Pineapple Kale Smoothie
An easy-to-make green smoothie recipe that’s made with fresh kale leaves, frozen pineapple, whey protein powder, almond milk, and banana.
Prep Time5 minutes mins
Cook Time5 minutes mins
Total Time10 minutes mins
Course: Breakfast, Drinks
Cuisine: American
Diet: Gluten Free
Servings: 2
- 1 Scoop Whey Protein Powder vanilla flavor, or plant-based
- 3/4 Cup Pineapple juice (or homemade) you can also use coconut water
- 3/4 Cup Almond milk
- 1 Cup Fresh or frozen pineapple chunks
- 1 Cup Torn Kale leaves
- 1 Banana
- Optional garnishes: pineapple chunks, mint sprigs
Place the pineapple juice, protein powder, almond milk, banana, pineapple and kale in a blender; blend until completely smooth.
Pour the smoothie into 2 glasses and add optional garnishes if desired. Serve immediately.
- instead of pineapple juice, use more almond milk or coconut water.
- use fresh kale if possible but you can also use frozen kale.
- instead of whey protein, you can use plant-based protein.
- you can swap the protein powder with Greek yogurt or plant-based yogurt.
Calories: 227kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 30mg | Sodium: 176mg | Potassium: 642mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 3430IU | Vitamin C: 93.6mg | Calcium: 262mg | Iron: 1.2mg