How to Make a Yummy Apple Banana Green Smoothie

If you’ve wanted to find a post-workout health drink that won’t repel your taste buds, then a green apple and banana smoothie is your buddy. This smoothie is power packed with all the necessary nutrients that your body requires after a good workout.

Drinking smoothies is a great way to maintain a wholesome life. Healthy as well as delicious, smoothies can be easily incorporated into the lifestyle of people of all ages. You can enjoy this thick and healthy drink as a snack or even a light lunch to make it part of your diet. This is also a great way to empty your fruit basket, if you’ve got ripe fruit that needs to be used before it goes bad.

This apple banana green smoothie is loaded with all the good things that your body needs – vitamins, minerals, necessary carbs as well as fibers. You probably have all or most of the ingredients on hand, or they are readily available at the nearest store.

Steps to Make a Yummy Apple Banana Green Smoothie

Things you’ll need:

• Green apple – 1
• Ripe banana – 1
• Spinach, chopped – 1 cup
• Soy milk – 1/3 cup
• Plain yogurt– 1/3 cup
• Raw honey – 1 tablespoon
• Almonds – 2 tablespoons
• Blender
• Measuring cups and spoons
• Knife and cutting board

Step 1. Remove the core of the apple

Slice a green apple into quarters.

Remove the core of the apple from each piece with the knife.

Step 2. Dice the apple

Dice the apple into medium-sized cubes. If you have a great power blender, the pieces can be a bit larger.

Although both red and green apples are packed with nutrients, green apples surpass the red ones in certain aspects. Green apples possess more fiber and vitamins, more anti-aging and beauty benefits as well as higher levels of antioxidants than red apples. Green apples also have less sugar content than their red counterparts. While this may make them less sweet than the red ones, it makes green apples the best for making smoothies and salads.

Step 3. Put apple cubes into the blender

Transfer the apple cubes into the blender.

Step 4. Peel and slice the banana

Peel the banana and cut it into slices.

A banana is 75% water and 23% carbohydrates. This makes the fruit an ideal choice for nourishment after a workout of any sort. Bananas are also a decent source of potassium and manganese, two minerals that are vital for our health.

Step 5. Add banana slices to the blender

Transfer the banana slices into the blender.

Step 6. Add soy milk

Pour 1/3 cup of soy milk into the blender. Soy milk forms the base of the smoothie. It is a pure protein source. In addition, soy milk provides dietary fiber as well as calcium.

Step 7. Add chopped spinach

Add 1 cup of chopped spinach to the blender. This is one of the most delicious ways to consume your spinach.

Everybody knows that spinach is rich in vitamin A, making it good for your eyes. Being rich in iron, it also helps prevent anemia. It has even higher potassium content than a banana. As an added bonus, it helps maintain your bone health.

Step 8. Add plain yogurt

Add 1/3 cup of plain yogurt to the blender.

Besides giving your smoothie a great taste, it also provides a nice texture. Also, yogurt helps regulate the digestive system.

Step 9. Add raw honey

Add 1 tablespoon of raw honey into the mix to sweeten your smoothie.

Raw honey is a healthy alternative to processed sugars. Besides, the distinctive taste of honey goes beautifully with this smoothie. Depending on how sweet you prefer your smoothies, you are at liberty to tweak the quantity of the raw honey.

Step 10. Add almonds

Measure 2 tablespoons of almonds into the blender. Almonds will give your smoothie a nutty taste and a buttery texture.

Almonds are bite-sized nutritional powerhouses. Being calcium rich, almonds are great for those who avoid dairy. Almond skin is full of flavonoids that are good for the health of your heart. Additionally, being rich in vitamin E makes them great for your skin.

Step 11. Blend until smooth

Put the lid tightly on the blender.

Blend on high until the contents are completely pureed.

Step 12. Pour into a glass and serve

Take off the lid from the jar.

Pour the thick and creamy smoothie into a glass and serve it.

You can use a drinking mason jar with a colorful straw instead of a plain old glass to make it more fun.

Additional Tips:

• You can use frozen bananas instead of fresh ones to make your smoothie thicker.
• Resist the urge to peel the apples, as apple skin is extremely nutritious.
• Wash the spinach thoroughly in plenty of water before chopping it. Never wash vegetables after cutting them, as the nutrients get washed away as well.
• You can also serve it with a dollop of whipped cream for that extra sweet taste.
• The lid of the blender should be carefully secured before you start blending. You don’t want to deal with the mess that gets left behind if it isn’t.
• Cleaning your blender jar immediately after making your smoothie will be much easier than cleaning it after the mixture has started to dry and stick to the sides.

Summary of How to Make Apple-Banana Green Smoothie

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