Green Apple Smoothie

This green apple smoothie is sweet and tangy, with dates to enhance the natural sweetness, balanced by the tartness of the green apple and lemon.

Writing an entire food blog seems to get people thinking all sorts of things about you: that you figured it all out, that you have a superhuman desire to eat massive amounts of veggies, that you’re a “smoothie person.” ” . Ahh, being a smoothie guy. The truth is that in 4 years of food blogging we have never found a smoothie recipe that wasn’t bitter or brown. And we certainly don’t have everything together. Life is messy. We prepare random meals from pieces in the fridge. We like popcorn with lots of butter and salt (blame it). We don’t actually drink smoothies. Until this green apple smoothie.

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Make this green apple smoothie

Eating healthy is a process. It’s hard to know when you’re “there,” and each person’s journey is entirely unique. All Alex and I know is that where we used to eat packaged frozen and fast food, we now love to cook from scratch in our kitchen. And we consider it a victory!

Wherever you are on your journey to healthy eating, this green apple smoothie recipe is easy and very tasty. We haven’t liked many of the green smoothie recipes we’ve tried, but this one works for both of us. It uses Medjool dates to boost natural sweetness, balanced by the tartness of green apple and lemon. A tip: It is best to prepare it freshly, as cooling spoils the taste. So if you can, brew a batch and drink it right away.

We hope you enjoy it, even if you’re not a self-proclaimed “smoothie person”. And remember, every small step toward whole foods is good, even if it means taking a few steps back.

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This recipe is…

This green apple smoothie recipe is vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, and plant-based.