Kid-Friendly Green Smoothie
This beautiful green and kid-friendly smoothie drink is my daughter's favorite. It is full of natural sweet flavors, but it still contains all the goodness of ginger and turmeric, fresh spinach, or baby kale leaves—an easy, fast and healthy option for breakfast or snack. Plus it's also a great dairy-free smoothie recipe for adults.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 110kcal
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups pure coconut water unsweetened
- 1 ½ cups water
- 1 handful baby kale or baby spinach about one cup packed
- 1 orange peeled
- ½ frozen peeled banana
- ¼ cup sunflower seeds roasted and unsalted
- ⅓ small turmeric root about 1 teaspoon chopped fresh turmeric
- 1- inch fresh ginger root about 1 teaspoon chopped fresh ginger
- 1 pinch of pepper
- 2 pitted dates optional
Instructions
- Throw all ingredients in a blender or Nutri Bullet.
- Blend until smooth and all ingredients are processed.
- Enjoy this cool green drink!
Notes
- Before adding any dates, taste-test the smoothie drink. The fruits might have provided enough sweetness!
- You might get that little zing from the ginger if you leave out the dates, but that only adds an extra refreshing touch to the drink.
- Mixing in citrus fruits such as an orange or a grapefruit also balances out any bitterness that green leaves like kale have when processing it through a blender. Because you are blending whole fruits as opposed to juicing, you are getting the benefits of their fibers as well.
Nutrition
Calories: 110kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 166mg | Potassium: 439mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 909IU | Vitamin C: 29mg | Calcium: 68mg | Iron: 1mg