender 500ml orange juice and 250ml almond milk, two large handfuls of greens (I started with a smaller amount, and have worked my way up!) and mix. Then add a handful of berries and half a handful of banana and a teaspoon of vital greens powder and mix again.
Very, very quick and very, very easy. It blends to a lovely dark reddish-purple colour and my 4.5 year old will drink as much as me. Having trouble getting my 3 year old to even look at it but maybe one day! I can’t believe how flat I feel if I don’t have a smoothie now- I particularly missed my blender when on holidays!
I love green smoothies. Another easy one to try is pears, green apples, fresh mint and spinach leaves. So delish as a fresh juice!