~Pink Smoothie Recipe~

 

Hello everyone! Today I thought I would share a healthy pink smoothie recipe with you all! It's super simple and quick to whip up on your way to work, school, or an athletic practice (not to mention it's also super yummy).

 

Ingredients:

 

organic strawberries

pineapple

greek yogurt

coconut water

flaxseed

honey

 

So to start off, I sliced up my selection of fruit and popped them into the green blender container. The amount of fruit is up to you. I like quite a lot of fruit in my smoothies! Next, I added a few tablespoons of Greek yogurt. This makes your smoothie so much richer and full of healthy antioxidants and not to mention loads of protein!

Now let me rant a little about flaxseed. In just two tablespoons of this, it delivers as much fiber to your system as 1 1/2 cups of cooked oatmeal! You can literally put it in everything, and I often forget it's even in there! It's also jam packed of natural antioxidants called Lignans. They promote healthy cell growth and overall health. In order to get the about of lignans that are in flaxseed, you would need to eat about 30 cups of broccoli! So, buy flaxseed. Okay I'm done, back to the recipe.
So I popped a few tablespoons of flaxseed meal into the smoothie blender.
To finish it off, I poured a great glug of coconut water. This stuff tastes delicious, and it's great for your system.
For a little extra flavor and yummy "sugar", I drizzled a bit of honey on top, screwed the lid on, and got to blending!

 

After it was finished, it looked so good, I simply couldn't wait to dig in! It's a pretty pink color, of course, and it was just delicious!!

 

As I type now, I'm enjoying this healthy, yummy smoothie here. I can't wait for more smoothies to come and hopefully, more recipes should be up on this blog soon!

 

 

Much love, Audrey