Basic Green Thickie Recipe

Katherine Kyle

There are 6 basic ingredients in a green thickie:

Liquids (water, milk or juice)
Greens (Spinach, Chard, Collard Greens, Lettuce, Kale or other mild greens) OR if you run out of fresh greens, add 2 scoops of Amazing Green Powder for an extra healthy green boost.
Fruit (Add any fruit you like, you don’t have to worry about adding creamy fruit as the oats provide the creaminess)
Carbs (Oats, Quinoa, Buckwheat, Sweet Potato)
Seeds or nuts (Any plain seeds or nuts can be added)
Sweetener (If it needs it add in some healthy sweetener. I prefer to use whole foods so mostly use dates/ date paste)

Prep Time 2

Servings 2 Servings

2 cups Water or use dairy free milk (Like this or freshly squeezed fruit/veg juice)
2 cups Spinach or use Chard, Collard Greens, Lettuce, Kale or other mild greens OR if you run out of fresh greens, add 2 scoops of Amazing Green Powder for an extra healthy green boost.
1 cup Oats or use quinoa, buckwheat or sweet potato
1/4 cup Sunflower Seeds or any other plain seeds or nuts, unsalted and un-roasted
1/4 cup Dates or date paste, other dried fruit or healthy sweetener to taste
2 medium Bananas or 2 small mangos (or 2-4 cups of any other fruit e.g. berries)

Blend the ingredients in the following order:
Blend the dry ingredients and liquid first for a short time
Blend the greens next for a short time (if using).
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)

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.