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Just tried this smoothie for the first time and loved it! So light and refreshing and the green color is beautiful! I will definitely be making this one again!
Susan
Today’s healthy glowing coconut green smoothie post is sponsored by my new friends at Bai5!
You guys, I am on a green smoothie KICK. And when I say kick, I mean I’m in this phase where I’m doing a green smoothie every Monday – Tuesday – Wednesday – Thursday – Friday – Saturday – Sunday of the week. It feels really unusual annnnd sort of amazing.
This little green number is keeping me caught up with all my fruits and veggies plus it tastes amazing!
And all it takes is just frozen peaches, fresh spinach, Bai5 Antioxidant Infusions Molokai Coconut, and some flax or ginger if I’m feeling extra party-ish. I mean, what kind of awesome is that?
Eating vegetables. Let’s go there. Please don’t judge my backsliding, but I used to be super good about eating salads.
Not even in the way like I was so good at it, but more in the way like I actually liked to eat them. I specifically remember one summer back in the day when I was working as a nanny and how much I would genuinely look forward to my daily (I SAID DAILY) spinach salad with carrots and Asian dressing. Every day, always the same, and somehow it was still always exciting to me. A plain, two-veggie spinach salad. I hate myself right now.
Fast forward a few years and a few hundred recipes later, and I’m in this phase where I am a) more hungry in general, and b) more hungry for mouth-rocking flavor and texture. A two-veggie salad is no longer in my vocabulary – if I’m going to eat a spinach salad, it’s going to have at least 800 crunchy things on it (are they fried? I won’t complain), and it will be drizzled heavily with a super-tangy homemade dressing, and you better know I’m going to top it all off with every possible fresh herb in my fridge.
The only problem with being a person who eats fewer salads is that I miss out on the Awesome Feeling that comes with eating raw, fresh vegetables and fruits. We all know it’s going to bust out that inner healthy glow when we eat more produce – sometimes it’s just actually hard to DO it. I mean, I’m sorry self, but one cinnamon-sugar dusted banana on peanut butter toast cannot count as your daily fruit.
GREEN SMOOTHIES THO! They are making my life 10x more healthful while not requiring anyone to eat any salads of any kind.
I pack in about a cup of spinach, a cup of peaches because they have proven themselves to me time and time again to be the best dang fruit for green smoothies in terms of taste, texture, and color, and a cup of Bai5 Antioxidant Infusions Molokai Coconut which is somewhere between a healthy, naturally sweetened juice and a coconut water.
Bai5 is pretty much the best thing to happen to my green smoothies since the rise of those obnoxiously cute paper straws. Before I discovered these drinks, I was just using water in my green smoothies. Healthy points – okay, fine, yes. How-ev-er. The addition of Bai5 makes the difference between me getting up in the morning and making a green smoothie because I should, and me getting up in the morning and making a green smoothie because I can’t wait for mooooore. These drinks are naturally sweetened (no refined sugar! hoorah!) and they pack in a bunch of antioxidants from our familiar old friend, the coffee fruit. WHO EVEN KNEW.
I love all that stuff, but you guys, mostly, what I care about is making a green smoothie that I actually love drinking, and this is the one. Right here, right now.
Keep calm and GREEN on!
Simple Coconut Green Smoothie
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 1 1x
Description
This Simple Coconut Green Smoothie is loaded with the power of fresh fruits, veggies, and antioxidants. 4 ingredients + super easy for breakfast!
Ingredients
- 1 cup Bai5 Antioxidant Infusions Molokai Coconut
- 1 heaping cup frozen peaches
- 1 cup spinach
- 2 tablespoons flaxmeal
Instructions
- Thaw the peaches so they are still frozen, but soft. I usually put them in the microwave for 30 seconds to one minute, or I just leave them out on the counter for 15-20 minutes. This will help the texture of the smoothie.
- Blend the Bai5 Molokai Coconut, frozen peaches, spinach, and flax meal for 2-3 minutes or until very smooth. Taste and adjust to your liking. Serve or refrigerate immediately.
Notes
Add-ins that I like: chai seeds, honey, fresh ginger, frozen mango chunks, other flavors of Bai5 (especially mango)
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 5 mins
- Category: Breakfast
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: green smoothie, smoothie recipe, healthy smoothie, coconut smoothie
Thank you, Bai5, for sponsoring this post and helping me step up my morning fruits-and-veggies game! I ♡ coconut green smoothies.
Thanks for sharing. I started drinking a week ago and I love it. I already can tell the difference and how helpful it is for me. I usually drink smoothies during the day. Wherever I go, I always take my water bottle. So I easily carry my drinks to work or the gym. Bubi Bottle becomes a great way to do so. This collapsible bottle can be stored easily in your bag after use. It’s stylish, made of environmentally-safe materials, and is BPA-free. https://bubibottle.com/shop/bubi-bottle-22-oz-650-ml-hydration-water-bottle/
I love how refreshing, healthy, tasty and easy this smoothie is!! I’m not always a fan of smoothies but this one I’d drink again and again. My young adult kids love it too and they are smoothie fanatics.
I do have a question on your calorie count… When I plug in the ingredients to the MyFitnessPal app it doesn’t calculate the calories as high as the 347 you post. Am I missing something?
Thanks for sharing this recipe which will be a regular in my breakfast/after work out rotation.
