Start Your Holiday Off Right with a Fresh Green Smoothie
Angela | December 23, 2012The holidays are upon us! Wishing you a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah and Pleasant Festivus!
A great way to start your day off right before heading to family gatherings is with a green smoothie. It will put a lot of vitamins and minerals into your system and curb cravings for processed and sugary sweets.
Our realtor sent us a nice box of edibles for the holiday, which included a lot of pears, so that is the inspiration for this drink, which is sweet and refreshing.
I made this in the Nina Pulse single serve cup, but you can make it in any blender.
Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup coconut water
- 1/2 ripe pear (any variety, just make sure it’s ripe)
- 1-2 handfuls chopped kale
- 1/2 cup frozen pineapple chunks
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil (does not need to be melted, but it’s fine if you want to melt it)
Method:
Add coconut water, pear, and kale into the blender jar (or cup), and blend for about 20-30 seconds until combined. Then, add the pineapple chunks and coconut oil and blend until fully combined. Add a little more water if needed to thin.
Nutritional Breakdown:
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Happy Holidays!
12-23-12
Angela… Thanks for your quick response about my “possible missing” mini blender cup, and for this recipe… I’m going to definately try it.
Thanks again
No problem at all Marsha. Hope you like the smoothie!
my daughter just got me one for Christmas and I am trying to find out how to make some energy drinks and smoothies that do not have tons of sugar because I am a diabetic. Thank you
Hi Shamim,
Sounds like you need green drinks – they give you energy from fruits and veggies and are lower on sugar. I’m not sure what your parameters are in terms of how much is too much sugar, but, I would recommend this smoothie as a starter: http://testkitchentuesday.com/2011/11/23/seasonal-green-smoothie/ or, this green juice: http://testkitchentuesday.com/2012/06/18/juicing-with-the-ninja-blender-part-2/. If you don’t want to strain the green juice, omit the water and 4-5 ice cubes when you blend it. Good luck!
OK this is new to me. I have never put my name out there to some one I do not know. So I hope I won’t be getting ALL sorts of stuff by email.
I just bought a Ninja Mega Kitchen System and love it, but the books they send are not enough. I came across your site and found I liked it. So I would like to try it and see how many new things I can make with you as my teacher. I do wheat-free, dairy-free, sugar-free and gluten-free and to tell the truth it all sucks……So I would like to follow your testings. Thank you Winnie
Hi Winnie,
Thank you for taking a chance with me! I do not email anything to anyone. That is, unless you subscribe to my feed via email, in which case you will get an email each time I have a new blog post.
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As of about two months ago, I am wheat and gluten free. I have been dairy-free for about a year, and eat very low sugar. So, you have come to the right place. I have lots of recipes in the works right now, so I hope you will enjoy!
Angela
Thank you for the fast response. Can’t wait for all the new things.