This refreshing tropical smoothie has been on frequent
rotation for me this summer. It’s sweet, delicious and refreshing! This is the type of
drink you’d have poolside as it's a perfect pick you up on a hot day. I make it in the
morning and take with me to work to have later as a snack.
Mangos are rich in fiber, vitamin A, folic acid and vitamin C. Dried (sugar free) mango from
Trader Joe's are my crack, they taste like candy! I buy frozen mango from Trader
Joes which I’ve found to be cheaper than at Safeway.
Even though cucumbers are 96% water, they’re still packed
with plenty of essential nutrients and keep your body hydrated. They contain B vitamins, Vitamin C & K, and potassium.
I also keep cut cucumber in the freezer, it makes it easier to use since cut
cumbers go bad so quickly in the fridge. I keep the peel on.
Spinach is high in iron, vitamin B6, magnesium, chlorophyll,
vitamin A & K. I buy fresh spinach and throw the bag in the freezer, then grab a
handful whenever I want to make a smoothie. No more bags of spinach go bad in
my fridge now! I don’t taste this at all in the smoothie. The reason I add it is so my smoothie is filling and more substantial with the added nutrition. I like
to add more nutrients in the form of veggies. Since I don’t like the taste of
cooked spinach, this is a great way to add it to my diet on a daily basis.
As a nutrition booster I add Camu Camu which is a fruit from the Amazon rainforest and has 60% more
vitamin C than an orange. It also has amino acids, magnesium and potassium. I
only add a little because the flavor is so bitter and it has to be mixed in the
blender, because if I add it directly to the cup it doesn’t get mixed in well.
Chia seeds are packed with healthy Omega-3, fiber, calcium and antioxidants. It helps curb your appetite with the fiber slowing your digestion
Coconut water – hydrating and has potassium.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup mango
- 1 cup coconut water
- half a lime
- ¼ cucumber
- ½ ts camu camu
- 1 ts chia seeds
- handful of spinach
- Add the coconut water and mango to the blender and blend.
- Then add the rest of the ingredients minus the chia seeds.
- Pour into a glass and add the chia seeds, mixing it in. If you put the chia seeds in the blender, you end up losing a lot of chia seeds in the blender.
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