I don’t know if you noticed, but it’s flu season. Gratefully, it hasn’t come around to me yet, but a lot of my friends and family seem to be getting struck by it the last few weeks! No fun for anyone.
Sometimes, there’s nothing you can do. Colds and flus seem to strike out of nowhere, and you just deal with it and move on.
However, I think that getting lots of rest, healthy food and vitamin C can help keep you a little less susceptible to all those bugs going around.
You know about my green smoothie obsession! So far it’s still going strong.
Curious about how this habit might be affecting me in a positive way, I did a little research on spinach, and I was happy to find that along with a bunch of other vitamins, minerals, and good-for-you compounds, spinach is actually a good source of Vitamin C!
It made me think about how maybe these daily green smoothies are giving me a bit of an edge on flu season, and maybe I should add some citrus to get even more benefit!
Of course, maybe I’m just not getting sick because I spend the majority of my time inside, on the computer, staring at pictures of cake…
This smoothie takes barely any time to make, and the ingredients hardly even need any prep. Pretty much all you need to do is peel the oranges and add everything to the blender.
I talked about this in my Chocolate Cinnamon Smoothie Bowl post, but it’s easiest if you add the heaviest things last. This will give your blender a little help, because gravity will be pulling the ingredients toward the blades for you 🙂
Sometimes this can make a big difference, especially if you don’t have a high powered blender.
Shredded coconut is one of my new favorite ingredients for smoothies. Just how chia seeds add a bit of crunch and texture, coconut doesn’t get completely blended up. It just get chopped into fine pieces which are fun to chew on while you drink your smoothie.
By the way, I know I keep talking about how this can help your immune system, but it actually tastes SO GOOD! I honestly don’t think I’ve ever combined coconut and orange flavor before. It’s lovely. They are very contrasting flavors. Orange is bracingly sweet, and coconut is smooth and creamy. Drinking it vaguely gave me visions of a 50/50 bar.
Please make this and become a green smoothie addict. Do this so I won’t be alone, and we can talk about all the tasty things we put in our green smoothies, and how much we love them.
Thanks!
- 2 cup spinach, lightly packed
- ¼ cup shredded, unsweetened coconut
- 1 frozen banana
- 1 cup yogurt (I used whole goat milk yogurt. Use any type of plain yogurt you like)
- 1 medium orange OR 2-3 tangerines, peeled and pulled into 2 or 3 sections
- ½ cup milk (I used almond milk, but again, use whatever you like)
- Add to a blender, spinach, banana, coconut, yogurt, orange and milk in that order.
- Start blender on low power, and slowly increase it until ingredients are smooth and creamy.
- If it’s too thick, you can add a little bit more milk or water to thin it out.
- Pour into a large glass or two medium glasses to serve..
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Immune help that tastes good too? Perfect combination! I’ll certainly try this and become an addict too! 🙂
We need all the help we can get this time of year! Let me know if you like it 🙂
I LOVE green smoothies, and give them to my 4 and 2 year old sons. I call it “hulk juice”….
This combination looks DELICIOUS.
Yum!
Awww that smart to add in the super hero element. Sometimes I feel like green smoothies give me super powers ?
Thanks for the comment!
I confess to have a tad bit green smoothie obsession as well. I am going to add this flavor combo to my list! Thanks!
Glad to know I’m not alone! Thanks for your comment 🙂
Okay, so I thought I’d try a recipe before commenting. I usually comment and then try the recipe. I made it today for me and the girls and WE LOVED IT!!!!! I was so excited to have almost all of the ingredients on hand. I didn’t have shredded coconut (as I am not a fan of coconut shredded-I like it all other ways,though). So, I took a risk and added 1/4 cup of coconut oil, wondering if it would just harden up once it touched the frozen banana. BUT, it didn’t! It blended so nicely and added that wonderful coconut flavor.This was heard from the girls after drinking it, “Let’s make this every day!” And because we get spinach weekly in the CSA and oranges from our neighbor, I will be making this again and again. Thanks, Lindsey, because I have an aversion to leafy greens! I feel so healthy after just one sip!
Wow, I’m so glad that you and the girls liked it! I really used to have an aversion to drinking leafy greens, but I just wasn’t doing it right. Thanks for trying my recipes! 🙂