I made a smoothie this morning and while I know they are good for me, I was shocked at HOW good they are for me!
This morning my smoothie included the following. (NL means the product was not listed on Spark Recipe so I had to improvise...but I think it's pretty close).
1 cup fresh spinach
3/4 cup frozen blueberries
1 frozen banana
1 TBSP flax meal
1 TBSP Peanut Flour (NL)
1 tsp bee pollen (NL)
1 cup hemp milk (I added this one in, although it does not allow a spot for Omega 3 ALA, and my hemp milk has 46% the daily recommended amount)
While my smoothie was high in calories, it is extremely high in nutrition too! look at this!
| Calories | 479.4 | |
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| Total Fat | 19.4 g | |
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| Saturated Fat | 2.6 g | |
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| Polyunsaturated Fat | 10.3 g | |
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| Monounsaturated Fat | 5.7 g | |
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| Cholesterol | 0.0 mg | |
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| Sodium | 236.1 mg | |
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| Potassium | 1,002.5 mg | |
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| Total Carbohydrate | 73.8 g | |
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| Dietary Fiber | 12.6 g | |
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| Sugars | 40.8 g | |
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| Protein | 12.7 g | |
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| Vitamin A | 69.6 % |
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| Vitamin B-12 | 20.0 % |
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| Vitamin B-6 | 45.2 % |
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| Vitamin C | 38.4 % |
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| Vitamin D | 15.0 % |
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| Vitamin E | 20.1 % |
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| Calcium | 42.5 % |
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| Copper | 11.7 % |
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| Folate | 25.7 % |
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| Iron | 21.7 % |
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| Magnesium | 22.8 % |
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| Manganese | 37.5 % |
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| Niacin | 19.0 % |
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| Pantothenic Acid | 6.5 % |
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| Phosphorus | 11.4 % |
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| Riboflavin | 14.7 % |
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| Selenium | 4.1 % |
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| Thiamin | 9.2 % |
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| Zinc | 6.2 % |
Not a bad way to start a Monday! Have a great week, everyone!