Daily 3-Ingredient Island Green Smoothie
Smoothies are a great way to get hyper-nourishment in an easy form. The daily 3-ingredient green smoothie includes chia seeds, dark green leafy vegetables, and frozen blueberries (can sub pineapple).
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup chia seeds
- 5-6 cups packed down power greens spinach, kale, Swiss chard (or just spinach)
- 1-2 cups frozen blueberries or pineapple
- 1 scoop electrolyte mix optional - adds to flavor
- water enough to cover greens in the blender
Instructions
- In a high speed blender, add chia seeds and 1/4 cup water. This gives the chia seeds a chance to absorb the liquid and aid in digestion.
- Add greens to smoothie. Pack them down. This should be an excessive amount of greens and fill most of the blender.
- Add electrolyte mix, if adding. This enhances flavor and helps people who need additional electrolytes. We enjoy Just Ingredients brand Tropical flavor.
- Add frozen berries. If blueberries are not available, frozen pineapple can be used.
- Fill the blender up with filtered water to the top of the greens.
- Blend on high speed for at least 1 minutes. 2 minutes is best and insures all the greens are completely liquified.
- Drink the whole smoothie. This is a single serving. See notes for more details.
Notes
If this smoothie is too much for you, then start with half the ingredients to make the smoothie and build up your stamina from there. My husband drinks 70 ounces of this smoothie every day. I drink 40 ounces and share the rest with my kids.
When I was in the thick of my cancer journey, I drank 70 ounces per day as well.
This smoothie is safe for children to drink. My kids drink at least 1 cup every day with breakfast.
*If this smoothie is not sweet enough, add 1-2 cups of juice in place of the water. As you get used to the flavor of this smoothie, you can back off on the juice. The key is drinking the smoothie and getting in the nutrients from the chia seeds and greens. The blueberries are an added bonus!