Recipe: Cool Tropical Smoothie

This recipe offers a zesty blend of mango, coconut, lime and strawberries. What’s more, it provides your minimum daily serving of vegetables! Dairy-free, gluten-free and vegan, the smoothie is high in potassium, which helps control blood pressure, and features beneficial phytonutrients that help reduce cancer risk.

Ingredients

• 3 cups baby spinach
• 1 cup frozen mango
• 1 cup strawberries
• 3/4 cup unsweetened coconut almond milk
• A squeeze of lime juice

Directions

1. Add spinach, mango, strawberries, coconut almond milk and lime juice to food processor.
2. Blend until smooth.

Ingredient health benefits

• Spinach: This leafy green probably wasn’t on your radar as a smoothie ingredient, but adding spinach is a great way to get some iron and beta-carotene, an antioxidant that fights inflammation and helps protect your vision.
• Mango: A delicious tropical treat, mangoes are a good source of vitamins and minerals, like potassium and vitamin C. And did you know that two kinds of fiber contribute to a happy, healthy gut? Well, mangoes have both!
• Strawberries: The compound that gives strawberries their luscious red color, anthocyanin, doubles as a powerful antioxidant with a lot of perks. Incorporating these little fruits into your diet can also support your heart health and help regulate your blood sugar levels.
• Coconut milk: As a low-calorie, no-carb, nondairy alternative, coconut milk is an excellent way to add some plant-based creaminess to any recipe.
• Almond milk: This popular nut milk is rich in vitamin E, which boosts your immune system, and has fewer calories than cow’s milk.

Nutrition information (per serving)

Makes 2 servings

Calories: 110
Total fat: 1 g
Total saturated fat: 0.5 g
Trans fat: 0 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg
Sodium: 155 mg
Fiber: 4 g
Carbohydrate: 23 g
Sugar: 17 g
Protein: 1 g