Tropical Green Smoothie

Simple green smoothie that isn't bitter and has a nice tropical twist! It can be a difficult to fit enough fruits and veggies into your diet on a daily basis. Drinking a smoothie can be a great way to make sure you are getting enough nutrients in your diet. My biggest complaint about smoothies are that they are usually all fruit or heavily fruit based. Now there isn't anything wrong with fruit, but too much sugar can be a problem for some. Adding a bit of veg to this smoothie helps balance the fruit/veg ratio and still tastes awesome! 


The reason I juiced the kale, spinach and pineapple is I wanted to remove some of the tough fibers that they have. I wanted to go straight to the source of the vitamins and minerals - the juice. By pureeing the the other ingredients with the juice, it helps give it body, bulk and some fiber. The coconut oil helps the absorption process and, for me, makes me more satisfied. If you find you would like this to be more sweeter, add a bit more fruit. 

Tropical Green Smoothie

Cook Time: 0
Prep Time: < 5 minutes
Serves: 1 


Ingredients:
Juice:

• 4 organic kales leaves & stems
• 1 cup organic spinach, packed
• 1/2 cup fresh pineapple

• 1/2 ripe medium mango, peeled and cut into chunks
• 1/2 ripe medium peach, peeled and cut into chunks
• 1 tsp extra virgin organic coconut oil
• 3-4 ice cubes

Using a Juicer - juice the kale, spinach and pineapple. Pour the juice into a blender. 


In the blender add the mango, peach and ice cubes to the green juice. Puree well to remove all of the chunks


Serve the smoothie in a nice glass and enjoy paradise. 


Nutritional Info for the entire recipe:
Calories: 220 ; Fat: 5g ; Carbohydrate: 45g ; Fiber: 5g ; Sugar: 24g ; Protein: 3.5g