Whether it's winter or not, smoothies are still a perfect way to get in some quick nourishment without making a big breakfast that takes a whole lot of time. Granted smoothies are more popular in the summer, but who says you can't still enjoy them now? Not me that's for sure!
Smoothies are also a great way to sneak in some veggies into the kids without them ever realizing it!
My boys love my green smoothies and don't mind the color and in fact, the greener the better to them! But my daughter is another story. If it's green, forget it, she won't even try it.
So my recipe was tested on my daughter and passed with flying colors.
FYI: when making this be sure your child is not around when the kale or other green veggies are sitting on the counter ready to go in the blender or they will most certainly ask about it, just a warning. 🙂
My goal in this smoothie wasn't so much protein as it was getting my daughter to ingest some greens and masking the taste and color so she had no idea. It worked!
But if you are looking to increase the protein on this, you could substitute ½ of the water for 100% pasteurized egg whites or use a scoop of protein powder. I haven't tried that so not sure the color will be changed by those substitutions.
The kale can also be changed to spinach if you like. Either way you try it I think anyone who has an aversion to green smoothies will most definitely love this!
Blueberry Coconut Hidden Green Smoothie [Dairy, Sugar & Gluten Free]
Ingredients
- ¼ cup sliced cucumber
- 1 cup fresh chopped kale
- 1 13.5 can light coconut milk
- 1 cup frozen blueberries
- 1 cup water or ice
- 3 droppers full liquid vanilla stevia
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to your high powdered blender and blend until smooth.
- Makes 24 ounces.
Notes
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About Brenda
Brenda Bennett is a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, certified Sugar Detox Coach, certified Keto Coach and certified Life Coach. She has been Sugar Free & Refined carb free for 17 years and has written 2 cookbooks, Sugar-Free Mom, and Naturally Keto and her 3rd book The 30-Day Sugar Elimination Diet, is a four part program to help you detox from sugar, eliminate cravings, balance blood sugar and lose weight all while eating a delicious, nutrient dense whole foods. Meal plan offers two tracks to follow, low carb or keto. She is the founder of the Sugar Free Fresh Start course and Sugar Free Tribe weight loss membership. Learn more.
DARMAN L CLEMENT
Where are uou buying the coconut milk that will keep the calories to whay you have in the nutrition lable?
Brenda
The carton kind in the refrigerator section.
Amy
Would putting a ripe banana in, instead of stevia, taste good with this smoothie? We usually use ripe bananas and no sweeteners, but I've never made a green smoothie before.
Brenda
Sounds like a great idea and I think it would sweeten it enough. Let me know how you like it.
Jon
We tried a variation of these smoothies last night relying on the sweetness of the coconut milk and blueberries without using the stevia. I added some plain greek yogurt we had to give it a little more body, so ours weren't dairy free. They were excellent! Our oldest daughter almost caught me putting the kale in the blender 🙂 Thanks for the good education on kale this week. We have really been enjoying it! I even wrote about kale and your recipes as part of my Saturday Roundup on my site today. Thanks again for helping our family as we learn about eating better.
Brenda
Glad you liked the smoothie!
Kelly
I've never seen vanilla liquid stevia. If I can't find it what would you suggest that I could substitute with? Thanks!
Brenda
I purchase online through http://www.iherb.com and have a coupon code you can use for a discount: YAJ035
Christina
Smoothie looks great. I'll have to try it.
Brenda
thanks!
Kim
I too have a child who has an aversion to anything green, I am going to try this
Brenda
worked for my picky daughter!