All vegans like greens, and that’s factual. Being a vegan means that you naturally involve more fruits and vegetables in your meals. If you used to hate greens, now you will start loving them! Sometimes it’s an unusual, ‘too natural color, which remains us more of a garden or a forest than something we should eat because it’s good for us. Raw green leaves also have bitter taste than you would usually expect from the smoothie. But let me telling you something. Green leaf vegetable is low in calories and high in protein. It contains vitamin C, manganese, dietary fiber and vitamin K.
Make your daily income of green leaf vegetable easier for you and incorporate this kale and spinach green smoothie. Here are some nutritious facts why you should make this smoothie for your next breakfast:
Kale: 100 g raw kale contains only 50 calories and 0.7 g fat. It is a very rich source of several vitamins, such as vitamin A, vitamin C, and vitamin K. It is also well known for its high content of several minerals, especially calcium, magnesium, and potassium.
Spinach: 100 g of raw spinach compose only 23 calories. It is super rich in supplying vitamin K and vitamin A. Similarly to kale, spinach also contains many important minerals which are necessary for a body function, just name few: manganese, calcium, iron or magnesium. Many types of research show that spinach has anti-inflammatory benefits, help with smooth digesting and can even prevent intestinal cancer!
Serving: 1
Preparation time: 10 min
Cooking time: no cooking
Ingredients
20 g kale
20 g spinach
50 g pineapple, chopped
1/2 cup water
Optional: maple syrup
Instructions
- Add spinach leaves, pineapple, and water to a blender and blend until smooth.
- Separate the green kale leaves and shred them into small pieces. Add to a blender and blend until smooth.
- If the taste is too bitter, add a little bit of maple syrup.
- Pour into a glass and garnish with pineapple or watermelon. Serve chilled.