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Glowing Green Protein Smoothie (21g)

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Get glowing with this easy, nutrient-dense green protein smoothie. Creamy and easy to love, it’s packed with spinach, pineapple and orange and a whopping 21g of protein without protein powder!
Course Breakfast, smoothie
Cuisine American
Diet Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian
Keyword green smoothie, hemp hearts, orange, pineapple, spinach
Dietary Preference dairy free, Gluten-Free, low FODMAP, vegan, vegetarian
Prep Time 3 minutes
Total Time 3 minutes
Servings 1 serving
Author Desiree Nielsen, RD

Equipment

  • High Speed Blender

Ingredients

  • 1 lightly packed cup baby spinach
  • 1 cup frozen pineapple
  • 1 medium orange peeled, but reserve a 2 inch piece of peel!
  • 1 cup unsweetened soy milk or another high protein milk (see below for low FODMAP swap!)
  • 2 tablespoons hemp hearts
  • 1 tablespoon almond butter
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla
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Instructions

  • Place the spinach, pineapple, orange, peel, soy milk, hemp hearts, almond butter, and vanilla in a high speed blender and blend on high 30-45 seconds until smooth.

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Notes

Hey low FODMAP friends, this smoothie is low FODMAP if you swap the soy milk for almond or macadamia milk...but you lose 8g of protein! So add a half scoop of a low FODMAP protein powder to keep the protein high.