TOP TEN GREEN SMOOTHIE INGREDIENTS

Smoothies are a fast and tasty way to increase our intake of all kinds of essential nutrients, and the greenest ingredients are often the most healthy ones!

Here are our top ten green smoothie ingredients, perfect for whizzing up into a health-packed drink in no time at all.

TOP TEN GREEN SMOOTHIE INGREDIENTS TOP TEN GREEN SMOOTHIE INGREDIENTS
Spirulina Powder

Spirulina Powder

This amazing wonderfood is sourced from sea algae and is densely packed with a huge number of beneficial vitamins, minerals, proteins and amino acids, and will impart a lush deep green colour to any smoothie.

Barley Grass Juice Powder

Barley Grass Juice Powder

This light green powder has a pleasant sweet, malty taste with a green leaf flavour similar to fresh spinach.

Chlorella Powder

Chlorella Powder

Perfect for raw food recipes as well as smoothies, Chlorella is an algae that’s full of chlorophyll, vitamin B, calcium, phosphorous and potassium.

Green Stevia Powder

Green Stevia Powder

Ideal for giving a burst of natural sweetness to smoothies, this pure, unrefined powdered stevia leaf is many times sweeter than sugar with none of the G.I. or calories!

Matcha Tea Powder

Matcha Tea Powder

Matcha has been used in traditional Japanese tea ceremonies for nearly a thousand years. It is made from shade-grown tea leaves, avoiding direct sunlight and stimulating growth in chlorophyll which results in the vibrant green colour.

Hemp Protein Powder

Hemp Protein Powder

A fantastic source of protein, minerals and vitamins, this fluffy green powder also has a pleasantly nutty taste and is full of essential fatty acids and omega oils.

Kale Powder

Kale Powder

This pale green powder has a concentrated sweet vegetable flavour with a hint of nuttiness. Its flavours are complimented by spices such as ginger, cloves and nutmeg.

Pumpkin Seeds

Pumpkin Seeds

A handful of pumpkin seeds whizzed up in a smoothie will add a lovely deep nuttiness (even better if they’re roasted first). It’s also full of iron, zinc, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, copper, vitamin K, fibre, protein and essential fatty acids.

Spinach Powder

Spinach Powder

Embrace your inner Popeye! An excellent addition to any smoothie, spinach is used as a natural food colouring but is also a superb source of minerals and vitamins.

Peppermint Leaves

Peppermint Leaves

A sprinkling of Peppermint will give a lovely freshness to a smoothie, and it has excellent anti-nausea properties, as well as tasting fantastic!