Spinach Smoothie! Yes, you heard it right. Smoothies are of different kinds. Spinach Smoothie is of them. You might think, how will it taste? Will it even be like other smoothies, or just some leaves mixed in a grinder with water, salt, and pepper! So, take a deep breath. Spinach smoothie tastes delicious. You will fall in love with it once you try it for yourself.
There are many benefits of Spinach anyway, so having it differently and shall be an experimental pop-up. First, let us discuss the benefits of it. They are anti-oxidant; they improve eye health. Spinach Smoothie has nutrients like calcium, vitamin C, soluble fibre, potassium, magnesium.
So what are you waiting for? Let us jump to the recipe!
Ingredients for Spinach Smooth
- Ice cubes: 1 cup
- Frozen pineapple chunks: 2 cups
- Frozen banana slices of 1 medium-size banana: 1/2 cup
- Diced apple, Fuji, Red or green apple: 1 cup (sliced 1-inches)
- Baby Spinach: 2 cups
- Plain Greek yoghurt: 1/2 cup
- Unsweetened almond milk: 1 cup
Directions for making Spinach Smoothie
- First, you will have to add ice cubes, pineapple, baby spinach, banana sliced, diced apple, yoghurt, and almond milk.
- Now you will have to cover the items and process them at a medium speed for 30 seconds. After the processing is done, increase the speed and start processing for another 15 minutes until it becomes thick in texture and consistency.
- Add more milk, according to the consistency of the smoothie.
So here is this easily made spinach smoothie right in our kitchen. You do not need to stand in queues and wait to get a highly expensive spinach smoothie, which might have added preservatives. So making it at home is the best option.
The nutrition facts
The blended home-made spinach smoothie contains 105g of calories, 1g of fat, 1g of saturated fat, 1mg of cholesterol, 85mg of sodium, 293mg of potassium, 23g of carbohydrate, 3g of fibre, 19g of sugar, 3g of protein, 109mg of calcium, 1mg of iron, 15mg of vitamin C, 1186IU of Vitamin A.
So the Spinach Smoothie will give you a nice amount of nutrients. A glass of it in your breakfast might bring you in good health. You will start glowing after several consumptions of the smoothie.
Some fun facts
You can add your favourite fruits in the smoothie to give it your desired taste and customizations. You can blend Flaxseed in your smoothie. To make it a vegan smoothie, replace any dairy-based product with the alternatives of it. There are loads of it. SO please do not wait; taste the taste you desired in a smoothie for so long!
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