Ginger Kale Smoothie
Another totally refreshing smoothie with lots of good stuff in it – kale, dates, cantaloupe, cashew milk and ginger.
You may have noticed that we often include ginger in our smoothie recipes. That’s because ginger has a lot of health benefits.
Check out this article on Healthline – 11 Proven Health Benefits of Ginger
This smoothie is another great way to start your day. Just look at all the nutrients:
- Food energy: 246kcal
- Saturated fatty acids: 0.20g
- Monounsaturated fatty acids: 0.05g
- Polyunsaturated fatty acids: 0.22g
- Total fat: 2.13g
- Calories from fat: 19
- Cholesterol: —
- Carbohydrate, by difference: 57.69g
- Total dietary fiber: 7.12g
- Protein: 4.26g
- Total lipid (fat): 0.80g
- Water: 150.67g
- Ash: 2.29g
- Total sugars: 46.98g
- Calcium: 67mg
- Iron: 1.92mg
- Magnesium: 54mg
- Phosphorus: 76mg
- Potassium: 838mg
- Sodium: 131mg
- Zinc: 0.64mg
- Copper: 0.49mg
- Manganese: 1.52mg
- Selenium: 4.15μg
- Vitamin C: 75.61mg
- Thiamin: 0.10mg
- Riboflavin: 0.08mg
- Niacin: 2.16mg
- Pantothenic acid: 0.46mg
- Vitamin B6: 0.25mg
- Folate, total: 67μg
- Folic acid: —
- Food folate: 67μg
- Folate: 67μg dietary folate equivalents
- Choline: 13mg
- Vitamin B12: —
- Vitamin A: 6724IU
- Vitamin A RAE: 335μg retinol activity equivalents
- Retinol: —
- Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol): 4008.46mg
- Vitamin D µg: 18μg
- Vitamin D IU: —
- Vitamin K (phylloquinone): 1.82g
- Alpha-carotene: —
- Beta-carotene: —
- Beta-cryptoxanthin: —
- Lycopene: 153μg
- Lutein+zeazanthin: 33μg
- Percent refuse: —
And here’s the super-simple recipe so you can make your own:
Ginger Kale Smoothie
Lots of good stuff in this refreshing smoothie – kale, cantaloupe, dates, ginger and more ..
Servings: 3
Calories: 246kcal
Equipment
- Vitamix
Ingredients
- ½ large cantaloupe
- 1 cup honey dates, pitted
- 4 cups kale
- 2 cups plant-based milk of your choice we used cashew milk
- ¼ teaspoon turmeric
- 1 knob ginger – a good sized piece
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth.
- Serve immediately or refrigerate for up to 24 hours or freeze for later use.
