Try this nutrient-packed green smoothie with fresh cut pineapple, kale and coconut oil. Coconut oil has some amazing health benefits such as increasing metabolism and endurance— which is great if you workout or are running after little ones all day.
Ingredients
2 cups kale, fresh
2 cups water
2 cups pineapple
1 banana
2 tablespoons coconut oil
– Serves 2 –
Directions
Blend kale, water and coconut oil until smooth. Next add the remaining fruits and blend again.
* Use at least one frozen fruit to make the green smoothie cold.
What is the coconut oil good for?
Fabiola, it has a lot of benefits. Two of them that we highlight in this recipe are increased metabolism and endurance
Good for active people!
i wonder if is ok mix fruit and vegetable together.We where told separate 4 hours different between Thank you
Absolutely, Anna! Lots of our recipes have fruits and veggies mixed, and we love them
Very nutritious, too!
To boost protein and creaminess what about adding fat free Greek yogurt?
Hi Matt
You can do that if you would like. We try to recommend dairy-free ways of making smoothies. Here is an article on a few different ways to add some protein:
http://simplegreensmoothies.com/green-smoothie-superfoods
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I was wondering how you deal with the coconut oil? do you melt it before you add it to the smoothie? thanks
How do you deal with the coconut oil? do you melt it prior to adding to the smoothie?
if I had a bigger blender jar I’d make a gallon…lol…and freeze some. Is one of my favorite smoothies. Incredibly creamy thick delicious and fruity. The ratio of ingredients let’s you taste a bit all of them .
I don’t like avocados at all, can you give me suggestions for substitues for those? Thanks.
Penny, avocado add a nice creamy texture. But if you’re not a fan, just don’t add them. They’re kind of a bonus. You could replace with half a banana. But in this recipe, you could just skip the avocado and still follow the recipe.
When we break this drink down, we really need to look at what is actually in the drink and what you are actually getting, nutritional-wise ….
This particular drink has a total of 84.95 NET effective carbs and 13.65g of protein.
From first glance, in my opinion, it’s quite high in the sugar and quite low in the area of protein.
As such …. IF you remove the avocado from this drink, I wouldn’t drink it… Why? Because of the fat content in avocado, which is actually good for you. But, fat helps slow down the absorption of sugar into the blood stream … If you remove the avocado, and replace it with another banana, you’re actually adding quite a bit of sugar …. natural or not, into the body … and bananas are not really low on the glycemic index …. I think they are around 40 or 50 …. I think …
Each 8oz serving of this drink yields roughly 17g net carbs and 2.73g of protein…. but, the FAT in the avocado and coconut oil will help a lot….
What this drink needs, in my opinion, is to replace the water with unsweeted soy milk. Doing so brings the drink a little closer to being balanced carbs vs. protein …. For example, 5 servings, each, would yield 18g carbs, and 7g of protein …. and if you REALLY wanted to balance it out, at this point, eat a hard boiled egg….
Then you would have 14g of protein and 18g of carbs …. perfectly balanced …. and with the fat you got in the drink I wouldn’t really worry about it….. drop out the avocado, and I believe this would an awesome drink ….. balance-wise…..
Who’s confused?
Now that I think about it … it probably wasn’t my place to interject like that… I’m new here … and I approach these drinks a little differently in that I am diabetic and so I try to “balance” the carbs with the protein…. I do apologize for interjecting like I did …. I don’t want to come across as arrogant or anything like that …
Bananas are a great subsititue becasue they will give you that creamy texture like an avocado.
Penny, I don’t like avocados as well, but when I put them in the smoothies, I don’t really notice the taste or texture.
Is it just me or is that some chia seed in the corner?
Great catch Anna! Those are totally chia seeds. Just added into recipe above.
My friend and I tried it with out the broccoli and coconut oil , it was still yummy. We added everything fresh expect the pineapples.( frozen) . We chilled the reminder for the smoothie in the freezer for about 20 mins. Cant wait to make it again
Glad you liked it. Broccoli has a strong taste, so I’m sure you won’t miss it.
I like to drink this along with slices of oranges
Not sure if we can post photos, but check out my “glam shot,” lol: https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/554866_10151437481748349_1668577493_n.jpg
Oh, that’s awesome!!! I’ll post the image here so everyone can see it. So yum! Thanks Camille for sharing.
Just made this. It’s important to note the volume of ingredients, I have a 6-cup Oster Beehive blender and couldn’t fit everything in the recipe. I started out with the full recipe of greens (didn’t have broccoli or kale so I used spinach), water, oil and strawberries but then halved the rest of the measurements as the blender jar crept towards overflow. I couldn’t fit the avocado. It was still good, but sort of brown-green and not nearly as creamy as your picture. Will try again and definitely book-marking this site!
