The Best Green Smoothie

This refreshing green smoothie with spinach, peaches, cucumber and flaxseed makes a healthy snack or breakfast idea that will give you real energy.

Okay, I found it. This is the best green smoothie, EVER.

It’s no secret that green smoothies make us feel awesome, right? I personally feel clean, light, hydrated and annoyingly full of energy. It’s just… most of them, I really don’t like them. They’re too green.

But this one…this one is perfect. It’s creamy, super healthy and it’s so so delicious without being overly sweet or overly grass-y.

It’s light, fresh and very hydrating, which is something I’m struggling with lately, even though I’m drinking SO MUCH water.

In other news, I bought a new blender.

A small, no-name one, it was around 20-30 bucks, not that much really when you look at it long-term. HUGE difference from the bigger blender though…

I always had chunks of fruit or spinach left when I made my smoothies using that big, more expensive thing.

But with this one, smoothies get really smooth. So if you’re hating on your big blender, a smaller one might be your solution. I think it’s because the blades are positioned differently and you can add fewer ingredients here and it just smashes everything together and makes it into something really smooth.

Alright, enough with my assumptions about blenders, we don’t want to die of boredom today, we wanna eat healthy!!!! Show me the green smoothie.

Green Smoothie Key Components

If you want to make a tasty and healthy green smoothie, here are some basic steps to follow:

• Choose Your Vegetables. Spinach, kale, fresh herbs and cucumber are all great options. It’s a great idea to rotate the greens you use. For example, one week – use spinach, the next kale.
• Choose your fruit – mango, berries, pineapple, kiwi, apple, pear, peach.
• Throw in a frozen banana or some avocado to make the smoothie creamier
• Add something extra like fresh ginger or cinnamon

Now, with this smoothie, I wanted it to be light and more like a snack than a breakfast, so I skipped the nut butter. I did add some fresh ginger and used frozen peaches to cool the smoothie off. I also added a tablespoon of flaxseed for some extra omega-3’s.

How To Make A Green Smoothie

It’s quite simple, really:

• Wash the vegetables and fruits, peel and chop whatever needs peeling and chopping.
• Put everything into your blender and cover halfway (around 1 cup) with water or nut milk of choice.
• Blend until everything becomes really smooth.
• Enjoy!

And you’re ready!

Good For Your Immune System, Skin and Weight

Getting enough nutrients from what you eat, for example, by drinking green smoothies, will ensure your immune system gets everything it needs to work properly. Which is key for long-term health. Proper nutrition also makes it easier to maintain a healthy weight, to keep your skin healthy and to prevent premature aging, oxidative stress and chronic inflammation in the body.

The Importance Of Alkalinity

The best thing about green smoothies, and this healthy green smoothie, in particular, is that you get so many nutrients while simultaneously preventing nutrient loss. This is super important when it comes to your body functioning properly.

I talked a little bit about alkalinity here, but in short: when you eat more alkalizing foods like this smoothie, you prevent the demineralization and degradation of your bones and muscles. This occurs naturally with aging, but also when we eat too many acid-building foods (like meat, bread, cheese and all the fast food you can think of) without the neutralizing alkaline foods (like greens, cucumbers, herbs).

Will This Smoothie Help Me Lose Weight?

Due to its anti-inflammatory properties, this smoothie can be helpful with weight loss. There’s a connection between weight gain and inflammation. I will talk about this in a post soon, but in general, if you’re having a hard time losing weight, even though you’re eating healthy, it might be inflammation causing all that trouble. So eating a more anti-inflammatory diet by including green smoothies like this one can be helpful with losing weight.

Okay, now let’s make my favorite green smoothie!

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The Best Green Smoothie Ever

Yield: 1

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 5 minutes

The best green smoothie with spinach, peaches, cucumber and ginger to get more fiber, antioxidants and omega-3's! This delicious, healthy smoothie will give you the energy you deserve in the morning - it's the perfect healthy breakfast, but also great for a snack.

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Ingredients

• 1/2 banana
• 1 peach, frozen
• 1 tsp ginger, grated
• 1 small cucumber or 1/2 big one
• 1/2 cup almond milk (or as needed)
• 1 cup spinach
• 1 tbsp flaxseed (optional)

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• chia seeds (soaked!)

Instructions

1. Chop banana (if not frozen), cucumber, grate the fresh ginger. I recommend using frozen fruit for a creamier texture and colder smoothie - either peaches or the banana. I used frozen peaches.
2. Put all ingredients into your blender (I usually add water or nut milk until halfway) and blend until everything is smooth.
3. Add some chia seeds if desired*
4. Enjoy immediately.

Notes

*I recommend letting the chia seeds soak for around 30 minutes or overnight in the fridge to avoid digestive issues.

This recipe makes one smoothie, so if you want to meal prep it for the week ahead, you can prepare smoothie packs accordingly and put them in the freezer to save some time in the morning. Simply put all ingredients except for the almond milk in Ziploc bags and freeze them.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield: 1 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 181Total Fat: 3.3gSaturated Fat: 0.5gSodium: 84mgCarbohydrates: 35.1gFiber: 8.2gSugar: 22.3gProtein: 6.8g

Nutrition provided is for the smoothie without the chia seeds. Please note that these numbers are estimates.

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Originally published in October 2018, last updated with new tips and photos in March 2026.