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.
I made a few alternates because I didn’t have any spinach handy or pineapple and i hate dates but I loved my mix and it had a few things to bring the sugar content down, I subbed pineapple with cantelope, used spring mix organic greens (lol the only organic thing I buy other than almond milk), subbed the dates with about two teaspoons-ish of honey. Tasted fantastic. Had a peanutbuttery cinnamony taste with hints of cantelope. Beats the fruit "smoothies" in the grocery store out of the water for a fraction of a cost.
Allergic to almonds…what can I substitute for it?
Fructose is a natural sugar found in fruit and can be made into a commercial sweetener from corn. Sucrose (table sugar) is composed of one molecule of glucose and one molecule of fructose. Honey and 100% maple syrup are high (60%+) in fructose. Fructose is handled by the body in a different manner than glucose as it is metabolized directly through the liver first; meaning it has a lower glycemic index because it does not trigger insulin like glucose. As a result, blood sugar levels do not rise as rapidly after fructose consumption compared to other sugars. However, over-consumption of any type of sugar is not good for the body. Excessive amounts of fructose have been linked to raising bad cholesterol, raising uric acid levels in the blood and can cause gastrointestinal problems in some people. Excessive amounts of glucose can, over time cause insulin resistance and possibly diabetes.
Completely agree. If you gave away $100 bills on a street corner, some people would complain that you didn’t bring any twenties.
So true.
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