Looking for some easy and delicious cucumber smoothie recipes? In this post I share 7 cucumber smoothie recipes and a free PDF printable you can save for later. Keep reading to get inspired to make alkaline detox smoothies using cucumber.
What are cucumber smoothies?
- Cucumber is a popular green vegetable. It’s very versatile and packed with vitamins and minerals.
- Smoothie recipes is a term used to describe ingredients and directions for a drink made in a blender.
- A cucumber smoothie is a blended drink which includes the popular green vegetable, cucumber.
- You can combine a variety of ingredients with cucumbers to make smoothies.
- Some popular ingredients of cucumber smoothie recipes include greens, pineapple, coconut, apple, mango, strawberries, apple, banana, peach, lemon juice, lime juice, and more.
- Cucumber smoothies are popular for weight loss because they are filling, hydrating, packed with vitamins and minerals and usually low fat.
- For people who are focused on detoxing, this type of smoothie is great because they contain alkaline forming foods.
Benefits of cucumber smoothies
There are many benefits to drinking smoothies made with cucumber.
Here’s six health benefits of eating cucumbers according to the Cleveland Clinic:
A serving of raw cucumber, eaten with the peel, has:
- 15 calories.
- 0.1 grams of fat.
- 3.6 grams of carbohydrates.
- 0.5 grams of dietary fiber.
- 1.7 grams of sugar.
- 0.7 grams of protein.
Cucumbers offer essential nutrients, too. One serving of cucumber delivers:
- 16.4 micrograms of vitamin K (14% daily value).
- 147 milligrams of potassium (3% daily value).
- 2.8 milligrams of vitamin C (3% daily value).
- 16 milligrams of calcium (1% daily value).
Health benefits of whole cucumbers include:
- Increased hydration
- Strengthens bones
- Promotes gut health
- Helps manage blood sugar and weight
- Protects against cancer
- Improves heart health
Alkaline detox smoothie nutrition facts from Cronometer
After each recipe listed below I’ve included links to the nutrition facts for each recipe from Cronometer.com.
You can see the nutrition facts for free and add these recipes to your free Cronometer membership.
You can also see each recipe’s alkalizing effect on the body by upgrading to the Gold membership.
7 cucumber smoothie recipes
Download a free PDF printable with these 7 cucumber smoothie recipes:
All smoothie directions:
- Combine all ingredients into a blender and blend on high speed until pureed, about 30 seconds to 1 minute.
Cucumber Lime Cilantro
Ingredients:
- 1⁄2 cucumber
- 1 cup spring or filtered water
- Juice of 1/2 lime
- 1/4 cup cilantro
Nutrition Facts for Cucumber Lime Cilantro Smoothie
Lemon Cucumber Parsley
Ingredients:
- 1⁄2 cucumber
- 1 cup spring or filtered water
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
- 1/4 cup parsley
Nutrition facts for Lemon Cucumber Parsley Smoothie
Spinach Cucumber
Ingredients:
- 1⁄2 cucumber
- 1 cup spring or filtered water
- 1/2 cup spinach
Nutrition facts for Spinach Cucumber Smoothie
Cashew Cucumber Apple
Ingredients:
- 1⁄2 cucumber
- 1 cup spring or filtered water
- 3 raw cashews
- 1 cored green or red apple, diced
Nutrition facts for Cashew Cucumber Apple Smoothie
Cucumber Hemp Mango
Ingredients:
- 1⁄2 cucumber
- 1 cup spring or filtered water
- 1 tablespoon shelled hemp seeds
- 1/2 cup frozen or fresh mango, diced
Nutrition facts for Cucumber Hemp Mango Smoothie
Peach Cucumber Banana
Ingredients:
- 1⁄2 cucumber
- 1 cup spring or filtered water
- 1 fresh or 1/2 cup frozen peaches, pitted, diced
- 1 banana, peeled
Nutrition facts for Peach Cucumber Banana Smoothie
Pineapple Cucumber Coconut
Ingredients:
- 1⁄2 cucumber
- 1 cup spring or filtered water
- 1/2 cup fresh or frozen pineapple, diced
- 1/4 cup coconut milk
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
Nutrition facts for Pineapple Cucumber Coconut Smoothie
Free PDF printable
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