If you know us here at the Conscious Cleanse, you know we love our green smoothies! We believe that there’s no snack more versatile and nutritious than a freshly blended smoothie.
Ranging from the protein-packed peanut butter and banana smoothie to the light and fruity blueberry & lemon smoothie to the palette-awakening cilantro & lime smoothie, these blended beauties are a simple, delicious, and customizable way to chug nutritious foods.
Above all, however, is the smoothie’s unmatched ability to help reduce food waste in your kitchen. While you may not delight in munching on strawberry tops or lemon peels on their own, tossed in a blender, they keep your smoothie healthy and your compost empty.
So we’ve teamed up with our friends at Abeego to offer you a delicious round-up of zero waste smoothie recipes!
We LOVE Abeego and their commitment to creating a product that’s good for you, for your food, and for the planet. Their products are designed to help your fresh foods breathe and last longer, in addition to being 100% plastic free, reusable, and biodegradable.
Whether you’re after breakfast smoothie recipes, smoothie recipes for kids, or simply looking to up your blended fruit game, we’ve put together a list of some yummy waste-free smoothie recipes to help you reduce your food waste.
Join us for a special Instagram LIVE between Toni, the amazing founder of Abeego, and Jo on Friday, May 21, 2021, at 11 am PST on the @Abeego Instagram. We’ll be blending up some of our favorite zero-waste smoothies and chatting about health, sustainability, and more!
Conscious Cleanse’s Blueberry Lemon Smoothie Recipe*
Ingredients:
- 2 cups cashew milk
- 1 TB. chia seeds
- 3 large romaine lettuce leaves
- 1 cup spinach
- small handful of fresh Italian parsley (flat-leaf) – stems and all!
- ¼ tsp. lemon zest
- Juice of ½ lemon (wrap the other half in Abeego for safekeeping)
- 2 cups frozen blueberries
Instructions:
Combine all ingredients in a high-speed blender and blend until smooth.
*This is one of the many delicious recipes in our new cookbook, The Conscious Cleanse Cookbook! Grab your copy here.
Toni Desrosiers’ Strawberry Mint Smoothie Recipe
Yields: 1 smoothie
Ingredients:
- 2 cups your choice of milk
- 1 TB. hemp hearts or chia seeds
- 1 cup kale
- small handful of mint leaves – stems and all!
- 1 cup frozen strawberries – tops and all!
- ½ banana
Instructions:
Combine all ingredients in a high-speed blender and blend until smooth.
More Ingredients to Reduce Food Waste With Smoothies:
- Celery leaves
- Cauliflower stalk
- Kiwi skins
- Cucumber skin
- Kale Stems
Climbing aboard the smoothie train means purchasing heaps of greens and fruits on a weekly basis. With Abeego food wrap, you can enjoy the same freshness of your precious smoothie ingredients on Friday as you did on Monday.
- Burrito-wrap your bundles of kale or spinach in a large or giant Abeego food wrap to keep them spirited and nutritious for this Brain Boosting Smoothie Bowl.
- Grab your small Abeego food wrap and wrap your halved lemon, apple, or leftover strawberry tops for an amazing Apple & Strawberry Smoothie.
- Buddy-wrap your variety of herbs in a medium or large Abeego food wrap to keep them perky and vibrant. Then, use them for either of the two smoothies above.
- Reach for your medium Abeego food wrap to perfectly preserve your sliced mango and save it for this Totally Turmeric Green Smoothie.
- Can’t quite finish the smoothie? Grab your small and place it overtop to save it for later.
Click here to grab your own Abeego wraps to help keep your smoothie ingredients fresher longer and ditch plastic for good!
With love,
Jo & Jules
