This is GREEN isn’t it? So green it’s almost blinding!!! Green smoothies are always green of course but vary with the degree of greens you put in them. SO many variations, so many delicious ways to increase your green intake and actually enjoy it!

The sweet pineapple in this smoothie is what brings it over the top and provides you a tropical drink feel! If your pineapple is nice and chilled they’ll be no need to add additional ice to your smoothie but you certainly can if you need it colder or smoother.

Another option is to blend up the smoothie and just add some ice cubes to your glass before pouring.

You can also use frozen spinach but would only need a cup to equal the 2 cups fresh and only use frozen if your blender can handle it. 🙂

Many of my protein smoothies contain egg whites simply because I like natural proteins as opposed to protein powder. 100% pasteurized egg whites are completely safe to drink since they have been heated then refrigerated. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO EGG WHITE TASTE IN THIS SMOOTHIE. In fact in any of the smoothie recipes I’ve created with egg whites, there is no taste of it.  It just seems to absorb the flavors of the other ingredients.

If you’ve never tried it before, at lease give it a chance once in your life time. 🙂

If Green Smoothies aren’t your thing, check out this page for all kinds of yummy smoothies!

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Pineapple Green Protein Smoothie: [Gluten & Dairy Free]

Servings 1

Calories 127kcal

Author Brenda Bennett

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup almond milk unsweetened
• 1/4 cup 100% pasteurized egg whites
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 2 droppers full lemon flavored stevia
• 1 cup pineapple chunks chilled [or 1/2 cup and 1 pear]
• 2 cups fresh spinach
• optional: 1/2 cup -1 cup ice

Instructions

• Add all ingredients into your blender and blend until smooth.
• If making with frozen spinach you can eliminate the ice.
• With fresh, add as much ice as needed to make it to your desired consistency.

Notes

Weight Watchers PointsPlus: 1*

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 127kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 1g | Sodium: 149mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 19g

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Can the simple taste of certain ingredients just remind of or take you away to a favorite place? For me, its the flavors in Pina Colada. I enjoyed many while honeymooning years ago in St.Lucia! Of course as a smoothie these have no alcohol in them so you can enjoy the flavors anytime you want.

I love the creaminess that coconut milk provides especially since real cream bothers my stomach. I don’t feel I’m missing out at all when enjoying this smoothie without any dairy in sight!

Creamy, dreamy, deliciousness! Topped here with some unsweetened shredded coconut flakes. You can close your eyes, take a sip and pretend you are on some exotic island!

Typical Pina Colada smoothies using regular coconut milk will yield about 24 grams of fat and almost 300 calories.

For only 146 calories………yes……. you can have this daily if you like! 🙂

Brenda’s Notes:

• This recipe has been updated as of June 2015.
• Original recipe used light coconut milk and had just 100 calories but served 4.
• Original recipe also used a banana. To lower the carbs I removed it and increased the coconut milk. Just as tasty!

Directions

In a blender, blend all ingredients until smooth. Top with coconut flakes. Enjoy!

Nutrition Info

Servings: 4* Calories per serving: 103* Fat: 3g* Fiber: 2g* Carbs: 19g* Protein: 1g* Points+: 3*

Other smoothies you might like:

• Pumpkin Vanilla
• Cranberry Banana
• Mango Vanilla Milkshake: Dairy Free
• Peanut Butter Banana Chia
• Banana Almond Chia: Dairy Free

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