'Beet' the morning slump: mixed berry and beet smoothie
This recipe comes to us from a pediatrician at Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center, who uses smoothies to sneak in healthy ingredients that picky eaters might typically reject. Smoothies are a great way to add vegetables and lots of other healthy foods into your whole family’s diet, hidden in plain sight.
Ingredients
- 1 cup mixed frozen berries or blueberries
- 2 teaspoons chia seeds
- 2 teaspoons ground flax seeds
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tablespoon walnuts
- 1/3 cup diced beet, either raw, canned, or roasted
- Handful fresh or 1 to 2 tablespoons frozen spinach
- 1/4 cup plain low-fat yogurt or low-fat coconut milk
- 1 frozen banana or 1 teaspoon honey or agave syrup
Directions
- Place all of the ingredients in a blender and blend for 1 full minute.
- Pour into a glass and enjoy.
Nutrition information (per serving)
- Calories: 372
- Total fat: 14 g
- Saturated fat: 1.5 g
- Trans fat: 0 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
- Sodium: 78 mg
- Total carbohydrate: 58 g
- Dietary fiber: 12 g
- Total sugars: 9 g
- Protein: 10 g