Give your digestion a little TLC with this Green Smoothie with kiwi and celery juice! Superfood ingredients that improves digestion to help naturally detoxify the body. A green smoothie recipe full of anti-inflammatory & nutrient rich ingredients! Simply delicious and refreshing!
Simple Foods for an Easy Morning
Sometimes we just need SIMPLE ingredients and SIMPLE preparations in order to really maintain a balanced real food diet. Nothing again smoothie bowls or power bowls, heck, I make them all the time. But there is something really refreshing, nourishing, and cleansing about a green smoothie blend with fresh fruit and vegetable juice added.
KIWI fruit and CELERY Juice – the ultimate digestive health duo!
If you don’t know by now, I’m married to a Kiwi. Not the fruit, the country. Kiwi… the national bird of NEW ZEALAND! And no, the kiwi bird doesn’t lay kiwi fruit. Although, Kiwifruit is a major horticultural export in New Zealand and my Kiwi of a husband is quite obsessed with them.
Kiwi fruit can also help your digestion, especially if you suffer from IBS. The KIWI fruit contains both proteolytic enzymes and prebiotic carbohydrate fibers which aid in digestion and can help things (waste) get moving along. Um, no wonder it’s a “regular” breakfast fruit consumption. Yes, SUPER KIWI for super digestion! Pun intended.
CELERY Juice Health perks!
- Celery can help reduce inflammation in the stomach with the help of bioactive compound called apigenin (source).
- Fresh celery juice is low in fructose, making it low fodmap friendly. Plus it’s rich in vitamins like vitamin A, vitamin C, and folate.
- Celery juice can also support digestion by stimulating the production of HCL (stomach acid). Low stomach acid prevents the stomach from breaking down bad bacteria and properly absorbing nutrients. Many of us have a depleted source of stomach acid due to stress and diet. So that is something to consider. As always, best to chat with your health practitioner first!
- ANTI-INFLAMMATORY Celery contains luteolin, a potent flavonoid, that can act as an antioxidant and calm inflammation.
We can’t leave out the other SUPER ingredients that help make this green smoothie.
Other GREEN SMOOTHIE Superfoods to add
- Lemon/Lime – Vitamin C and good for cleansing the liver.
- Parsley – rich in Vitamin K and is another great digestive aid! YAY!
- Coconut water (if you don’t have celery juice or juicer) – rich in potassium and magnesium and also acts as a digestive.
- Ginger– anti-inflammatory properties and helps soothe the stomach lining
- Chia seed – fiber and digestive aid (bulking agent)
- Fresh orange juice – Vitamin C
- Pinch of sea salt – great for adrenal health.
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Detoxifying Super Green Smoothie
- Total Time: 6 minutes
- Yield: 2 1x
Description
Detoxifying Super Green Smoothie with Kiwi and Celery Juice {Paleo, Vegan}
Ingredients
- 2 kiwis, peeled
- 1 lime, juiced
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 6 ounces fresh celery juice (5-6 large celery stalks) or unsweetened coconut water
- 4 ounces fresh squeezed orange juice
- 1 sprig parsley
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- Pinch kosher salt
- Optional- small handful baby spinach (slightly steam and cool before adding to blender, for better digestion), 1 Tablespoon chia seeds or 2 Tablespoons vegan protein powder, 1 teaspoon maple syrup or honey
Instructions
- Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until combined. Add ice to the blender if, desired, or serve over ice.
- Serve and enjoy immediately.
Notes
Add vegan protein powder chia seeds to boost the protein in this smoothie.
Nutrition below based on using celery juice and no added protein or sweeteners.
- Prep Time: 5 min
- Cook Time: 1 min
- Category: drink/smoothie
- Method: juice/blend
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 smoothie
- Calories: 105
- Sugar: 14.1 g
- Sodium: 143.2 mg
- Fat: 0.9 g
- Saturated Fat: 0.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 23.7 g
- Fiber: 5.2 g
- Protein: 2.9 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
Amazingly clean and sooo refreshing!! Enjoyed it so much because it truly added to my mornings of fresh celery juice.
How often should/can I drink this smoothie?
Wonderful! 1-2x is a great start!
Love Kiwi but can’t have the seeds due to diverticulitis, any substitutes?
It’s so good! I didn’t have all the ingredients so I ended up putting some mango in to make it a little sweeter. Also my family’s from NZ!!!
Oh yay! Love the mango addition and NZ!
Loved that you combined the celery juice with kiwi. Can’t wait to try this.
Seriously is the best combo. 🙂
I’m all about the kiwi inclusion – such an underrated nutrient (and sweet) source!
Right? I don’t understand why people aren’t talking about this superfood more. THE BEST!
What a lovely dish it is .
Thank you so much!
Hi,
Lovely information, Thanks for sharing good information.
Wow!! That looks great 🙂 love green smoothies. I def. love simple meals/foods..! I could live on avocado toast+ egg+ tomato+ sea salt
You know I’m all about the fruit, especially pears and kiwi right now. I legit eat a couple a week, just like your Hubby, with a spoon.
