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5-Minute Green Smoothie with Wheatgrass
This green smoothie with wheatgrass includes everything you need to stay energized throughout the day. With healthy ingredients like banana and pineapple, spinach, plant-based milk and wheatgrass powder, this quick smoothie recipe is a great way to get nourishing greens in for breakfast.
Ingredients
- 1 cup soy milk, unsweetened
- 2 cups baby spinach, Benefits of raw spinach
- 1 banana, large, ripe
- 1 cup pineapple, frozen
- 1 cup ice cubes
- ½ tbsp wheatgrass, powder
Equipment
- blender
Instructions
- Add soy milk, spinach, banana, pineapple, ice and wheatgrass in a high-speed blender and blend for one minute or until creamy.
- Pour into a glass or bowl and add your favourite toppings. I use mango, coconut and frozen grapes.
Notes
- This smoothie is so versatile and easy to change up each morning. For example, consider adding apples, kiwis, pears, kale, celery or ginger. Or get really creative and add in some peanut butter, hemp seeds or flax meal!
- Just make sure you blend your smoothie well to ensure that there are no chunks of unblended fruit.
- Feel free to play around with the toppings as you see fit. Strawberries, blueberries or raspberries all make great additions to your wheatgrass smoothie.
- If you're looking for a little extra sweetness, try adding some agave nectar or maple syrup.
- Stir in a tablespoon and a half of chia seeds for an additional 7.5 grams of protein (20.5 grams in total).
Nutrition Information:
Calories: 306kcal (15%)Carbohydrates: 58g (19%)Protein: 13g (26%)Fat: 5g (8%)Saturated Fat: 1g (5%)Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.1gSodium: 152mg (6%)Potassium: 1437mg (41%)Fiber: 10g (40%)Sugar: 32g (36%)Vitamin A: 5797IU (116%)Vitamin C: 106mg (128%)Calcium: 414mg (41%)Iron: 4mg (22%)
Keep in mind that the nutritional values provided are approximations and suggestions, and might fluctuate depending on ingredient variations, portion sizes, and recipe adjustments. This nutrition facts table cannot account for your individual needs. Your body — including your hunger and satiety cues — change daily. It's perfectly fine to eat more or less on different days. Instead of letting food guilt take over, consider mindful eating.
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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