Oh wow— that sounds like it was a little adventure! You might try blending the greens and liquid together first, which will give you more room to add the rest of the good stuff. Thanks for sharing this— you prob saved a few people.
How many calories is this?? I’m trying to track my calories.
Mamie, we actually skip calorie counting. But if you want to check it out, people really like My Fitness Pal and the Lose It App. I hope that helps you out.
Hi there,
I will be starting the 30 day challenge now and I can’t seem to find in your website as to when I should be having these smoothies. Is it only at breakfast meal replacement or both breakfast and dinner? Do you just eat your regular meals in between? \
Hi Sindy. Welcome! We just finished our first 30 Day Green Smoothie Challenge and will have our next live on April 1. Yet you dont have to wait until April to do the challenge— we actually just launched an eBook today that has all the information about the challenge, shopping lists and printable recipe cards. It’s pretty sweet. You can check it ou here.
I LOVE simplegreensmoothies.com
You guys have seriously changed my life. I feel amazing!
I blogged about you on my beauty & lifestyle blog too!
You are so sweet Anna— and your blog is great. I love the nail art post.
Can you use frozen veggies? Do they need to thaw first?
You can use frozen veggies like peas, broccoli, kale and spinach in green smoothies. And I wouldn’t recommend defrosting them— being frozen helps mask the taste while still getting all the nutrients.
hi there, I’m allergic to coconut, and I’m a bit worried about adding anything like coconut oil, or milk into my smoothies… what would be good to replace the coconut with?
I really love the sound of all the other ingredients included in the recipes with coconut stuffs, but I just can’t have the coconut…
I made this tonight and it was delish!!! I melted the coconut oil for about 20 secs just so it was a smooth consistency…really worked well!! I felt so good after drinking this…cant wait for the leftovers that i popped in the freezer for the am!!
Such a great challenge!
Wow, this is tasty! I LOVE pineapple so I couldn’t wait to try this recipe! I got my mom in on drinking smoothies with me. She’s allergic to coconut, so I replaced it with flaxseed oil as you suggested to Marijana above. I had never had kale before ever, so I wasn’t sure how it was going to taste. It’s GOOD! So far, this recipe and the “Strawberry, Banana, Blueberry, Green Smoothie” are our favorites.
Hi,
I am a week behind but looking forward to the 30 challenge, with your smoothies can I add flaxseed oil as well?
Kind regards,
Joanne.
Hi, really looking forward to this challenge for January ! I was just wondering would it be possible to say, make it the night before and leave in the chiller to eat the day after ?
Are most of your recipes serving sizes for two?
Hi Nadine. Yeah— we stick with 2 serving sizes. Usually we share with our hubbies or store the second serving for later in the day.
Hi Heather. You can definitely leave it out yet I recommend replacing it with another fruit (to keep the sweetness up, which helps mask the leafy greens). Add an extra banana, some blueberries, frozen cherries, more strawberries etc and it will still be very yummy. Hope you enjoy! — Jen
Aww man, I just realized that this recipe has mango. Can I leave it out and still have it be yummy?
hi there
awesome reciepe…this serving size for how many ppl? and whats reccomended ingredients serving for only one person?
lastly would you advice to make the smoothies and store it in the fridge to save prep time?
thankss
Hi there Ashley. Glad you are liking the recipes. In general, our smoothie recipes make about 4-5 cups (32oz – 40oz), which is for 2 adults. You could cut the recipe in half for yourself— or even make the whole recipe and store the extras in the fridge. We have some more information about storing smoothies right here: http://simplegreensmoothies.com/faqs
hi there
awesome reciepe…this serving size for how many ppl? and whats reccomended ingredients for only one person?
lastly would you advice to make the smoothies and store it in the fridge to save prep time?
thankss
Thank you so much for these great tips and recipes. My husband and I have stocked up on mason jars and are ready to start off our mornings with a bright green cup of deliciousness thanks to you!
Cheers
I love hearing families getting on board with green smoothies! Enjoy your green smoothie dates with your husband! Send us a pic if you can— would love to share this with our community. Cheers!
Is there any substitute for coconut oil?
Hi Marijana! You can leave it out or even use flaxseed oil if you want to have omega-3 booster. I prefer the coconut oil because it enhances the coconut flavor and has some great health benefits which you can read more about here. Let me know what you decide to do for this recipe and how it turns out.
So I was just getting bored with my breakfast and then I saw this. Now I can get excited that I will have something great for breakfast! And i’m even more ecstatic that I have all the ingredients already!!!
That’s awesome! I’ve been there: you can only eat oatmeal so many times in a row before you just skip breakfast. Haha! Hope you enjoy some new yummy breakfast options that will fuel you through the day.