Best Green Smoothie (4 Ingredients)

This Tropical Vegan Green Smoothie is 4 ingredients, tasty and one of my favourite quick and easy green smoothies – loaded with spinach, pineapples, orange juice and bananas. It’s only 255 calories and is deliciously smooth!

My Best Green Smoothie

If you’re a regular visitor at Jessica in the Kitchen, you know my focus 24/7, 365 days of the year is on nutritious food so there’ll be lots of options throughout the entire year!

Since we’re in January, although it’s a little cliche, I wanted to start off the new year with one of my favourite smoothies and favourite ways to kick your body into gear with the right nutrition – a tropical green smoothie!

Notes on the Ingredients

With only 4 ingredients (and easy ones to find, at that), this smoothie can be whipped up at pretty much any time of the year.

• Pineapples – adds body, fibre and a burst of freshness to the smoothie. I recommend using fresh pineapples over canned. You could also use frozen pineapples. Pineapples are an excellent of vitamin C.
• Fresh Spinach – This may be swapped with kale if desired, but spinach is my #1 choice for this because of how well it blends together. It also gives it that beautiful green colour. They both offer ample amounts of Vitamin K, Vitamin A and Vitamin C.
• Chopped Bananas – Bananas in this smoothie help to keep you full and add a natural sweetness, so you don’t need to add any sugar to this smoothie. As we all know about bananas, they’re high in, say it with me – Potassium!
• Fresh Orange Juice – This also adds a touch of sweetness to the smoothie. I recommend choosing oranges that are more on the sweet side than tart. Oranges are also a great source of vitamin C. You can choose to juice them freshly or buy orange juice.

How to Make a Green Smoothie – Step by Step

Add the pineapples, spinach, bananas and orange juice to a high powered blender.

Blend it all together until smooth, pausing to scrape down sides if needed. Done! I recommend drinking this immediately. However, this will last in your fridge for a maximum of two days.

Expert Tips & Serving Suggestions

As you can see this smoothie is already quite easy to make. Here are some tips to make it even easier!

• I highly recommend using fresh or frozen versions of these fruits over canned versions. It’ll yield the best taste.
• If you want to meal prep this, you can freeze all of the ingredients (except the orange juice) and store them in a freezer-safe zipped bag. This also helps in preserving the nutrients in the ingredients.
• Pre-portion each smoothie in its own reusable container so all you have to do is pour all ingredients in the blender and turn it on.
• I used spinach for mine, but you could easily substitute kale if you want. I would recommend blanching the kale for one minute first to its easier to digest and blend in the smoothie.
• If you’ve just finished a killer workout you can also add a scoop of protein powder. This will keep you full for longer.
• You can customise these to your liking. Feel free to add in chia seeds, flax seeds, more fruit, coconut shreds, berries, or anything else to your liking!

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