Blueberry Broccoli Smoothie: Green Thickie
This blueberry and broccoli smoothie is packed full of cancer preventing superfoods.
You may find the taste of raw broccoli slightly more noticeable in this smoothie but it still has a lovely sweet aftertaste.
This is great for people who need a major energy boost and for getting greens into people who just won’t eat them in any other form.
This broccoli smoothie contains raw broccoli which is hard to tolerate when eaten in it’s natural state.
It is much better for you to eat your greens raw as the nutrients and antioxidants won’t be destroyed by the heat.
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Benefits of this Broccoli Smoothie
Broccoli is very high in calcium and easily absorbed which is good for people on a dairy free diet to help prevent osteoporosis.
Broccoli has also been linked to providing health benefits for diabetes, malignant tumours, stomach, colon and lung cancers, heart disease, arthritis and it is said to be anti-aging.
What is even better is broccoli can be easily found in most shops.
This smoothie is extra filling and will keep you going for a long time, but if you prefer to take in less calories then cut the amount into 4 servings instead of 2 and cut the number of calories in half.
Blueberry Broccoli Smoothie: Cancer Preventing
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Water
- 1 Cup Dairy Free Milk Like this
- 1 Cup Blueberries
- 1 Banana
- 1 Cup Broccoli
- 1 Cup Oats use raw oat groats if following a raw food diet (Like this)
- 2 Tablespoons Sunflower Seeds Like this
- ½ Cup Raisins or any other dried fruit
Instructions
- Blend the ingredients in the following order:
- 1. Blend the dry ingredients and liquid first for a short time
- 2. Blend the greens next for a short time (if using)
- 3. Blend the fruit and the rest of the ingredients until smooth (or as smooth as your blender will allow. High speed blenders may need 2 minutes for a Green Thickie, less powerful blenders may need a lot more, sometimes 5-10 minutes)
- More tips:
- Blending this way allows the dry ingredients to be blended for longest, it means the greens will fit in your blender and your fruit gets less blending so it doesn’t become too hot.
- - Add more water if required to thin it out.
- - Substitute any of the ingredients for whatever you already have.
- - If your smoothie is too warm, you can cool it down in the fridge or freeze some of your ingredients before blending. You can also replace half of the liquids with ice. Add the ice at the end. It is better to add frozen ingredients at the end to cool the smoothie down.
- How much should I drink to replace a meal?
- - Only use a meal replacement if you’ve added the oats/quinoa.
- - This Green Thickie serves 2 so you should DRINK HALF OF THIS RECIPE. But if you have higher calorie requirements you may need to drink more.
- Suitable for Special Diets:
- - Gluten free (Use GF Oats or Quinoa)
- - Raw (Use raw oats/quinoa)
- - Vegetarian, vegan, dairy free, egg free, refined sugar free, wheat free, soya free (don’t use soya milk or tofu),
- - Salt free (don't add salt)
- - Nut free (replace nuts with sunflower or pumpkin seeds. This doesn't include coconuts)
- More information about making the perfect Green Thickie
- If you are new to Green Thickies and have more questions about making the perfect green thickie, please read this guide on How to make a Green Thickie
More information about making the perfect Green Thickie:
If you are new to Green Thickies and have more questions about making the perfect green thickie, please read this guide on How to make a Green Thickie.
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Hi, I’m Katherine. I lost 56 pounds and recovered from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome by replacing meals with Green Thickies – my original smoothie concept.
Jenny$1983 says
Absolutely delicious :)
Katherine Natalia @ Green Thickies says
Thank you. I appreciate the feedback and I’ll definitely be trying your idea of a broccoli ice cream!
ely says
I’m not sure I understand why I would want to blend that all up into a 400 calorie drink, instead of enjoying the process of actually eating my food? I’m not asking to be snarky, I just really don’t understand. If I take that ingredient list, and cut it in half (bc its 2 servings) I see enough food for a couple of healthy snacks, and the broccoli i would add to a meal. What am I missing, why is this better than actually eating food?
