Pineapple Punch Smoothie
Haven’t posted a smoothie recipe for a while, so thought it might a nice change to share one of my favorites. Here’s how to make a refreshing and healthy Pineapple Punch:
Ingredients:
- 1/3 20-oz bag frozen strawberries
- 1 banana
- 1/2 15-oz can pineapple (including juice), or several slices of fresh pineapple
- 3 tbsp low-fat plain yogurt
- 2 tbsp unsalted sunflower seeds
- 6 ozs orange juice (my preference is Minute Maid Pulp Free)
- 1 scoop whey protein (my preference is Hammer Nutrition Whey Protein)
Put all ingredients into a blender - orange juice first, then the protein powder followed by the fruit, yogurt and sunflower seeds. Pulse until smooth (usually about 30 seconds). Pour into a glass which has been pre-chilled in the freezer, add a long straw and enjoy!
Per serving: 616 calories; 106g carb; 28g protein; 11g fat; 35mg sodium; 9g dietary fiber.
Note: Pineapple Punch Smoothie can be made without protein powder for an equally refreshing desert drink.
Eating fruit is extremely beneficial to our health and well-being. Speaking from experience, finding the time to eat enough fruit per day can be difficult due to busy lifestyles. Smoothie recipes are a great way to ensure you include enough fruit in your diet - here’s a site featuring hundreds of Smoothie recipes to help with this.
My personal favorites are the fruit smoothies, especially during the summer months. What’s your favorite?
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September 22nd, 2007 at 11:37 pm
Hmmmmmmmmm… That sound delicious!!!! I am so gonna try that out. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
September 23rd, 2007 at 5:09 am
Your smoothie’s great!.. actually sipping it right now while writing this comment.
Thanks for sharing!
Cheers!
September 23rd, 2007 at 5:13 am
Sandra: hope it works out for you….
Toni: glad you like it!
I’ll try and post more of my favorites in the future…
–Steve
May 11th, 2008 at 11:32 pm
That sounds like a good one! But that’s a lot of calories.
How do you calculate the amount of calories in a recipe?
May 12th, 2008 at 7:03 am
I just used one of the many online calorie lists to calculate the per serving counts.
This used to be a good one: http://www.foodcount.com/
–Steve