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    Coconut Pineapple Green Smoothie {Dairy Free}

    Published on Jun 17, 2013 · Last updated on May 14, 2018 · 11 Comments

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    About a year ago, when I first heard about Green Smoothies I thought it was really "too healthy", even for me. Honestly this green drink is not really appetizing. Plus it's made essentially of spinach. Seriously? God, I wasn't brave enough to try that. But then I kept seeing it on various blogs and on Pinterest and they all swore I didn't taste healthy or strange. They claimed it tasted actually pretty good. Humm really? I had to give it a try. The first one I made was from Kristin at Iowa Girl Eats. It had banana and peanut butter so I knew I was going to love it. And the title said "my  top secret diet weapon". Who doesn't want a diet weapon? I certainly did! I still wasn't convinced with the spinach though. But then I thought... no big deal, I'll just throw it away if it's not good. But guys...it was delicious! I could barely taste the spinach and the strongest flavors where those of the banana and peanut butter. LOVE. The only thing that I didn't like was the use of Greek yogurt and milk. My stomach doesn't like dairy and I try to keep my consumption of it very occasional. So I decided to use coconut milk in lieu of cow milk to add some exotic flavor and to make it dairy free and vegan. I left out the banana to save on the carbs and I figured pineapple was the perfect alternative.

    Quick story on a side note. Solal saw me drinking this smoothie and told me it looked disgusting (with the face that goes with it). Because he's an open minded guy, he still decided to give it a try, but you know, just to prove himself he was right. Aaaand he ended up drinking the whole glass and ask me to make some again. See? This smoothie is powerful!

    Coconut Pineapple Mango {Dairy Free}

    Coconut Pineapple Green Smoothie {dairy free}
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    Coconut Pineapple Green Smoothie {Dairy Free}


    Course Breakfast, Snack
    Cuisine American
    Prep Time 5 minutes
    Total Time 5 minutes
    Servings 1 large smoothie
    Calories 448 kcal

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup light coconut milk
    • ¾ cup pineapple chunks with juice (do not buy the one in syrup with added sugar)
    • 4 cups baby spinach leaves

    Instructions

    1. Put all the ingredient in the blender and blend until smooth.

    Recipe Notes

    You can add a banana if you like your smoothie thicker.
    Play around with your favorite fruits. Kiwi and papaya for instance would be a great addition.

    Nutrition Facts
    Coconut Pineapple Green Smoothie {Dairy Free}
    Amount Per Serving (1 smoothie)
    Calories 448 Calories from Fat 126
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 14g22%
    Saturated Fat 13g81%
    Sodium 265mg12%
    Potassium 1195mg34%
    Carbohydrates 77g26%
    Fiber 8g33%
    Sugar 61g68%
    Protein 5g10%
    Vitamin A 11465IU229%
    Vitamin C 73.6mg89%
    Calcium 187mg19%
    Iron 4.4mg24%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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    Comments

    1. Susan Stone

      June 17, 2013 at 6:55 pm

      This sounds very good - to me. Not sure my husband would want to even try it, despite the fact that I've been feeding him all sorts of different smoothies for breakfast. Poor thing. The only thing I would do differently is add protein powder - either plain or vanilla, to up the protein level. That would still keep the carb level good for me. Thanks for posting this.

      Reply
      • Marie

        June 27, 2013 at 3:39 am

        I often try to add protein powder to my smoothies but I really don't like the taste, it always ruins the thing for me... But I totally agree, a bit more protein in this smoothie wouldn't hurt 😉

        Reply
    2. Kiersten @ Oh My Veggies

      June 27, 2013 at 7:38 pm

      Beautiful smoothie! I've been making a pineapple and coconut smoothie lately too, although I didn't think to add spinach to it. I should!

      Reply
      • Marie

        June 28, 2013 at 5:26 am

        Thank you Kiersten 🙂

        Reply
    3. Joy

      July 31, 2013 at 11:46 am

      Really excited to try this out! Thanks for sharing 🙂 Wondering if I can use fresh coconut juice instead of coconut milk though? Got lots of fresh coconuts from where I'm from! 🙂

      Reply
      • Marie

        August 01, 2013 at 3:41 am

        You lucky girl! Absolutely you can use fresh coconut juice, I bet it would taste delicious! Thanks for stopping by Joy 🙂

        Reply
        • Joy

          August 01, 2013 at 7:50 am

          Yep, lucky to be an island girl! 😉 Thanks again - will make this tomorrow morning!

          Reply
          • Marie

            August 01, 2013 at 8:30 am

            Great, let me know how it turns out!
            Where are you from exactly?

            Reply
    4. Sam

      August 08, 2013 at 9:37 pm

      Are you using the kind of coconut milk in the can or the kind that silk makes, in the carton? I've been weary of these green smoothies but I need an easy way to work in some fresh veggies and this seems like it would be the ticket!

      Reply
      • marie

        August 12, 2013 at 8:44 pm

        I'm using the canned stuff. Green smoothies are the perfect way to eat more veggies without even noticing it, except maybe for the green color!

        Reply
    5. Ava

      April 08, 2014 at 1:36 pm

      Like someone else said I used fresh coconut juice and it tasted great.

      Reply

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