Today, I’d like to share a recipe of a green smoothie that has won my kids over any other drink. “Kale-Aid” I thought was pretty cool name for it. With the help of kale and spinach this green smoothie is like an explosion of vitamins that our bodies need so much, especially during cold winter months, and a flu season. What flu? Wait, flu season isn’t over yet, I better just keep loading us with vitamins, and hope to get through without getting sick this year.
Being completely ordinary, my sweet girls are not big fans of greens, but they’re absolutely in love with smoothies. Thank you Mr.Pinterest for the wonderful idea to add greens to our favorite drink! I’m not going to lie, for the first time when the girls saw this “green drink” they didn’t seem too excited, but with the half hour lecture on how healthy it is, and how greens don’t really affect the taste of the fruit smoothie, and the full list of ingredients provided (yes, my kids care what’s in their food; you call it picky? I call it reasonable, especially when I try to educate them about healthy and clean eating, as I learn myself), this healthy green smoothie became our daily tradition.
This recipe is just an example of how we like our green smoothie. You can add any combination of your favorite fruits. I always make sure that there is at least one of those naturally sweet fruits like pineapple, mango or banana, so I don’t have to add any sugar. The smoothie turns out silky and sweet, and I hope you’ll like it as much as we do.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup ice cubes
- 1 cup coconut milk
- 1 mango, sliced
- 1 orange, sliced
- 2 cups pineapple, cubed
- 1 kiwi, sliced
- 2 cups spinach
- 1 cup kale
- 1 teaspoon ground flax seeds or
- 1 teaspoon chia seeds
Once in a while I would add Flaxseeds or Chia Seeds to our smoothies. I just recently discovered these “super seeds” and trying to incorporate them in our diet. Both, Flaxseeds and Chia seeds are good source of protein and omega-3 fats and fiber, as well as antioxidants. Incorporating Chia Seeds in your diet helps to enhance your body’s ability to absorb nutrients from foods. Flaxseeds promote bone and heart health. Ground flaxseeds add slightly sweet nutty flavor to the smoothie.
Put all ingredients in a blender. Blend on high speed until smooth.
Enjoy!
Ingredients
- 1 cup ice cubes
- 1 cup coconut milk
- 1 mango, sliced
- 1 orange, sliced
- 2 cups pineapple, cubed
- 1 kiwi, sliced
- 2 cups spinach
- 1 cup kale
- 1 teaspoon ground flax seeds or
- 1 teaspoon chia seeds
Instructions
- Put all ingredients in a blender.
- Blend on high speed until smooth.
the colors alone make me happy! 🙂
I feel the same way, and my kids do too, they actually ask me to make this smoothie. Kids + green smoothie = happy mommy.
It’s such a beautiful green color! My “green” smoothie looks a little more brown 🙁 think that’s because of the combo of fruits I use! Thanks for post:) xx, jen
I tried adding greens to berry smoothie, and the color does look brownish. Its impossible to get the kids to drink it, but bright green color makes everyone a little happier 😉
I love drinking green smoothies as well. We got our blender about a year ago and have been drinking the green goodness almost every day. I love freezing my bananas, I think that makes the whole difference in the taste. My favorite is kale, orange and banana smoothie. The seeds are a nice touch as well. I will have to try that.
This is so great! I think drinking the “green goodness” is the best way to get all those much needed nutrients in. I mean, my kids ask for green smoothie, but would never munch on spinach or kale on its own. Thank you so much, Lena, for your comment.
Wow, a power drink! 😛
Indeed, it is a power drink!
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