Green Pineapple Smoothie

Green Pineapple Smoothie

Name: Green Pineapple Smoothie
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1 cup yogurt, milk, or almond milk; 2 overripe bananas, peeled, sliced, and (ideally) frozen; 2 cups pineapple chunks (fresh, frozen, or unsweetened canned); 1 cup kale leaves with their thick stems removed or baby spinach; 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice; pinch salt; 2 ice cubes (if your bananas aren’t frozen, or if you want it extra-cold)

You’ll see green from the kale—which your body will love—but what you’ll taste ispineapple and banana. Want it even frostier? Add a couple of ice cubes to the blender.

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Prep Time 20

Total Time 20

Servings servings

kitchen gear

Cutting board
Sharp knife (adult needed)
Measuring cups
Measuring spoons
Blender (adult needed)

Ingredients

1 cup yogurt, milk, or almond milk
2 overripe bananas, peeled, sliced, and (ideally) frozen
2 cups pineapple chunks (fresh, frozen, or unsweetened canned)
1 cup kale leaves with their thick stems removed or baby spinach
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
pinch salt
2 ice cubes (if your bananas aren’t frozen, or if you want it extra-cold)

Instructions

Put all the ingredients in the blender.
Put the top on tightly. Turn on the blender to medium speed and blend until the mixture looks like a frothy green milkshake, 30 to 60 seconds. (Add up to 1 cup cold water if the mixture is too thick to blend.)
Divide the smoothie into 4 glasses and serve right away, or cover and refrigerate up to 1 hour.

Notes

THINK AHEAD

To help make smoothies colder and thicker, it’s great to have slices of frozen banana ready to go. It’s easy:

· Peel overripe bananas.

· Use a butter knife to slice them into thin rounds.

· Put the slices in a resealable plastic bag, label the bag with the number of bananas it contains, and freeze until needed.