Pinterest Smoothie – Pineapple Kale Blueberry Smoothie
Pinterest Smoothie – Pineapple Kale Blueberry Smoothie
Today was a ‘Try a Recipe from Pinterest’ day for lunch. I tried this smoothie recipe called the Pineapple Kale Blueberry Smoothie. It’s supposed to help fight belly fat and reduce bloat. According to the original article on FitSugar, you won’t be able to taste the kale, blueberries banish belly fat, and pineapple eases digestion and banishes bloat. Since I already drink water all day, every day (thanks to my Sodastream), I used unsweetened almond milk instead of water in this recipe.
Now, the way I made it:
- 3 oz Vanilla Nonfat Greek Yogurt (Chobani)
- 1 tablespoon Almond Butter (Barney Butter)
- 1/2 cup frozen Blueberries (Publix)
- 1/2 cup frozen Pineapple chunks (Dole)
- 1 cup baby Kale (this was actually an I love baby kale mix of baby kale, tango, baby spinach, baby green chard, green romaine, baby green oakleaf lettuce.)
- 3/4 cup unsweetened almond milk (Silk)
Unfortunately, I have to call shenanigans on the ‘you won’t be able to taste the kale’. All I can taste is green and yogurt. It’s not bad, exactly, but it’s definitely not sweet. I call this recipe a fail! Though it’s not enough of a fail that I couldn’t finish the smoothie. I’ve made a few that really tasted like grass clippings and I couldn’t finish. I was able to choke this one down.
Still, it’s nice to try a different sort of smoothie. I really need to do more green smoothies. I just need to figure out what I can add to counter the bitter flavor.
Do you do green smoothies? Have you tried Pinterest recipes?
Yum! I wanted to try Kale in a smoothie but didnt want to taste it. Ill try this recipe,I like that the blueberries will cover up the Kale taste.
Deb V I agree that spinach is easier to hide. I wanted to try the Pinterest one to see if it is accurate and it’s definitely a fail. I often will do fresh banana, frozen blueberries, a bit of spinach, some unsweetened almond milk and anything else I like to toss in – almond butter, mangoes, etc.
Try this one and add frozen blueberries! My husband and I have these almost every morning for breakfast.
http://hollywouldifshecould.net/2010/11/green-smoothies-breakfast-of-champions/
I use home made almond milk, cashew butter and add fresh strawberries and frozen blueberries. I find spinach is easier to hide in smoothies than kale and definitely stay away from lettuce (they often add a very bitter taste).