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This Superfood Smoothie is packed with noteworthy superfoods! While I usually love to throw in a couple superfoods in all my smoothie recipes, this one packs in five superfoods! And don’t worry, superfood and nutritious here are not in exchange for flavor!
Ingredients
- Baby spinach: Spinach is a great source of vitamin A, C and K as well as iron and magnesium.
- Pineapple: High in antioxidants and can help boost immunity. Pineapple is full of vitamins and minerals.
- Kefir: A great source of probiotics, calcium and protein.
- Ginger: Ginger is a natural anti-inflammatory and can help ease digestion.
- Turmeric: Turmeric is another great anti-inflammatory and I love the earthy flavor it adds to the smoothie.
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How to make this superfood smoothie
You can whip up this superfood smoothie in just a minute. There’s no prep required as long as you have the pineapple already frozen. You can chop it and freeze it or just buy it already frozen.
Throw it all in a blender and blend until the it’s smooth and creamy. It will start out looking chunky an separated, but will soon turn into a homogenous light green color,
Tips to make this healthy smoothie
- Use frozen pineapple.This gives the smoothie an extra smooth and creamy consistency and you won’t need to use ice cubes, which can thin the drink.
- If you don’t have kefir, you can use yogurt instead. I like to use Greek yogurt which is high in protein. You may need to add some liquid thought since kefir is thinner than Greek yogurt.
- Use a high speed blender. If you don’t have a high speed blender, I recommend stirring it every once in a while with a long spoon and blending for an extra 1 minute.
- Add black pepper to enhance turmeric’s benefits. Turmeric contains a powerful compound called curcumin that’s responsible for its anti-inflammatory actions. The piperine in black pepper can help the body absorb curcumin better, making it a great addition to this superfood-packed smoothie.
Frequently Asked Questions
Smoothies are best drunk as soon as they are made. Once the ingredients are blended they start to oxidize and lose their nutrients. If you can’t drink it straight away, keep it covered in the fridge and drink within 24 hours.
This smoothie comes in at around 250 calories and has good amounts of fiber, carbs and protein. It’s a great breakfast option when you are short time.
Smoothies are a great way to get lots of goodness in quickly, and in a tasty way! I have smoothies most days, either after my workout or as an afternoon pick me up.
For more healthy smoothies:
- Healthy Date Smoothie
- Tahini Milkshake
- Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie
- Strawberry Vanilla Smoothie
- Kale Smoothie
- Pina Colada Smoothie
- Papaya Smoothie
- Pineapple Smoothie
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Superfood Smoothie
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Ingredients
- 1 cup baby spinach
- 1 cup frozen pineapple chunks
- 2 cups plain kefir or yogurt
- 1 thumb ginger cut into smaller chunks
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
Instructions
- Place all the ingredients in a high-speed blender, and blend for 60-120 seconds until you get a smooth and creamy texture.
- Taste the smoothie, adding more milk if it is too thick or adding more sweetener if it’s not sweet enough for you. Pour into a cup or mason jar. Enjoy immediately, or store in fridge for up to 24 hours.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information provided is an estimate. It will vary based on cooking method and specific ingredients used.
Hi. I just came across your recipe and am definitely going to make. But everyone please remember using tumeric without black pepper is a waste. You must add black pepper in order for your body to absorb the turmeric as the piperine in pepper helps body absorb it. Not criticizing only trying to help.
I appreciate you pointing this out, Kim! I knew about piperine and had that information in my other health-focused turmeric recipes but I forgot to include it here. I just added this tip to my “tips” section. Thank you!!
Blehhhhh. Bitter, unpleasant, watery 🙁
Oh no! So sorry you didn’t like it. It sounds like your pineapple maybe wasn’t sweet enough. Not sure why your smoothie was watery though—did you use kefir or yogurt?
Hot tip! If you’d like to pre-make your smoothies, you can freeze them in a large ice cube tray! (After the ingredients have already been blended together) — Then, whenever you’d like to have one, you just throw the cubes back into the blender!
Love that idea! Thank you for sharing!
Hi Yumna, I am not a fan of yogurt, what would be a good substitute for it? Would something like flavoured Oikos work?
Yes! If you don’t have kefir, you can use Oikos yogurt instead. I like to use Greek yogurt which is high in protein. You may need to add some liquid thought since kefir is thinner than Greek yogurt.
So good! Super easy to make and very refreshing, especially on a hot day!
So glad to hear it! Thank you!
Hi, you say this smoothies has 6 superfoods in it but your ingredients list only lists 5…. what’s the 6th ingredient please?
Oops! It’s only five! I miscounted LOL. Thanks for letting me know!