Friday: Spinach Banana Apple Smoothie with Chia Seeds
It turns out that there is fairly well used formula for making green smoothies. It is roughly 60% fruits to 40% greens. Multiple websites/blog posts broke it down further 2 cups greens, 2 cups liquid and 3 cups fruit. So using that simple formula, my simple mind, ingredients found in the kitchen, a blender and a cricket bat (just kidding),
I came up with my own recipe: Al’s Superior Spinach Banana Apple Smoothie. I added chia seeds to get that whole superfood thing happening. My estimating was a bit off. The smoothie was a bit thick and when thinned made two servings. So if you have some insane urge to try it either add an additional cup of almond milk for two servings or cut the greens and fruit in half for one serving.
How’s it taste? Superior! OK really, its favor is mostly banana and apple with a slight nutty taste from the chia seeds. Really not half bad. Thanks for coming along on this week-long “run by fruiting” (Mrs. Doubtfire reference).
Ingredients:
2 cups spinach
1 banana
1 Fuji apple
1 cup almond milk
2 tablespoons Chia seeds
Nutrition Information per serving (say 20 to 24 ounces) comes out to 140 calories, 28 grams of carbs (15 sugar), 3 grams of fat, 4 grams of protein, 10 grams of fiber (5 from the chia seeds alone), and 230 milligrams of calcium.
Green Smoothie Tips from 100 Days of Real Food
Web MD Article on Chia Seeds