46(!) Healthy Smoothie Recipes (2024)

By Leta Shy for POPSUGAR Fitness with additional reporting by Lizzie Fuhr, Michele Foley, and Jenny Sugar

A smoothie is a convenient meal or snack option anytime—just throw your ingredients in a blender, pour into a glass, and enjoy! Even better: The ingredient possibilities for shakes and smoothies are endless. We should know; we're always in the kitchen creating and re-creating our favorite healthy smoothie recipes. Keep reading to see which healthy smoothies we've been blending up all year long!

1. Cinnamon Honey Green Tea Smoothie

Not only will the caffeine in the green tea give you much-needed energy, butcinnamon and green tea also have been shown to have metabolism-boosting properties. In addition, research has shown that honey may help regulate blood-sugar levels, meaning you won't feel groggy after this afternoon snack. The next time you're feeling like you could use a frostysweet caffeinated beverage, forgo the Frappuccino for this 139-calorie green tea smoothie instead.

2. Flat-Belly Smoothie

All the ingredients in this flat-belly smoothie, such as Greek yogurt and blueberries, are great for busting bloat. If that's not enough, you also get the sweetness of pineapple, which contains an enzyme that helps ease digestion.

3. Cherry Berry Sore-Muscle Smoothie

Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) can cause discomfort after a workout, so reach for this recovery drink after you hit the gym. This sore-muscle smoothie contains antioxidant-rich strawberries and kale, both of which are full of pain-easing vitamin C, as well as wheat germ, an excellent source of vitamin E, which can help decrease exercise-induced muscle damage. The omega-3s in the walnuts can help reduce inflammation, as well.

4. Mango Kiwi Smoothie

Made from hair-healthy ingredients like Greek yogurt, blueberries, and kidney beans, this mango kiwi smoothie will help moisturize the scalp and encourage growth. The beans also offer biotin, which is great not only for your hair, but also for your skin.

5. Papaya Ginger Mint Smoothie

8. Metabolism-Boosting Smoothie

In this metabolism-boosting smoothie, you'll find calcium-rich Greek yogurt, almonds, and broccoli, which havebeen shown to help the body break down fat. The almonds, cannellini beans, and yogurt also add a great deal of protein, and what's more, the zinc in the yogurt may increase the production of the hormone leptin, shown to improve metabolism and suppress appetite. Other metabolism boosters in this smoothie include vitamin C, green tea, and cinnamon.

9. Mojito Smoothie

If sipping a mojito on the beach isn't in the cards anytime soon, then serve up this refreshing mojito smoothie that tastes just like the boozy tropical treat. This riff on a green machine does more than offer a full serving of fruit and veggies—it helps alleviate hangover pains! Instead of leaving you with a nasty headache, this virgin mojito is high in potassium, manganese, and B vitamins.

10. Vegan Vanilla Milkshake Smoothie

Made with only four ingredients, this vanilla smoothie tastes more like a luscious vanilla milkshake—and it's vegan. The secret? Soft tofu.

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