Weight Loss Green Smoothie Recipe
Kick-start your morning with this filling, tasty smoothie. It provides lots of essential nutrients without the calories.
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Overview
Total time: 40 S
Servings: 1
Calories: 260
Ingredients
- 6 fl. oz. unsweetened almond milk
- 1/3 banana
- 1/2 cup pineapple fresh or frozen
- 1 tbsp. almond or peanut butter
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 2 cups spinach packed
- 1 cup ice cubes
- 2 Medjool dates pitted
Nutritional Information
- Serving Size: 20 fl. oz.
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
- Sodium: 315mg
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 8g
- Sugar: 23g
- Protein: 7g
Instructions
- Add ingredients to FourSide or WildSide+ jar in order listed and secure lid.
- Select "Smoothie" and enjoy.
The daily allowance of sugar should be for added sugar – like table sugar – NOT natural sugar. Not all "sugar" is created equal folks.
Drop the banana and use only one date. Use a couple of drops of liquid stevia to sweeten. Or alternatively drop the pineapple and use stevia instead. There are ways to lower the sugar content without sacrificing too much taste.
My green drinks or smoothies are 700 to 800 calories and about 40 oz. high carb, low fat, low protein. This drink here would be like an appetizer, I’d replace the almond milk with organic fruit juice and leave out the nut butter and times 3 everything (except the spinach and cinnamon) for a decent meal.
You would do your body a much better favor if you add the nut butter, add the protein and fat and drop all that fruit. It would last you a lot longer than that being an appetizer and you would not spike your blood sugar and push yourself into diabetes.
If I was using it as a meal like breaky or lunch then yes I’d drink that much.
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