Gateway Green Smoothies
Many healthy smoothies can be made with five ingredients or fewer. I call these drinks gateway green smoothies because they're great on their own, and by including additional ingredients, you'll have limitless flavor options. Most gateway green smoothies are sweet enough on their own, but you can add a little honey, agave nectar or another natural sweetener until your palate adjusts. To get started, choose a base fruit for your smoothie. Add a secondary fruit for another dimension of flavor and texture. Then pick a green—I recommend starting out with spinach because it has a mild flavor and blends well with just about every fruit. Add a liquid such as water, milk or juice, which will help you achieve the best smoothie texture. You can also add ice in small amounts to adjust the texture and temperature of your green smoothie. Or, use frozen fruits and vegetables instead of ice for a similar effect. Here are some examples of gateway green smoothies based on two fruits, spinach and a healthy liquid. Peach 2 medium peaches 1 c grapes 2 c baby spinach 1 c water
Each recipe makes about 2 12 oz servings.
These are smoothie recipes but it says to use the whole juice setting. When should I use the smoothie setting versus the whole juice setting?
I’ve only been using my Blendtec for 4 days now but I love the green smoothies! I usually use a banana, clementines, frozen pineapple, and spinach as a base. Then I’ve been experimenting with strawberries, water versus milk, peanut butter, flaxseed, whey powder and honey.
I’m looking forward to using an avocado as well. Any suggestions for that? I remember the gentlemen at Costco using it for something but I’m not sure of the recipe.
Hi Scott,
The whole juice setting runs longer than the smoothie setting, so it helps blend everything better that way you don’t have chunks of spinach in your green smoothie. We also have two green smoothie recipes in this post http://www.blendtec.com/blog/2013/01/07/week-of-green-smoothies/ that use avocado.
hi how many servings are each one of these recipes?
2 servings? or one…
Thanxs wanna try them!
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