People often ignore one of the healthiest produce- spinach. Although it has neutral flavor and can be used when preparing drinks and various meals people avoid it in the grocery stores. If you choose to start using spinach in your diet, it will help in loosing weight, cleansing the skin ant as is great in preventing various diseases.
It is especially healthy if consumed within morning smoothies as it is rich in antioxidants and vitamins. Here you can read about 5 smoothie recipes with spinach to prevent diseases, to clan your skin and to lose weight.
#1 – Healthy Skin Smoothie
Prepare this smoothie if you want to have healthy and clean skin. It is prepared from avocado, mango, and spinach which are rich in vitamin C, carotenoids and healthy fats. In order to prepare this and the other smoothies which you can find below, blend all the ingredient in a blender until you get a smooth mixture.
Ingredients
- 2 cups of spinach
- ½ cup plain coconut water
- 1 cup pineapple (chopped)
- 1 cup mango (chopped)
- 2 ripe bananas (sliced)
- ½ an avocado (sliced)
#2 – Lime and Coconut Green Smoothie
Consume this smoothie to clean your body from toxins and to hydrate your skin. The lime juice is beneficial for liver detox while the water and the coconut milk are great for your skin. Spinach will improve their healthy properties.
Ingredients
- 2 cups of spinach
- ½ cup of coconut water
- ½ cup of coconut milk
- 1 lime (juiced)
- ½ a frozen banana
#3 – Peach Banana Spinach Smoothie
With adding peaches this smoothie will taste better and you don’t need to add refined sugar. They are also rich in polyphenols which are known as great fighters against cancer cells. If you are one of those who don’t like spinach this recipe is great for you as the banana and peaches suppress the taste of the spinach.
Ingredients
- 2 large handfuls of spinach
- 2 peaches
- 1 banana
- 1 splash of fresh orange juice
NOTE: Almond milk or ½ cup of yogurt can be added as well. And remove the pits from the peaches before putting them in a blender.
#4 – Power Smoothie
This amazing smoothie is quite tasty. It contains whole grains which will accelerate the metabolism and also contains other ingredients with anti-inflammatory properties. The blueberries are especially known as strong antioxidants.
Ingredients
- 3 cups of baby spinach leaves
- 1 cup of orange juice
- ¼ cup whole grain oats
- 1 ½ cups of frozen blueberries
- 1 banana
- ½ cup of vanilla Greek yogurt
#5 – Triple Green Protein Smoothie
This smoothie will provide your body with a lot of vitamins and minerals as vitamin C, lutein calcium and many more. You can consume it in the morning if you want to be energetic all day or after doing excesses.
Ingredients
- 1 cup of spinach
- 1 cup of kale
- ½ cup of cubed honeydew
- 1 to 2 tablespoons of water
- ½ cup plain, nonfat Greek yogurt
Don’t wait and prepare some of these smoothies the first thing in the morning. Spinach is amazing produce so try to use its healthy properties.