Eat More Vegetables Challenge Day 7: Drink Your Vegetables

By Gretel H. Schueller, March 8, 2013 - 10:00am

Some vegetables add delicious creaminess to a smoothie while others add healthy fiber and flavor. Try avocados, leafy greens like kale and spinach, cucumbers or even canned pumpkin or cooked sweet potato for a tasty addition.

Try one of Eating Well’s Veggie-Filled Smoothie Recipes:

Recipe of the Day: Use kale or other leafy greens in Green Smoothie
Avocado and spinach shine in Good Green Tea Smoothie
Use cucumber in Clean Breeze Smoothie
Enjoy the creaminess of avocado in Raspberry-Avocado Smoothie

More to Try:
Quick & Healthy Smoothie Recipes
Download a Free Healthy Smoothie Recipe Cookbook!

For more tips and recipes, visit our Eat More Vegetables Challenge page.

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Gretel H. Schueller is an award-winning journalist and book author. A graduate of New York University's Science, Health and Environmental Reporting Program, she’s put her masters in journalism to good use. While on assignment, she has eaten backyard weeds, harvested cactus buds in an Arizona desert and made goat cheese in Greece.