Thanks for your article… coconut green smoothie is sooooGood.
This is probably the simplest and tastiest green smoothie I’ve ever had. Most smoothies use banana and even though I don’t turn my nose up at any fresh fruit, I really don’t love getting 300 calories or 30 grams of sugar in one drink. This is perfection!
Thanks, Krystal!
Wow this is fabulous. Do you think I could up the amount of Bai5 Coconut? Or would the coconut overpower the smoothie? I just LOVE coconut (especially in the summer). 5 stars!
Hi, Taylor! I’m with you there – LOVE coconut! I don’t see a problem with increasing the amount to Bai5, just be aware that the more liquid you add, the more runny your smoothie will turn out.
I love, love, love the Bai5 drinks. I’ll have to try this. I just recently discovered your blog and have been perusing for a little while now. I’m actually making your ragu with polenta as I type this. I’ve been excited about making this meal all week, because my husband saw a dish like it on TV and said,”Why don’t you ever make stuff like that?” so I am.
Have you ever though about adding avocado to your smoothies? Avocado is my absolute favorite thing in the entire world. 🙂
Hi Rachel! We’ve seen the avocado-in-smoothies trend, but have yet to try it. We’ll take your word and give it a go!
Just tried this smoothie for the first time and loved it! So light and refreshing and the green color is beautiful! I will definitely be making this one again!
So glad to hear that Susan! it’s my fave!
I tried this recipe today which was my first time ever making a smoothie! Although mine wasn’t as pretty as yours, I feel about 10x healthier than I was before I drank it 🙂 I was happy to see they had Bai at my Super Target here in Nashville. I bought almost all of the items off your Target shopping list post too. Thanks, Lindsay!
I’m so glad! Hooray!
Hi Linda,
Wanted to know can we put the spinach raw or we blanch a little….if raw is it healthy….also can we put wheat grass juice too….
Thanks
Abhijeet
Yes! You can put it in raw. 🙂
Ohhh Lindsay, coconut green smoothie is wonderfull and seems like great for me and my son , i’ll do it on my son’s birthday party. Thanks.
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So I just recently found your blog–thanks to my sister–and the green smoothie intrigued me enough to gather the ingredients this weekend and give it a try. (The idea of pureed raw greens never did much for me, but I know I need to up the veggie portion of my diet.) SUCCESS! I used the mango-flavored Bai because my store was out of the coconut, and once I adjusted to the green smell, I drank that bad boy to the bottom! Thanks, Lindsay, and congrats on the new puppy–your life will never be the same!
Oh I’m so glad to hear that Joanie! The mango is my second favorite flavor to use in green smoothies. 🙂
I never drank a combination of peaches and spinach in the same smoothie.
I look green due to the spinach, but I bet is very tasty because the peaches add the sweet taste and the spinach the fresh taste of raw leaves.
I will try it tonight, but I don’t know where to buy the Antioxidant Infusions, the regular coconut milk is not enough?
You can use regular coconut milk but it would be creamy rather than more like a juice or smoothie, like this one. Try coconut water instead, maybe?
Here come my new healthy mantra. The incredibly tasty coconut along with the healthy green smoothie are genius. Absolutely love it.
I made this tonight for a light meal as had eaten way too much for breakfast and lunch. It is DELICIOUS… and had no trouble finding Bai5 in our small mid-western town.
Awesome! yay bai5!
What a beautiful and healthy drink! I love smoothies in the morning or for an afternoon snack. 😀
I’ve been on a smoothie kick recently, too! Should we just add a few ice cubes if we use fresh peaches? (Cannot *wait* till our peach trees produce some yummy peaches!) 🙂
Saving this for later, I just ordered a Vitamix. So excited to try it out!! (the blender and this recipe) 🙂
so fun! enjoy the vitamix!
Looks fabulous! Frozen pineapple is my preferred fruit for green smoothies, but I’m looking forward to giving frozen peaches a try!
Oh man, this looks so refreshing and delicious! Great photos and great recipe!
Thank you! Appreciate that!
Looks good. Interesting post. I am soooo into smoothies since I got my nutria bullet
for Xmas.
This looks so refreshing. Im curious about adding a little fresh mint.
Oh, I LOVE that idea!
Learning to love coconut water, but prefer the Lemon Coconut water. I was shocked to see peas in the recipe… that is a new one that I most def need to try!
Peaches? 🙂 haha.
Looks good!
What if I don’t have any peaches.. would frozen berries be an okay substitute? What kind of effect would it have, do you think?
Thanks!
Sure! I just like the taste of the peaches the best, and the color always looks best without using berries (the berries make it sort of brownish).
UPDATE – This Bai5 coconut water rocked my smoothie world!!! Never going back – this stuff is delicious! As is this recipe. Not only that, but it provides a great & simple guide for using other fruits/addings – love it!!!
I love hearing that! Thanks for the comment Lauren!
Nice! Such an easy recipe, I love it. Sometimes my green smoothies can get a little out of control with the number of ingredients I pile into them. I need to remember that sometimes simple is better!
This looks like a smoothie I’d jump out of bed to drink every morning! I have got to try this recipe! And antioxidants from coffee? It’s got my number!
Thanks Robyn! I should have brought some Bai5 to make green smoothies this weekend. Dang! Next year? 🙂