Mint Matcha Smoothie (low carb)

This low carb vanilla mint matcha smoothie is a healthy and an invigorating way to start your morning. Packed with nutritious ingredients like matcha green tea, creamy avocado and mixed greens. This delicious and nutritious drink gives you a healthy boost of energy to start your day with only 3.4g net carbs and 15g protein.

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I recently bought some new matcha green tea and decided to redo some old posts. I love matcha tea as it gives me a boost of energy and doesn’t make me feel jittery like coffee sometimes does. So today I’m starting with this low carb vanilla mint matcha smoothie.

I love all the healthy ingredients. It’s packed with nourishing greens, healthy fats and antioxidant power. And as I mentioned it also has a bit of a caffeine lift to get me started in the morning! This is a great low carb breakfast or snack for me. And sometimes I add protein powder instead of the gelatin and drink this after a workout. It has only 3.4 grams of net carbs and 19 grams of protein. But with the gelatin it still has 15 grams of protein.

Recipe ingredients and substitutions.

Below are the ingredients I used in this smoothie, most of which are from Aldi. I used frozen avocado chunks, unflavored gelatin, mixed greens, unsweetened almond milk, matcha powder, peppermint extract and vanilla stevia drops.

• matcha green tea powder – This is something you probably have to order online or might be able to find in places like Whole Foods or Asian grocery stores. I used this brand and have been happy with it. I bought on Amazon.
• Great Lakes gelatin – I love this brand of unflavored gelatin because it’s a good source of collagen protein and a good clean product. You can substitute with any brand of unflavored gelatin that you can find in the grocery store. You can also use vanilla protein powder (I like Isopure Zerocarb vanilla). And if you don’t care about protein you can eliminate it altogether.
• mixed greens – I buy this brand at Aldi and it has baby greens which are more tender but you can use any mixed greens or just spinach or kale or whatever greens you want. Again you don’t have to add them but it adds more nutrition to the drink and adds color but not much flavor so you don’t have to worry about the taste.
• frozen avocado chunks – I buy this product at Aldi and it’s perfect for recipes like this. You can also use regular avocados. I like the frozen as it makes it thicker like an ice cube but also because you can always have them on hand and not have to worry about them going bad.
• peppermint extract and vanilla stevia drops – Peppermint extract is very easy to find in most grocery stores. You could also use fresh mint leaves if you have those on hand. I used to have a Torani sugar free mint syrup for coffee and used that instead in the picture above and it took place of the sweetness and mint flavor. The SweetLeaf vanilla stevia drops adds the vanilla flavor and the sweetness but you can use any sweetener you want. You will also have to add a ½ teaspoon of vanilla extract as a substitute if you do that.

How to make a low carb mint match smoothie.

This is a very easy recipe so it makes for an easy low carb and healthy breakfast.

Step 1 : Add the milk, gelatin, peppermint extract, matcha green tea powder, sweetener, ice cubes, greens and avocado pieces to a high speed blender. Blend on high until smooth and creamy.

I love my Vitamix for recipes like this and I also have Ninja blender which works well too.

NOTE – Taste test the smoothie and adjust the sweetness level if it is not sweet enough. When I use protein powder that adds extra vanilla flavor and sweetness but when I just use the gelatin I add extra sweetener. I really like Swerve sweeteners and have some on hand all the time.

Step 2: Pour the rich, green drink into a large glass and enjoy! You can always double the batch if you want to do some meal prepping. But you will have blend or shake it up the next day as it sometimes separates.

If you want to double this batch you might have blend the smoothie again the next day as it sometimes separates. Please scroll down to view the printable recipe card.

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If you are looking for more healthy drinks to have for a quick breakfast or healthy snack, try one of these recipes.

• healthy mango matcha green smoothie
• keto pumpkin protein or keto strawberry smoothie
• low carb eggnog protein shake (no eggs)
• energizing low carb peanut butter smoothie

So this is my healthy greens vanilla mint matcha smoothie. Here’s a breakdown of the healthy ingredients one more time and the nutrition below that using the products I mentioned:

• baby greens – full of vitamins and minerals
• matcha green tea – full of antioxidants and a little kick of caffeine
• avocados – full of fiber, potassium and healthy fats
• gelatin–  can heal your gut, protect your joints and is a good source of protein 

The nutritional information for 1 serving is 275 calories / 17.2g fat / 11.8g carbs / 8.4g fiber / 15g protein = 3.4g net. carbs

You might also like my friend Jenn’s keto strawberry smoothie.