Even though I’m not doing the ketogenic diet (as you might already know from my segment on Cityline), I’ll still blend up this lean green keto smoothie from time to time. That's because it boasts healthy fats, fibre and blood-sugar balancing ingredients that’ll keep me full and happy when I drink it up at breakfast or as an afternoon snack.
If you're following a traditional keto diet of only 20 net carbs per day, this smoothie may put you over your limit, as it's anywhere from 8–10 net carbs. But if you're following your own version of keto, or just looking for a yummy low-sugar green smoothie, then slurp away!
As I mentioned in my No-Bake Keto Coconut Almond Squares post, in which I wrote more about the ketogenic diet, there are a lot of great things about this way of eating, especially when it’s used as a therapeutic diet. In particular, the emphasis on eating an abundance of healthy fats is something I live by every single day. (Funny enough, I used to be fat-phobic before I became a nutritionist!)
Healthy fats, such as avocados, nuts and seeds,
ghee, sardines, coconut oil and coconut butter,
are AMAZING for you:
- Curb carb and sugar cravings
- Balance out your blood sugar
- Heart healthy: They can help boost your HDL (good) cholesterol levels and reduce your LDL (bad) cholesterol
- Great for brain health
- Satisfying and SO yummy
In addition to the good fats from the avocado and coconut butter, this smoothie has vitamin- and antioxidant-rich leafy greens, ginger, lime, pineapple, liquid stevia (which doesn't give off the same aftertaste as the powder version) and cinnamon (which is also blood-sugar balancing). You’ll notice I used plain water in order to keep this smoothie keto compliant, but if you’re not on the keto diet, then you could easily switch it up with coconut water.
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Keto Green Smoothie
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Ingredients
- 2 cups chopped leafy greens (kale, romaine or spinach)
- 1/3 cup chopped pineapple
- Half a cucumber
- Thumb size ginger
- 1 lime, peeled
- 1/2 avocado
- 5-10 drops liquid stevia
- 3-4 cups filtered water
- 1 spoonful of coconut butter or coconut oil
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients into a high power blender and blend until fully combined. Enjoy immediately or refrigerate and enjoy within 12-24 hours.
Notes
If you're following a traditional diet of only 20 net carbs per day this smoothie will likely put you over as it's anywhere from 8-10 net carbs. If you're following your own version of keto, the slurp away!
Now, if you are interested in trying the keto diet or incorporating keto recipes into your meal routine, I have a few other recipes that you’ll enjoy:
Pineapple would kick you out of ketosis very high in sugar.
ReplySounds delicious! Can I use dates instead of stevia? How many? Is this one smoothie??
ReplyFor sure but if you use dates it probably won't be keto-friendly. However, it will be just as healthy and delicious! I would suggest 2 dates.
Looks like the perfect morning smoothie. Can’t wait to try it! Thank you!
ReplyEnjoy!
I tried to pin this post with Pinterest link below but is not working. Also went to your Pinterest and it is not posted yet :-(
ReplySorry about that! We will get it fixed up!
Thank you for the response Joy, make it a great day! :-)
Hey Joy! sub for pineapple, dont think I have in stock/. I have a bunch of frozen berries, sb, bb, mango, ? Also, in any of your recipes that contain fruit, ie, for smoothies, can we sub frozen instead? tnx :)
Replyoh and for the veggies as well, I buy frozen kale as don't eat often. can we sub frozen veggies and fruits?
For sure, enjoy!
Yes, you can definitely use frozen instead of fresh. You can use whatever fruits you have on hand. However, if you're following a keto diet you'll have to put the ingredients into an app to see if it's still keto-friendly. If you're not actually doing keto, then enjoy with any fruit you have!
I just made this and its absolutely delicious. Im not doing keto so I added coconut milk and strawberries as well as a bit of tumeric and chia seeds. Divine!
ReplySounds absolutely delicious!