12 Fun Green Food Ideas

One of our favorite green food ideas is these green pancakes! Simply add 4 cups spinach to the batter and it makes a beautiful green color: perfect for celebrating St Patrick's day or spring! The pancakes are made of oats so they're hearty and filling.

Our family loves this healthy shamrock shake! It's packed with protein and naturally green with spinach, with the best minty flavor. Such a fun green food idea!

At the top of these green food recipes, something that’s not normally green: hummus! This green hummus is bright and flavorful healthy snack recipe, featuring green onions, spinach, cilantro and lime. We originally made this hummus as part of a few green recipes for St. Patrick’s Day, but it’s now a favorite that we make any time of the year.

If you're looking for bright green food ideas, try this creamy spinach soup! This beautiful green puree is packed with savory flavor and has a rich, creamy mouthfeel. Each spoonful is a delight!

Why not drink your green food? This green smoothie is the perfect immunity-boosting drink with a sweet tart flavor! It stars green apples, loads of spinach, and protein-packed nuts. This would be fun for St. Patrick’s Day green food ideas: we can imagine kiddos slurping this down! But it’s also one of our favorite personal smoothie recipes and perfect for breakfasts or snacks.

This dip recipe recipe is 100% green veggies, and people can't get enough of it! Every time we serve this one, someone asks for the recipe. When we tell them it's just green peas, cilantro, and salsa verde, they don't believe it! It's a great way to eat your green veggies.

On to one of our most popular green food ideas is Green Goddess Dressing! This healthy green goddess dressing takes less than five minutes to make and is great on salads or as a vegetable dip.

You've likely seen spinach tortillas or wraps in a store: but did you know you can make them at home? These green tortillas get their all-natural color from spinach leaves. It's a fun project and makes for lovely green wraps or quesadillas!

Here's a way to eat green food as a main dish: Go Green Bowls! These grain bowls are surprisingly filling and satisfying: full of quinoa and green vegetables like brocolli, kale, and fresh leafy greens. Smother it in our delicious lemon yogurt sauce. It’s savory and creamy, perfect for roasted vegetables, salads, and grain bowls. (Or use this Best Tahini Sauce.)

Speaking of green food, ever had green meatballs? These meatballs are actually vegetarian meatballs, made with spinach and feta. These green meatballs are straight up spinach, feta, egg, oat flour, and dried herbs. They’re delicious with spaghetti — or even as an appetizer dipped into some green goddess dressing!

The words “avocado smoothie” might make you think of a rich, savory puree, but the flavor here is sweet and tropical! Banana and pineapple bring sweet, nuanced flavor, and the texture is so light and creamy from the avocado!

Rounding out our green food list are tacos that are themed around a color: green! These “verde” lentil tacos are full of fresh flavors, and feature all sorts of green: green lentils, green cabbage, green onion, and a bright green cilantro drizzle. Celebrate green!