Katherine Natalia @ Green Thickies says
A very good question! A very valid point that I’m sure a lot of people will want the answer to. I starting typing a response to you but it became so long I decided to publish it as a new post. You can find my 15 reasons for blending my food here if you’d like to take a look: https://www.greenthickies.com/15-reasons-blended-food-diet/ Many thanks for your visit to Green Thickies and for getting me thinking about the reasons why I do what I do. I hope this helps you. Katherine
Bonnie says
My husband has mouth and throat cancer. Can not eat, but able to drink slowly. He can get this down. Not everyone can eat and must do what they have to.
Dave says
Thanks for this recipe, I just started with making smoothies, and I am going to give this one a try tomorrow. Thank you.
Katherine Natalia @ Green Thickies says
Thanks Dave. Broccoli is one of the more bitter greens but I tried to hide it as much as I could in this smoothie.
Dave says
Thanks for your reply, I ended up using ingredients I had available so it turned out quite differently to yours, I found the brocolli to be a little bitter so I added a little ginger which seemed to give it a better flavour, I’m very new to this so still trying to work out what flavours work well. Will check out some more of your recipes, thanks. Dave
AJ says
Just made this and it’s definitely filling. This is my first step in trying to eat healthier. Thank you for the recipe!
Katherine Natalia @ Green Thickies says
That’s great AJ. Thank you for letting me know.
Evelyn says
Thank you for this recipe. I try to eat a lot of broccoli, as it is an affordable and very healthy veggy, but I found I was getting rather fed up with it’s taste when steaming/cooking/baking it. Drinking it raw is amazing, even my veggy hating boyfriend ‘kind of liked it'(which,coming from him, is a compliment) , and I absolutely <3 it.
Keep up the good work!
Jen says
I am going to try this one tomorrow – but need to find something to replace the banana as I am allergic. What would you suggest?
Katherine Natalia @ Green Thickies says
Excellent! You could replace the banana with mango or peaches. The broccoli taste in this one is a little bit strong but you could start with less and add it to suit your own taste.
Connie says
Do you have listed somewhere the estimated amount of calories in each of your smoothies/thickies ?
raechel says
I just made this and took the advice of another commenter and added ginger…It was SO SO DELICIOUS. Thank you for this great recipe! : )
Ben says
Can the smoothie be frozen? Will there be a loss of nutrients?
Thanks
angela aquino says
can i cook/steam the brocolli first, i cant take raw its too green
Editor says
Steamed broccoli is very healthy but it might affect the flavour of the smoothie, perhaps substitute the brocoli for something easier on the digestion like spinach.
Jennifer says
I don’t see the nutritional info anywhere. What is the calories per serve?
Editor says
Hi Jennifer, Green Thickies contain similar nutrients, around 419 calories per serving. Remember they are a full meal and not a snack. https://www.greenthickies.com/basic-green-thickie-recipe/
Aishat says
This is a great website. I tried a modified broccoli blueberry smoothie and it keeps me full all day and I tried a few tricks to eliminate the broccoli taste and calories.
-1 cup broccolli
-3-5 strawberries depending on size
-1/2 cup blueberries
-1.5 cup of milk
-For a kick (1/4 teaspoon cinammon and black pepper..or more if you dare :)
-1 tablespoon vanilla coffeemate (liquid)
Blendaway!!..I never taste the broccolli, instead it just thickens up the shake to make it dense and more filling without the need of oats.
P.S. I always blend the fruits frozen
Time: 2 minutes
Katherine Natalia @ Green Thickies says
Sounds perfect!
S. Cook says
my husband has lung and bone cancer, is there any smoothies to help
Katherine Natalia @ Green Thickies says
I’ve heard that people have a lot of success with The Gerson Therapy, also the YouTube series – the truth about cancer is good to watch too.
Taylor Miles says
Great smoothie! Didn’t have the sunflower seeds or raisins and it turned out just fine. The oats were a great touch.
Katherine Kyle @ Green Thickies says
I’m so glad you liked this. Thank you so much for sharing. :)