Start your morning right with this smoothie that will nourish your body with vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants.
Raise your hand if you've ever decided to do some kind of juice cleanse or detox smoothie diet starting in January.
Now raise your hand if you know what makes these concoctions you're about to drink "cleansing" or "detoxifying".
If you're scratching your head right now, don't feel bad about it. Most people have no idea either.
We're so quick to follow the latest diet trends, at the start of a new year, that we often forget to stop and think about why we're doing it and what we're doing.
As a nutritionist, let me help you out and tell you what this drink brings to the table, so you can enjoy it and REALLY feel good about it:
- Orange juice: a vitamin C powerhouse, which is an antioxidant and studies show that it supports the immune system.
- Coconut water: high in potassium and super hydrating
- Spinach: high in vitamins, minerals, fiber, and antioxidants
- Cucumbers: hydrating, cooling, high in fiber, vitamin K and potassium. Like a veggie super hero!
- Romaine lettuce: high in B vitamins, vitamin K, minerals, beta carotene, and calcium. Surprisingly, also high in protein!
- Bananas: high in potassium and fiber and naturally sweet.
- Cranberries: super high in antioxidants, another immune booster.
- Beet powder: high in antioxidants, fiber, calcium, iron, potassium, and folate. Naturally rich in nitric oxide, which can improve blood and oxygen flow.
As you can see, nature is almost like a medicine cabinet. So, before you spend a week having nothing but juices and maple syrup, and cayenne drinks, think about it. You can enjoy the exact same benefits by eating fruits and veggies every single day. Sounds like a better, tastier, easier to stick to resolution, don't you think?
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Nourish Your Body Smoothie
- Total Time: 5 mins
- Yield: 20 ounces 1x
- Diet: Vegan
Description
Start the year right with this smoothie that will nourish your body with vitamins, minerals and antioxidants.
Ingredients
- 1 cup orange juice, preferably freshly squeezed
- 1 cup coconut water
- 1 cup baby spinach
- ½ seedless cucumber, chopped
- 4 romaine lettuce leaves, chopped
- 1 fresh or frozen banana, sliced
- ¾ cup frozen cranberries
- ½ to 1 tablespoon beet powder (to taste, see note)
Instructions
- Place all the ingredients in a high power blender and blend until smooth
Notes
- If you like a milder beet flavor, use ½ tablespoon or less of powder
The smoothie will be pretty thick. You can add water or extra coconut water to thin it out
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: raw
- Cuisine: healthy
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 10 ounces
- Calories: 162
- Sugar: 23.3
- Sodium: 143
- Fat: .9
- Saturated Fat: .3
- Unsaturated Fat: .6
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 37.8
- Fiber: 5.6
- Protein: 3.5
- Cholesterol: 0
Angie@Angie's Recipes
It's not only healthy, also very tasty!
Happy New Year!
Vicky & Ruth
Happy and Healthy New Year Angie!
nipponnin
Amazing color! I adore your photos...truly fantastic! I will try this smoothie.
Anna
this looks great. A lot of detox smoothies can taste bad especially with beets so I am interested to try this with OJ and coconut water together.
Vicky & Ruth
Thank you for your comment Anna, let us know what you think. We love your site!
Lais Silva
Healthy plus tasty.. What could be better than this ?????
Nice article
Rick N
What kind of blender do you reccomend using for these smoothies? I can NEVER recreate the frothy/creamy texture that I get at SmoothieKing or Robeks - it's always chunky or watery.
Vicky & Ruth
We recommend a high power blender ( such as Vitamix and Blendtec) to make these smoothies. Especially if you're using ice or frozen fruit. They will help get that frothy consistency. Hope this helps!
Luiz
I made this recipe and it was delicious. Coconut water gives a very nice flavor.
Vicky & Ruth
Thank you Luis, we are glad you enjoyed it.
fresh recipe
This Detox smoothie juice looks healthy. I think it would be ok to drink one glass of this juice every day.
Sophia Adam
I made this recipe in new year eve 2018. It was too delicious, romaine lettuce it taste good. The ingredients are full of antioxidant. My family start a healthy new year, hope they will be happy full year .
SONIA
Excellent way to start the day!
Healthy and delicious!
Donna
That sounds so good and I love how easy it is! I really enjoy detox smoothie in my breakfast. Just saved it.thanks for putting it together.
Vicky & Ruth
Thank you Donna! This is one of our favorites. Hope you like!
Milkfrothertop
I found many smoothie recipes today. I have a garden, fruits will ripen soon and I can make fruit smoothies
Vicky & Ruth
Awesome!
ISO
Well, The smoothie was really yummy and delicious