Healthy Green Smoothie (No added sugar)
Delicious and light green smoothie made with vegetables, green apple, zingy lemon & ginger and no added sugar. Great for low sugar diets, diabetic friendly and low in calories. Vegan, Dairy free & Gluten Free Recipe.
Equipment
- food processor or a stick blender
Ingredients
- 1 cup fresh spinach or 1/2 cup of frozen spinach
- 1 green apple
- 1/4 cucumber
- 1/2 stalk celery
- 1 leaf kale
- 1 tablespoon sunflower oil or vegetable oil
- 1 cup water
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- pinch of ginger powder or 1/4 teaspoon of grated fresh ginger
Instructions
- Rinse all the vegetables and the apple in a cold water and roughly chop them. You can keep the skin on the apple or peel it if you prefer (cut out the core and seeds)
- Add all the greens into the blender and add the rest of the ingredients.
- Blend until smooth - about 2 minutes.
- Taste and adjust the flavour by adding more spices or lemon.
- Pour into your favourite glass and enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 258kcalCarbohydrates: 31gProtein: 4gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 12gSodium: 85mgPotassium: 720mgFiber: 8gSugar: 21gVitamin A: 8750IUVitamin C: 75mgCalcium: 211mgIron: 2mg
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