• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
Simple Healthy Kitchen
  • Home
  • About
  • Recipe Index
    • Popular Recipes
    • Dinner
    • Appetizers & Snacks
    • Breakfast
    • Desserts
    • Juices & Smoothies
    • Salads
    • Sides
    • Slow Cooker
    • Soups
    • Vegan
  • What’s in Season?
  • Contact
    • Bloglovin
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • RSS
    • Twitter
menu icon
go to homepage
  • Home
  • About
  • Recipe Index
  • What’s in Season?
  • Contact
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter
  • search icon
    Homepage link
    • Home
    • About
    • Recipe Index
    • What’s in Season?
    • Contact
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter
  • ×

    Home » 30 Min. or Less

    7 Simple Healthy Smoothies

    Last Updated December 30, 2018. Originally Published June 1, 2015 By Susan 1 Comment

    7 Healthy Smoothies -SimpleHealthyKitchen.com -1

    A smoothie a day...keeps the Dr. away...or something like that! Fuel up your body with a different color smoothie every day of the week.

    O.K. call me crazy, but it makes me really happy to see my refrigerator (and fruit bowl) filled with really colorful fruits and veggies. The more colors, the happier I am. While I like to pile the different colorful fruits and vegetable together on things like salads, I am a more of a purist when it comes to my smoothies (and juices).

    Ever noticed what happens when you blend a bunch of colorful vegetables together either to make a smoothie or fresh juice? Ya, you got it…it’s turns into a brown mess. I like keeping my smoothies more in color scale (you know like keeping all the red color fruits/vegetables together, or orange/yellow, green, blue/purples and whites etc.).

    Not only do the smoothies/juices look better, but each color fruit/vegetable is directly connected with which nutrients they are rich in. For example, the Orange/Yellow fruits and vegetables are rich in Beta Carotene, Vitamins A and C and Bioflavonoids. Dark green vegetables are rich in iron, folate, and chlorophyll. Each color has it’s nutritional benefits. Eating the broad spectrum of colors will help make sure you are getting the nutritional benefits of each color group.

    Here are 7 simple & healthy smoothie recipes to try this week ( one in every color group). The directions are super simple, add the ingredients to a blender, add ice if you wish and blend until smooth. Sip, enjoy, and know you're giving you body some healthy nutrition.

    honey pear smoothie

    This "WHITE" smoothie combines pears, frozen bananas, yogurt and coconut milk for a super creamy treat. Just a touch of honey for some sweetness and flax seeds (for fiber & Omega 3's) and a few almonds for flavor.

    mango coconut smoothie

    You just might think you've landed in the tropics with this "YELLOW" smoothie. Mangos, oranges, and carrots are rich in Beta Carotene and Vitamin C ( good for the eyes, heart and skin). The turmeric adds some anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties and a subtle taste that blends well with with hint of coconut. Refreshing Mango, orange coconut goodness.

    orange ginger smoothie

    Oranges + frozen bananas + Greek yogurt = extra creamy "ORANGE" smoothie. A good dose of vitamin C with some ginger and honey added to the mix for additional benefits. This recipe calls for orange juice, if you don't have any on hand you can just squeeze the juice of one orange instead.

    Like orange smoothies? Here's another one to try "Stress Buster Orange Smoothie"

    ABC smoothie

    This "RED" smoothie is basically my favorite red juice recipe in smoothie format. The combo of apple "a" with beets "b" and carrots "c" ( hence the name "abc" smoothie) is fabulous. And fabulously good for you. Chock full of nutrients, antioxidants and fiber. It's good for your skin, liver, heart and so much more. I would suggest adding a few cubes of ice to this one, it's exceptionally good when it's really cold!

    A fan of the beet? You might also like to try "Beet it Up" Beet Smoothie.

    green detox smoothie

    Had a big night? Gotten a little off track nutritionally? This "LIGHT GREEN" smoothie (aka "green detox" smoothie) can get you pointed back in the right direction. It's chock full of good stuff for you body! The combination of apples, spinach, parsley, cucumber, celery and lime fuels you up with vitamins, antioxidants and fiber. The parsley, cucumber and lime have purifying and cleansing properties as well.

    get your glow on green smoothie

    Glow baby glow! This "DARK GREEN" smoothie contains spinach and chia seeds, both are full of nutrients for healthy skin, hair, and nails.

    More green goodness? Try Kale & Spinach Super Greens Smoothie

    purple smoothie recipe

    No guilt here! Tastes like blueberry pie in a glass! Appease your sweet tooth with this healthy "BLUE/PURPLE" smoothie.

    7 Healthy Smoothies -SimpleHealthyKitchen.com #recipes-1

    Blend ...Sip...Repeat!

    Share on pinterest
    Pinterest
    Share on twitter
    Twitter
    Share on facebook
    Facebook
    Share on reddit
    Reddit
    Share on tumblr
    Tumblr
    Share on stumbleupon
    Stumbleupon
    Share on yummly
    Yummly
    Share on email
    Email
    Share on print
    Print
    « Himalayan Salt Block Asparagus
    Soba Noodles with Peanut Sauce »

    About Susan

    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Margie

      June 08, 2015 at 2:07 am

      Thanks for sharing the smoothie recipes. It's been really hot where I live. These will be quite refreshing to enjoy. I can't wait to try the blueberry smoothie.

      Reply

    Leave a Reply Cancel reply

    Primary Sidebar

    Hi I'm Susan!

    Thanks for stopping by Simple Healthy Kitchen- a food blog featuring simple healthy meal ideas that can be prepared in 30 min. or less, using seasonally fresh ingredients. Read More…

    GET THE LATEST RECIPES

    Visit our sister site- Healthy Instant Pot Recipes

    Footer

    GET THE LATEST RECIPES !

    • Bloglovin
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • RSS
    • Twitter

    As Seen On:

    Logos of publications Simple Healthy Kitchen has been seen on. Listed are Buzz Feed, NBC News, Country Living, People Food and Woman's Day

    • Home
    • About
    • Recipes
    • What's in Season?
    • Contact
    • Privacy Policy & Disclosures

    Copyright © 2023