Healthy Green Drinks for St. Patrick's Day

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St. Patrick's Day is just around the corner! It would only seem natural to color everything around you in green to feel festive. So today, I'm sharing with you a couple of refreshing drinks that are not only green, but are also extremely nutritious and equally delicious.

Let's start with the Green Peppermint Pattie Smoothie! This one's loaded with vitamin A, B 12, C, folic acid, iron, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, selenium and zinc. It will cleanse your blood and will help you with indigestion, heartburn, and stomach cramps. It will also protect your body from cancerous cells and prevent bad breath. Check out the recipe below, which makes 2 servings.

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup unsweetened coconut milk


• 1/2 cup spinach, about 1 handful


• 1 banana


• 2 tbsp fresh mint leaves, stems removed


• 1/4 tsp vanilla extract


• 1 heaping tbsp chocolate chips


• 1 handful of ice 

Instructions:

1. Place all the ingredients, except chocolate chips into your blender.


2. Start on low speed, and increase to high.


3. Blend until smooth, about 1 minute.


4. Then add the chocolate chips and blend for a few seconds. Just long enough to break them down into smaller pieces.

Another lovely green drink you can enjoy is Kiwi Lemonade, a combination of great fruits and vegetable into one yummy and healthy juice. It's so easy, check out the recipe below.

Ingredients:

• 2 lemons, peel removed


• 4 kiwis


• 2 pear


• 1 cup of spinach


• 6-8 mint leaves

Instructions:

1. Juice all the ingredients and serve over ice.

If your taste demands for a little more sweetness, you can add an extra kiwi or a little natural sweetener. For me, I like it just the way it is. So, that will be all for now. I hope that you enjoy these refreshments as much as I did and have a happy St. Patty's Day!

Thanks to Green Plate Rule for these recipes! You might also want to check out healthy green dinner ideas for St. Patrick's Day.