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This Detox Smoothie recipe is like drinking a liquid vitamin! It’s loaded with carefully selected ingredients to help flood your body with the nutrients it needs.
(No gimmicky powders or supplements required.)
What makes this a “detox” smoothie? As you may know, we don’t do drastic detox diets and cleanses over here. In my experience, that leads to binge eating rather than creating consistent habits that lead to real results.
You can support your body’s natural detoxification process by consistently enjoying more whole foods and eating less processed ones that contain artificial coloring, flavors, and ingredients.
This green smoothie will help you do just that. Enjoy it for breakfast or share it as a snack for an easy nutrient boost.
Detox Smoothie Ingredients
Loaded with antioxidants and minerals, these simple ingredients may help support your body’s natural detox organs, including the kidneys, liver, and skin.
Here’s what’s inside:
- Green Apple: One study shows that eating an apple a day may be almost as effective as taking a statin drug at reducing the risk for heart disease. The pectin that apples contain acts as a prebiotic and may promote the growth of good bacteria in your gut, too!
- Pineapple: Rich in antioxidants, this tropical fruit also contains bromelaine, a protein-digesting enzyme. It helps break protein down into amino acids, and as a result, may boost digestion.
- Banana: A great source of potassium, eating bananas may help to lower the risk of chronic kidney disease according to a 2019 study.
- Ginger: Ginger is considered to have anti-inflammatory effects in the body and may help to lower fasting blood sugar levels. It has also been shown to speed up digestion, causing the stomach to empty faster.
- Spinach: This leafy green has a neutral flavor when you add it to a smoothie, and this study has shown that it may help prevent oxidative damage in the body.
- Cilantro: This fresh herb contains a compound called dodecanal that has been shown to have antibacterial effects against salmonella. Parsley can be used as a swap if you prefer!
- Lime: Limes are a great source of vitamin C, which has been shown to increase the production of white blood cells in test tube studies, so it may help to protect against infections and disease.
This smoothie is loaded with fiber to help keep you feeling full and satisfied, without a lethargic or sluggish feeling that can come from eating something less nutritious. If you’d like to make it more filling, feel free to add a scoop of your favorite protein powder or a tablespoon of ground flax seeds or hulled hemp seeds.
If you’d rather use another liquid for blending, swap the water for coconut water, or even coconut milk for a creamy result. You can add any other veggies you love, too! Cucumber adds hydration, and frozen berries will add extra vitamins to each sip.
(Frozen blueberries or raspberries will also help hide the green color if that’s an issue for you.)
How to Make a Detox Smoothie
Slice the green apple into chunks, removing the core, seeds, and stem.
Add the apple to a high-speed blender, along with the water, spinach, pineapple chunks, frozen banana, fresh ginger, cilantro, and lime juice.
(If you don’t have limes on hand, lemons will work, too!)
Secure the lid on your blender and blend until smooth, about 60 seconds. There should be no visible chunks of fruit or greens.
Pour the shake into a glass right away and serve immediately. It has the best taste and texture right away.
If you have any leftovers to store, they can be kept in an airtight jar in the fridge for up to 24 hours.
Smoothies will separate when stored, so shake well before serving again.
Looking for more detox smoothies? Try my Tropical Kale Smoothie, Strawberry Mango Smoothie, or Chocolate Avocado Smoothie for more nourishing options.
Ingredients
- ½ cup water (or orange juice)
- 1 green apple
- ½ cup frozen pineapple chunks
- ½ frozen banana
- ½ inch fresh ginger , peeled and minced
- 1 cup fresh spinach
- small handful fresh cilantro
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
Instructions
- Combine all of the ingredients in a high-speed blender and blend until smooth. Pour into a glass and serve right away.
- If you don't have have a high-speed blender, I recommend blending the spinach, cilantro, and ginger with the water first, to help break them down completely. Then add in the fruit and lime juice, and blend again.
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If you try this Detox Smoothie recipe, please leave a comment and star rating below letting me know how you like it.
This is incredibly good and the combo sounded so strange. I love cilantro, but in a smoothie? This is the second smoothie I have had from this site and both are refreshing and satisfying. I am transitioning from 20-22 hours of fasting a day to eating every three hourse to help stop binge eating and found your site as part of the research int this journey. I am so grateful to you for your honesty and these recipes. Makes taking these steps much easier. I also hadn’t had a smoothie in years because I read that breaking down fruits and veggies in a blender defeats the purpose, but now I see the joy in smoothies again.
Tastes really good. There’s a good combination of flavours and it’s doesn’t taste leafy at all. I find the lime juice makes it a little acidic, but I have a pretty acid sensitive stomach, so for most people it probably isn’t acidic at all. Over all really good and I’m excited to try some of your other smoothie recipes 😁
Nice recipe
Absolutely love it! Best way to start a day and very true, it keeps me fuller for longer! My apples are finished 😩, i have grapes left (green), do you think i could sub the grapes for the apple? Thanks so much, Tanja
I love this smoothie, although I have made a couple of adjustments.
I use lemon instead of lime(as I have a lemon tree in my garden) and I add 100ml of aloe vera juice.
It’s extremely tasty, very filling and certainly keeps me fuler for longer than my usual breakfast.
I have started to buy more of the ingredients and now I prepare the apple, half a banana, cut spinach, pineapple into little freezer bags for emergencies or if I’m in a hurry too.
I added cucumber also I hope is okay for my health?
Hi
Its going to be my first time. Love the fact that it takes banana as well as easy ingredients.
How many times a day should I drink it and your personal opinion as to how many days, 3 days, 5 days?
I made this and fell in love with the taste. It was so sweet! I did not have lime juice, so I substituted lemon juice. I also used Minute Maid Zero Sugar Mango Passion for the liquid. It was like having a dessert. I loved it and will be adding it to my personal recipe book I keep for my quick reference.
Using a sugar substitute like aspartame… Zero sugar… Is very bad for you. Our bodies don’t know how to get rid of the aspartame. Studies have shown that aspartame is linked to cancer. Also studies have shown that aspartame leads to a larger waist size. So really drinking the diet drinks makes you gain weight. A good way to lower your blood sugar levels is to incorporate cinnamon in some of your foods. Please I beg everyone not to drink zero sugar products it should be illegal. Most of Europe has already banned it along with Gatorade and Sunny d. Big pharma doesn’t want you knowing that
This is SO TRUE! Having a child with allergies and being the label police, it’s amazing what the US allows that other countries don’t. In the UK food dye banned in foods bc they’re shown to be carcinogenic. Yet, kid friendly foods and vitamins contain food dyes here in the US. Everyone should be reading labels. PS…can’t wait to try this smoothie, my kids have a smoothie every morning with Maine blueberries (higher in antioxidants), banana and cilantro. They love it! Thanks for your commitment to health!
I really like the sound of this recipe and will be trying it tomorrow. Just one thing about aspartame. Yes, it has been connected to cancer and is seriously unhealthy but it is unfortunately not yet banned in Europe. I believe it’s a TikTok rumour. I live in Germany, where aspartame ist still in a whole range of products. As is the case in the other European countries I have been to. The World Health Organisation still believes a small amount is OK 🙁
I love smoothie and I wish to know how to mix and which ingredients..you receipt is easier please share
Today is my first day and I absolutely love it. It taste good and I feel full. Thank you for your recipes.
Thanks for helping change up our smoothie options! We forgot the banana and still tasted yummy! Added frozen kale stems bc that’s what we had.