By Grocery List Plus Editorial Staff | Published on June 11, 2026
Serves 4
84 cal · 5 min
Stegosaurus Smoothie - My Ultimate Green Smoothie
Recipe GLPRa5759330813e59
A vibrant, nutrient-dense green smoothie blending crisp apple juice, fresh spinach, banana, and cooling cucumber with a hint of wheat grass powder and aromatic mint. This refreshing drink is best enjoyed chilled with ice for a perfectly blended texture.
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Ingredients
400 ml apple juice
1 ripe banana
1 tsp wheat grass powder
8 cm piece cucumber
handful fresh mint leaves
3 ice cubes
100 g fresh spinach
Directions
Pour the apple juice into your blender.
Add the fresh spinach, peeled banana, sliced cucumber, wheat grass powder, and mint leaves to the blender.
If your blender has a powerful motor, add the ice cubes. For standard-power blenders, omit the ice and reduce the amounts of banana and cucumber by half to prevent motor strain.
Blend on high speed until completely smooth, about 30 seconds to 1 minute.
Pour into glasses and serve immediately while chilled.
Comments
Wheat grass is the sticking point: you'll need a special trip to Harris Teeter's natural foods section or a health-focused store, as it's not stocked at Food Lion, Publix, Walmart, ALDI, or Kroger in Charlotte. The stated five minutes is honest if you're using pre-cut produce and powder or frozen wheat grass, but fresh wheat grass requires juicing equipment most households don't own, which adds real friction to a weeknight. Everything else—banana, spinach, cucumber, mint—is widely available year-round at any chain, and the cost per serving lands around $1.50–$2.00 if you use frozen spinach and budget apple juice. It's a same-morning drink with no leftovers, best suited to someone who already shops at specialty grocers or has committed to green smoothies enough to justify the equipment.
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