Kale Pina Colada Smoothie!
Tired of the back and forth weather? Get a taste of warmer days and sandy beaches with my Kale Pina Colada Smoothie recipe!
Hey everyone!
I’m officially over this back and forth weather here in Nashville. One day it’s hot the next day its cold. Not to mention here in Nashville we are about to get a week of gray skies, cold and rain too. But let’s be honest the weather man barely gets it right here in Tennessee. And I know that some of you who live North of me have had it so much worse with all kinds of snow trying to creep in instead of just gray and icky days like us here. It seems like every year around this time I wonder why I won’t just move to Florida especially when I look at their forecast and it’s always in the 80’s. I keep finding myself dreaming of long Summer days at the beach, but that could also be because I am quarantined lol. #stayhome
Luckily, I do actually LOVE living here despite the gloomy days in April, but I really need a few tropical pick me ups this time of year. I decided to make us all a fun smoothie to get us through these next few weeks or MONTHS of being quarantined!
My Kale Pina Colada Smoothie recipe is like a perfectly tanned day at the beach in summer… but in a completely healthy package!
Why you’ll love my Kale Pina Colada Smoothie recipe…
This smoothie is actually inspired by one of my favorite smoothies at a local smoothie shop called a Pina-kale-ada. My version is packed with fruity pineapple, coconut water AND some actual coconut flakes to bring even more tropical flavor.
You can really taste the pina colada in this!
Like a lot of smoothies, the base is a banana because that gives this smoothie substance and makes it really creamy and smooth. It also adds a lot of vitamins like potassium, magnesium and vitamin C to the drink!
If bananas aren’t your thing, you hardly taste it… so don’t knock it before you try it. 🙂
The kale in my Kale Pina Colada Smoothie recipe packs in more nutrition and is the perfect way to sneak in your greens. Kale is actually one of the most nutrient-dense foods on the planet and is also filled to the brim with Vitamin A, Vitamin K, Vitamin C, and Vitamin B6 just to name a few. Kale may also help lower cholesterol which in turn may help prevent the risk of heart disease.
I think the pineapple and coconut totally mask the kale flavor so other than the green color this really doesn’t taste like a traditional green smoothie.
My Kale Pina Colada Smoothie recipe has all sorts of hidden goodness BUT still tastes like a day at the beach. So find a nice spot in the house, get cozy, drink up and dream of a new season.
And for those of you who may be counting… STOP because I don’t know how much longer we will be in quarantine lol.
I typically will drink this as a a quick snack, but it works just fine for breakfast too!
KALE PINA COLADA SMOOTHIE RECIPE
Prep Time: 5 mins
The perfect green smoothie! My Kale Pina Colada Smoothie recipe tastes amazing and makes you feel like you are at the beach and not to mention it is good for you.
INGREDIENTS
1 cup kale
1/2 banana
1 cup frozen pineapples
2 tablespoons unsweetened coconut flakes
1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt
1 cup coconut water
INSTRUCTIONS
Put all the ingredients in a blender and mix until smooth!