Yellow Green Smoothie Recipe Creamy and Delightfully Rich
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- 1 serving any vanilla or French vanilla flavored Vega protein powder
- ½ cup of pineapple
- ½ cup of papaya, peeled, frozen
- 1 banana, peeled, frozen
- 1 cup kale
- 2 Tbsp. flax seed oil
- 1 Tbsp. turmeric
- ½ tsp. ground ginger
- 1/2 cup of water
- 1 cup ice
- Prep your ingredients
- Put all ingredients into your blender jar.
- Blendtec Blender: Place the ingredients into the jar starting with liquids and softer fruits, then add your harder ingredients, seeds, and leafy greens on the top, add the ICE last. Using your Blendtec press the smoothie button and let it run, if you want to manually make it then start on speed 1 or speed 3 until all the ingredients catch, then increase to higher speeds for a smooth consistency
- Vitamix Blender: Place the ingredients into the jar starting with liquids and softer fruits, then add your harder ingredients, seeds, and leafy greens on the top, add the ICE last. Properly place the ingredients will make it easier for the blender to suck down and blend everything. If you have a newer Vitamix-blender then use the automatic smoothie setting! If you have an older Vitamix or want to blend manually then start on speed 1/low and slowly increase to speed 10/high. Use the Tamper if needed. Blend until smooth.
- Regular Blender: Place the ingredients into the jar starting with liquids and softer fruits, then add your harder ingredients, seeds, and leafy greens on the top. You can even choose to blend in segments to make sure to get a good consistency. For example, blend your greens vegetables, then blend your fruits, and then mix in your ice, this will allow the blender to blend everything easier. Start on slow speeds and let the blender work those ingredients in and then increase to a higher speed for a smooth consistency.
The protein-packed Yellow Green Smoothie will satisfy your hunger and taste buds. The Yellow Green Smoothie will help with weight loss, boosting energy levels and stimulating your mind and body. The best thing about the Yellow Green Smoothie is that it’s inexpensive and can be easily blended using a high-powered Blendtec or Vitamix blender.
- Recipe by: Zoe Platek
- Recipe Type: Smoothie
- Servings: 2
Special Equipment:
Blendtec blender, Vitamix Blender, Blender Bottle, Cutting board, Knife, Measuring cup, Measuring spoon, Large Glass, To Go Container
Vega provides a healthy, clean burning line of protein powders that are entirely plant based and contain no added sugar, dairy, or soy ingredients.
The pineapple is a tropical plant in the Bromeliaceae family with edible multiple fruit consisting of coalesced berries. Pineapples contain ample amounts of Vitamin C, Manganese, and Copper. Bromelain is a complex mixture of substances that can be extracted from the stem and core fruit of the pineapple. There are dozens of known substances within Bromelain that have powerful medicinal effects, including enzymes crucial to digestion of protein.
The papaya is the fruit of the plant Carica papaya, the sole species in the genus Carica of the plant family Caricaceae. One serving of papaya contains a whopping 224% of the USRDA of Vitamin C. Papayas are also high in folate, fiber, Vitamin A, magnesium, potassium, and copper. Papayas are cancer protective, anti-inflammatory, and contain important and unique digestive enzymes such as papain.
A banana is an edible fruit, botanically a berry, produced by several kinds of large herbaceous flowering plants in the genus Musa. Bananas are very high in potassium, and a good source of fiber, manganese, and Vitamin B6 and Vitamin C. Bananas are Naturally fat-, cholesterol- and sodium-free.
Kale is a vegetable with green or purple leaves in the wild cabbage family. Kale is a stockpile of nutritional and medicinal qualities. One serving of kale contains a whopping 1180% of the USRDA for Vitamin K. Kale also contains high amounts of Vitamin A, Vitamin C, manganese, and copper. Kale has well-studied anti-carcinogenic qualities, is cleansing to the liver, is full of anti-oxidants and anti-inflammatory compounds and has been shown beneficial to cardiovascular health.
Flax seed oil is an oil made from the seed of flax, a member of the genus Linum in the family Linaceae. Flax is rich in Omega-3 essential fatty acids, “good” fats that have been shown to have heart-healthy effects. Flax also contains more lignans than almost any other plant, which have both plant estrogen and antioxidant qualities. Flax contains both soluble fiber and insoluble fiber. Flax seed oil is an essential source of omega-3 fatty acids for vegetarians and vegans.
Turmeric is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant of the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is usually ground into a powder and used as a spice in foods or blended drinks. It has a warm, peppery, bitter flavor and is mostly known for its use in curry. Turmeric is a powerful anti-inflammatory and has outperformed many pharmaceutical anti-inflammatory drugs in clinical studies. There are countless studies showing the benefits of turmeric in both prevention and treatment of disease, including inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and many types of cancer.
Ginger or ginger root is the rhizome of the plant Zingiber officinale. In addition to ginger’s amazing warm flavor, it’s a strong anti-inflammatory and a great digestive tonic. Many people find relief of nausea using ginger – including that produced by morning sickness during pregnancy and by motion sickness.
Water is a transparent fluid which forms the world’s streams, lakes, oceans and rain, and is the major constituent of the fluids of living things. Water is essential for human health, but the proper source and amount varies from person to person and within a person over time. All human cells and systems require water, so it’s essential to keep hydrated.
About The Yellow Green Smoothie Blender Recipe
Nutrition is color, and this Yellow Green Smoothie is full of color. Many of the vital health-forming compounds have brilliant colors as well, and choosing naturally brightly colored foods is a good way to ensure powerful nutrition: “Eat the rainbow.”
Green has long been focused on as the color of healthy nutrition – and it is. The green color in most green smoothies is given by chlorophyll, a powerful antioxidant with a myriad of health benefits, including strengthening the blood-building organs. The Yellow Green Smoothie has all the power of GREEN, with the added benefit of a brilliant YELLOW color from the turmeric. The yellow in turmeric is given by its powerful cancer-fighting compounds.
Drink this creamy, protein-powered Yellow Green Smoothie as a replacement for any meal of the day, or between meals as a snack to keep your blood sugar steady and your energy levels high.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]
Why make the Yellow Green Smoothie Recipe?
The kale and turmeric in the Yellow Green Smoothie provide powerful cancer prevention – but you wouldn’t know it from the taste! The pineapple, papaya, and banana give sweet, tropical refreshing tones that balance the warmth and spice of the turmeric.
Kids will love the Yellow Green Smoothie for the taste – and you can make up whatever stories you want about the color (it’s yellow monster blood!) – all while knowing they’re getting a healthy serving of protein, Omega-3 fatty acids and nutrition.
Pro tip: Keep a couple papayas in the freezer, frozen. Peel the papayas and break or cut them into one inch cubes before placing them in a freezer bag or container and freezing them. This way you will always have frozen papayas on hand for the Yellow Green Smoothie and other Vitamix and Blendtec recipes. Every time you remove a papaya – try to remember to pop another one in the freezer.
The Yellow Green Smoothie recipe should be served and consumed immediately, it does not keep well.
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