Morning Strawberry Smoothie Recipe
Morning Strawberry Smoothie
A breakfast smoothie so good your kids will want more - and you will too!
3 minutes
2 minutes
5 minutes
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- 1 tablespoon chia seeds
- 1/4 peeled red beet
- 3 cups spinach
- 1/2 cucumber
- 1 peeled banana
- 12 frozen strawberries
- 1 dropperful stevia
- 2 cup organic coconut milk
- 10 ice cubes
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Blend in a quality blender until smooth to enjoy
Tags: agave nectar, chia seeds, coconut milk, morning strawberry smoothie, smoothie, strawberry
Categories: Breakfasts, Smoothies
Hi. Thanks for this recipe. How much is one scoop of chia seeds?
You’re welcome, Mary. One tablespoon of chia seeds should be good. Hope you enjoy!
—Lindsay, GreenSmoothieGirl
1 TBLS is around 70 calories. Container of Chia seeds (with 1 TBSP scoop inside container) says serving size is 2.5 TBSP (150 calories, 13g carbohydrate.
Hello,
Do you soak the chia seeds before blending them? Thank you!
Hi Jennifer, no you don’t have to soak them, though you can if you want. You may wish to grind them before blending them as well. Hope you enjoy the smoothie!
—Lindsay, GreenSmoothieGirl
Studies are showing that there might be increased benefits to soaking chia seeds or grinding them. Particularly, some studies have shown that the Omega-3 fatty acids (ALA) in chia seeds might be absorbed much better (as well as some of the protein) after they have been ground or soaked first.
How many calories are in this smoothie. Do you have a list of low calorie smoothies.? (For in between meals) I’m dieting.
Could raw honey be used as sweetener instead of Steve as a sweetener
Stevia is natural, unlike other sugar substitutes. In South America and Asia, people have been using stevia leaves to sweeten drinks like tea for many years.
Website states: Stevia is about 200 to 400 times sweeter than table sugar and is a non-nutritive sweetener, which means it has no carbohydrates, calories, or artificial ingredients.
The picture of your strawberry smoothie sure looks different from the picture of my strawberry smoothie. How do you get it to be so pink with 3 cups of spinach in it? It’s not a bad smoothie, but it doesn’t have a lot of taste to it. The next time I make it I will put chocolate collagen powder in it.
This smoothie is delicious!! Thanks .. I would have never thought of using strawberries & beet.