Welcome spring! Although it’s a bit overcast this weekend here in Toronto, we celebrated the spring arrival all week with gorgeous sun and balmy weather. Now it’s time to officially cheers the season of birth-rebirth with a smoothie!
The brilliant purple from the mixed berries in this smoothie recipe will chase away any rainy day blues you might have while spring nourishes the earth. The pineapple adds a touch of tropical summer to whet our appetites and the almond butter completes the meal with a healthy dose of protein.
Pineapple Berry Spring Smoothie
Makes: 20 oz. glass
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup mixed frozen berries
- 1/2 cup frozen pineapple
- 1/4 cup plain yogurt
- 1 tbsp raw almond butter
- 3/4 cup vanilla rice milk (or to desired consistency)
- 1 tbsp ground flax seed
Preparation
Blend until smooth and enjoy!
Nutritional Information
Calories 362.8
Total Fat 15.2 g
Saturated Fat 1.8 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 3.9 g
Monounsaturated Fat 6.9 g
Cholesterol 3.7 mg
Sodium 135.4 mg
Potassium 380.7 mg
Total Carbohydrate 52.8 g
Dietary Fiber 6.5 g
Sugars 9.3 g
Protein 8.9 g
Vitamin A 1.0 %
Vitamin B-12 5.7 %
Vitamin B-6 5.5 %
Vitamin C 43.4 %
Vitamin D 0.0 %
Vitamin E 20.7 %
Calcium 20.1 %
Copper 11.9 %
Folate 6.4 %
Iron 9.2 %
Magnesium 17.4 %
Manganese 82.9 %
Niacin 4.3 %
Pantothenic Acid 5.3 %
Phosphorus 17.7 %
Riboflavin 15.1 %
Selenium 3.6 %
Thiamin 8.0 %
Zinc 7.3 %
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