The perfect green smoothie for beginners

I have found green smoothies all over Pinterest for the last couple of years but I was somehow afraid to try making some of my own. I've tried different combos of fruit smoothies without any green stuff in them. Mainly lots of frozen strawberries, raspberries, blackberries and blueberries mixed with bananas and soy milk or almond milk. Loved them all, but what's not to love there, right? :)

We even started a small vegetable garden and spinach was the star turned into last summer's obsession. :) We had periods of time when we ate spinach like crazy - spinach salads, spinach muffins, spinach pesto, spinach hummus, spinach tarts and many others spinachy yummy stuff :)

I was happy that Mr. Dreamy was on board for all these goodies and kind of made everything easier for me, because I didn't have to cook or prepare something else for him.

I remembered reading on a blog post from Andie that if you blend any green leaves with bananas and oranges, the taste of  these fruits will take over the taste of the greens. I decided to give this a try and made my first green smoothie recipe for all you beginners out there :)

 Tips & tricks for making the perfect green smoothie for beginners

Don't stress about keeping all the exact proportions, the best part is that you can play with the ingredients and create your very own perfect green smoothie that would perfectly match your tastes. You can use a whole banana, if you like your green smoothie to be more sweat, but if you like it more acid, you can just add half of lemon.

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The chia seeds are rich in Omega 3 fatty acids and they are hydrophilic, which means they will absorb some of the liquid when soaked. I first found about chia seeds from my friend Edith, from Edith's Kitchen, she has a lots of recipes using these super seeds. I now regularly use them on my smoothies but also on other meals. You can find more about chia seeds if you Google them, I'm sure you'll love them too.

If you  choose to freeze your fruits and green leaves before using them for smoothies, make sure you use a powerful blender. If you don't have a powerful blender, cut your ingredients into small chunks and let them sit for a few minutes before blending them.
I found online that that Vitamix and Blendtec are the best there are on the market right now when it comes to making smoothies, ice cream, raw cakes, milk from all kind of nuts and many others.
I have my eyes on this beauty from Amazon, a creamy white Vitamix with a kind of a vintage-ish look that would be a perfect match for my creamy white kitchen! Definitely on my wishlist! :)

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You can save it on Pinterest for later or make it right now! :) Enjoy this perfect green smoothie any time of the day, it will give you such a boost of great energy!

Don't forget to smile! ♥

Diana