Flax Seed Smoothie
This creamy, flax seed smoothie is lightly nutty, naturally sweet from the honey and packed with feel-good ingredients to start your day or for a quick afternoon snack.
Equipment
- blender
Ingredients
- ¼ cup orange juice - freshly squeezed
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon ginger - grated
- 1 tablespoon flax seeds
- ½ teaspoon ground turmeric
- ½ cup kefir* - plain or flavored is okay
- 1 ½ cups frozen pineapple chunks
Instructions
- Add all of the ingredients to a blender.
- Blend on high speed until smooth. Stop the blender and scrape down the sides as needed.
- Transfer to a glass and serve.
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Notes
- *kefir substitute: use ¼ cup of plain yogurt thinned with ¼ cup milk or drinkable yogurt.
- vegan option: You can easily swap dairy kefir for a plant-based yogurt or non-dairy kefir. You can omit the honey or use agave nectar instead.
- ground or whole flax seeds: Pre-grinding is totally optional but it is helpful for a more smooth blend, especially if your blender isn't very powerful. You can use a coffee grinder or blender; such as a magic bullet.
- flax seed amount: I recommend up to one to two tablespoons per smoothie. You don't want to add too much because the texture can become unpleasant and it can be come sticky/gluey.
Energy (calories) 417 kcal Carbohydrates: 85.99 g Protein: 10.41 g Fat: 6.94 g Fiber 4.9 g Sugars, total 73.08 g Vitamin C 150.9 mg Vitamin B-1 (Thiamin) 0.438 mg Vitamin B-2 (Riboflavin) 0.411 mg Vitamin B-5 (Pantothenic acid) 1.517 mg Vitamin B-6 0.502 mg Vitamin B-12 (Cobalamin) 0.69 µg Magnesium, Mg 92 mg Phosphorus, P 273 mg Copper, Cu 0.522 mg Manganese, Mn 2.824 mg
Nutrition information on SoSmoothie is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only from online calculators.