Key Lime Pie Protein Smoothie

This sweet, tangy, and creamy easy key lime pie smoothie is filled with superfoods and ingredients that will help make your skin GLOW.

Good skin and health begin in the gut. This smoothie is low fodmap friendly and filled with ingredients that aid in digestion and benefit the health of your gut.

• Key lime pie smoothie is a healthy and delicious smoothie for breakfast, snack, or any meal
• It is vegan, gluten-free, plant-based, and high in protein
• A citrus-flavored smoothie that is nutrient-rich and good for digestion
• filled with sneaky veggies you won’t taste
• Key lime pie protein smoothie tastes like dessert for breakfast!

• Lime: high in vitamin C, antioxidants, and promote healthy skin
• Spirulina: high vitamin content, antioxidant, and inflammation-fighting properties
• Spinach: improves skin and hair health, aids in digestion, and can reduce inflammation
• Green banana: lower in sugar, supports gut health, high in fiber, high in resistant starch
• Zucchini: High in vitamin A, vitamin C, and can aid in digestion
• Vanilla protein: adds a little sweetness and protein to keep you satiated
• Coconut milk: makes this smoothie even creamier and more tropical

• Spirulina is optional and not everyone likes the taste of it, so if you choose to add it start slow 1/2 teaspoon at the most
• I like to use 1/2 scoop of vegan vanilla protein and 1 scoop of collagen peptides for my protein
• Peel, slice, and freeze bananas when they just turn yellow or are slightly green to get the creaminess without banana flavor. Green bananas also have many health benefits that you can read about here

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Key Lime Pie Protein Smoothie

This healthy key lime pie protein smoothie tastes like dessert and is creamy, tangy, delicious, and will support healthy skin and gut.

5 from 4 votes

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Course Breakfast, Snack

Cuisine American

Servings 1

Ingredients

  

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• 1 cup coconut milk (or other plant-based milk)
• 1 lime juice
• 1 small frozen banana (best if just yellow or even slightly green before frozen)
• 3/4 cup frozen zucchini slices
• 1/2 cup frozen spinach
• 1 tbsp ground flax or chia seeds (optional)
• 1 scoop vanilla protien
• 1/2-1 tsp spirulina (optional)
• water and ice as needed

Instructions

 

• Add all ingredients to the blender in the order listed and blend till smooth.
• Feel free to add topping if desired. I added some grain-free cinnamon cereal and unsweetened coconut flakes to top it off.

Notes

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