Cheers to green smoothies.
I go through phases with green smoothies, although it’s been so long since I’ve added kiwi to them! I love kiwis. This looks so light and refreshing!
me too! but the kiwi totally brought back the green smoothie love! haha
Kiwi in a smoothie? I’ve got to try it!!
i think you’d love tara!
Well I never! I had no idea that the Kiwi Fruit had so many benefits. Thanks for enlightening me, as well as for this delicious recipe Lindsay.
Oh and Happy New Year to you and “The Kiwi” too 🙂
hehe anytime!
Who would have thought to put parsley into a smoothie? I actually do have a bunch growing in my herb garden at the moment that I wasn’t sure what to do with all of it, but I guess putting it into a smoothie would be a pretty quick way to use it up! It’s getting pretty cold where I live and they’re probably not going to last much longer outside!
i’ve got another recipe wednesday i think you’d like! with parsley!
I LOVE green smoothies, but have never had one with parsley 🙂 I usually do pear, banana, and kale.
love that pear combo!
LOVE Kiwis but did not know that about digestion!!! I have had great success with my beet powder that I add to water, my aloe juice & sprouted breads for my bread. The beet powder is amazing. I eat healthy but as we age, well, you will see. 😉 Time to add kiwis too!
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!!!
Yes, i love your routine! so perfect!
and the beet powder does wonders !!!
I have to try this out. Our mornings are quite busy and always rush off with a smoothie, this one would be so perfect. Parsely is such a nice addition, heard so many good things.
yes!! let me know what you think. I love the parsley! so refreshing
Cheers to that my friend! I’m going to have to keep this one close since I usually don’t add kiwi to my smoothies but since my oldest loves them there is bound to be a time we will have ones to use up, especially if I buy them in bulk at Costco like she keeps requesting.
Thanks for the kiwi reminder! I haven’t had one in awhile and I’m always forgetting fruits and veggies that I like. Then I keep thinking that there’s only sweet potatoes and broccoli for me to choose from haha.
We need a lot of these right now… we’re both back on the wagon in 2016. Time to try to live like we’re not on vacation. lol!
i feel ya bro!
Green smoothie are the best at the moment! My go to is frozen banana, spinach, avocado, 100% all natural whey protein, fresh vanilla, cinnamon, unsweetened almond milk…Icy cold is the only way! This one looks great!!!
avocado! yes, love that one! so creamy
what’s your favorite whey protein?
We have a brand here, Pulsin, it’s antibiotic, hormone free from grass fed cows, just 100% whey protein isolate, no stevia even! http://www.pulsin.co.uk/pulsin-protein-powders/whey-protein-isolate
oh nice! i’ll have to check it out!
I’m sure they’d send you some samples maybe?! If you’re on to them (maybe DM them on Twitter and say you found them through me!)
Kiwis are the best! Always find some in my fridge 😉 (O and eat the skin always!!)
Haha – I sure am glad you are not married to a fruit! I adore green smoothies – but mine are mostly non-dairy milk based. I simply have to try this simple recipe with simple yet delightful ingredients!
BTW – your photos are fantastic! Stellar! Epic!
Happy New Year Lindsay!
Amen to getting back into healthy habits post holidays! I’m pretty sure I kept saying last week (while on vacation)… this is my last splurge! Ha! Need some kiwi in my life!
I just started making green smoothies again…go figure when it is winter…It’s what I have been craving lately and they taste DELISH! XOXO
i never knew how many benefits that kiwis have, I just know that they taste good 😉 They sound even more amazing in this smoothie!
We are SO twins and I love it. I’m excited for green week because…uh… I need it! Maybe even green month 😀
cheers to kiwi love! and greens and you!
I’ve been slacking on my [green] smoothies! I’ve still been drinking plenty of smoothies in general, but they’ve mostly been the oat-y kind, and I miss the refreshing goodness of the green ones. It’s also been a while since I’ve had a kiwi, and I think it’s mostly because it’s super hard to get the -really- good ones up here 😥
well when it’s -19C there where you live, i’d be eating all the warm smoothies and carbs! haha
Green smoothies all the way! My gut is craving this smoothie, girl! I gotta get all the ingredients when I run to the store later!
a little scared of the parsley in there, but willing to give it a try 🙂
you don’t taste it! it’s super refreshing! i promise!
THIS is my type of smoothie. I need something like this today, actually–I do not feel good at the moment (my headache is back). I just feel like this would brighten up your day!
Just made a green smoothie yesterday and o say they’re best without bananas too!
Oh, yum. From one smoothie-lover to another, I NEED THIS! My neighbor actually has a kiwi tree on the farm (I know, right?!). There’s just nothing better than a fresh-picked kiwi. I bet this is a delicious way to enjoy them! 🙂
I’ll adopt you, but only if you make me this in the morning (and wine at night). Hah!
I might just need green smoothies in my life for 2016 – especially if they have kiwi! Love the info on the digestive benefits – anything helpful is always welcome here 🙂
they are my go to for resetting digestion!