About Simple Green Smoothies
Welcome to Simple Green Smoothies
We help women eat more plants, feel their best and fuel the life they want to live. Smoothies, meal plans and challenges that keep healthy eating simple and doable, never restrictive.
Where to start
Free
Plant-based recipes
Smoothies, snacks and meals that help you eat more fruits, veggies, nuts and seeds, without feeling like a rabbit.
Live with Jen
Challenges & classes
Free challenges, cleanses and cooking classes through the year to help you fall in love with plant-based eating.
Meal planner
Weekly meal plans
Dinner, decided. Done-for-you plans so you spend less time on “what’s for dinner?” and more time doing what you love.
Popular Recipes
Meet the Rawkstar team
Running a food blog isn’t a one-person job, even though you mostly see me. These are the talented, fun women who make it happen.
Jen Hansard
Jen creates the recipes, writes the blog and hosts the 21-Day Cleanse. She lives in Oklahoma City with her husband Ryan, son Jackson, daughter Clare, dog Barrett and cat Allie.
Founder
Kimber
Kimber edits the photos that get Jen’s recipes onto the blog, Pinterest and into Rawk the Year. She lives on a 5-acre farm in Brooksville, Florida with her husband, daughter and dog.
Photo Editor
Laura
Laura answers your recipe questions and helps with cleanse and meal planner orders. She lives in Washington, D.C. with her husband and three kids.
Communications
Preethi
Preethi turns Jen’s recipes into the photos you see here, with a portfolio of national brands behind her. She lives in Bengaluru with her husband and two young kids.
Food Photographer
Ashley
Ashley is your go-to inside Rawk the Year. She’s a Functional Medicine Certified Health Coach in Apex, North Carolina, here to answer questions and help you think differently about food.
Community Support
Press + Interviews
- Wellness Mama: How to Make Simple Green Smoothies a Daily Habit
- Parade Magazine: The Only Avocado Dressing You Need
- BigScoots: Simple Green Smoothies Found Peace of Mind With BigScoots
- NBC News: 3 new cookbooks written by and for hungry runners
- Prevention: 5 Simple Green Smoothies That Boost Energy And Help You Lose Weight
- Oprah: 4 Easy and Delicious Ways to Eat More Veggies
- Runner’s World: Zelle Book Club: Simple Green Smoothies
- Well + Good: 5 Healthy green smoothies that aren’t actually green
- Gardenary: Jen Hansard of Simple Green Smoothies Reviews Leaves, Roots & Fruit
- The Good Life Project: How two moms built an empire from green smoothies and big love.
- Dr. Will Cole: YouTube Interview on Green Smoothies
FAQs
Not at all! Plant-based doesn’t mean strict or all-or-nothing here. A plant-based diet means mostly plants— it’s not vegan. Use meat, eggs, cheese, half and half as a condiment—and you can be plant-based! Jen occasionally eats meat and adds whey isolate powder and collagen to her morning smoothie. These recipes focus on adding more fruits, veggies, and whole foods to your day — however that fits into your life. No labels required, just more plants on your plate.
Start with my free Smoothie Challenge — it’s the easiest way to build the habit with simple recipes and daily guidance, no experience needed.
From smoothies to salads, soups, and snacks, you’ll find plant-based recipes that are simple, ingredient-flexible, and made for real life — not perfection. Most days involve grace when it comes to what we eat. Jen often shares how she’ll start the day with a green smoothie and end up at Taco Bell or Thai restaurant for dinner. That’s how we roll here!
Yes! Grab my free meal plans for easy, plant-forward ideas you can plug into your week without the guesswork.
Absolutely. I’ve been feeding my own family these recipes for over a decade — they’re designed to be simple enough for picky eaters and satisfying enough for the whole household. Yet I do create them for me— a middle-aged woman trying to stay healthy, fit and energized.
