Green Smoothie

We love showing our guests how to introduce more fruits and vegetables into their diets. One of the easiest and most delicious options is in a flavor packed smoothie. You can easily add more antioxidant rich greens into your diet with our Green Smoothie recipe straight from our H3 Healthy Kitchen. No worries, you won't taste the spinach so even the pickiest eater will love this recipe. Next week, we'll share our secret to mixing and matching the best ingredients to make delicious smoothies.

Ingredients:

2 cups Spinach, fresh

2 cups Coconut Water

1 ½ cups Pineapple, fresh, diced

½ cup Avocado, cubed

1 cup Banana

Chef’s Note: The browner the banana the sweeter the smoothie is! Also this green smoothie is loaded with Vitamin C!

Method:

• Peel bananas, wrap in foil or in a plastic bag, and freeze.


• In a blender combine; spinach and coconut water, blend until smooth.


• Add pineapple, avocado, and frozen banana, blend until smooth.


• Serve cold, enjoy!

Nutrtion:

Serves: 5

Calories: 110

Fat: 2.5 grams

Sodium: 120 milligrams

Carbohydrates: 23 grams

Protein: 2 grams

Fiber: 4 grams

Banana Chocolate PB Smoothie

It's a new year and that means it's time to start new, healthy habits, i.e. eating breakfast. Even if you're not big on breakfast, start off your day than with a delicious, protein packed Banana Chocolate PB Smoothie. A favorite here in the H3 Healthy Kitchen. It takes minutes to prepare and you can take it with you when you're on the go. Plus, breakfast is still proven to be important towards weight control, so you should definitely add it to your morning routine.

Ingredients:

1 each Bananas, peeled

½ scoop Vanilla whey protein

1 cup Almond milk, unsweetened

1 Tablespoon PB2 or other peanut butter powder

1 Tablespoon Cocoa powder

Method:

• Combine all ingredients in a blender.


• Pulse until desired consistency is reached; scrape down the sides to ensure none if the powders have stuck to the blender.


• Pour, serve and enjoy!

Nutrition:

Serves: 1

Calories: 270

Fat: 7 grams

Sodium: 320 milligrams

Carbohydrates: 39 grams

Protein: 21 grams

Fiber: 8 grams

What's your favorite, healthy breakfast item?

2-Step Spiced Sweet Potato Smoothie by Carrie Adams

Tired of the same old sweet potato recipes? The H3 Healthy Kitchen has the perfect recipe for you! Make this delicious Spiced Sweet Potato Smoothie for breakfast or a nutritious snack. With only 5 ingredients and 2 simple steps, you can blend up this smoothie in no time!



 
Ingredients:

32 oz Soy Milk, plain

2 each Sweet potato, roasted

1 T Honey

1 tsp Cinnamon

1 T Flax seeds, ground

Method:

• Place all ingredients in the blender.


• Mix until smooth.

Nutrition:

Servings: 10

Serving Size: 4 oz

Calories: 70 kcal

Fat: 1.5 grams

H3 Recipe: Super Smoothie

Make a delicious dent in your daily nutrient needs with this quick, high fiber, liquid power breakfast combining six “super foods” for super health. Visit the Hilton Head Health YouTube channel to watch a video demonstration of this recipe!

INGREDIENTS:

1 Tbsp raw almonds

1 Tbsp ground flax seeds

¼ cup organic blueberries

½ cup mango nectar

¼ cup low fat plain yogurt

1 Tbsp Spirulina protein powder

½ cup ice

PREPARATION:

• Combine all ingredients in a blender cup and process 1 minute or until smooth

• Drink immediately

Number of Servings: 1

Calories: 218

Fat Grams: 5