Lower-Sugar Cherry Vanilla Green Smoothie

Summer is the perfect time to incorporate smoothies into your diet. The cold, raw fruits and veggies literally cool you down, better regulating your body’s temperature and makes that heat a bit more bearable. Better yet, produce is at its peak, with mother nature providing some of the sweetest fruits and freshest vegetables.

I love this lower-sugar green smoothie, which uses cherries at the height of their season. Frozen zucchini helps to decrease the amount of fructose used. It also sneaks in spirulina, a blue-green algae rich in vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and is a good source

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Lower-Sugar Cherry Vanilla Green Smoothie
Ingredients
  • 2 handfuls spinach
  • 1/3 cup frozen cherries
  • 1/2 cup fresh or frozen zucchini
  • 1 teaspoon spirulina
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon nut butter of choice
  • 1 scoop protein powder of choice
  • coconut water or dairy-free milk until desired consistency is reached
Instructions
Place everything in a high-speed blender and process until smooth.
Details
Prep time: Total time: Yield: 1 serving