Fuel Your Morning With This Pink Power Smoothie
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Are you looking for a breakfast with serious staying power? Think pink! This healthy pink power smoothie recipe provides 7 grams of fiber and 24 grams of protein to keep you feeling satisfied longer.
We love the unicorn-inspired smoothies we’ve been seeing all over social media, but the recipes often call for food coloring, syrups, or powder candy packets.
That’s why we love this healthier version of the pretty pink power smoothie from Chef and Food Stylist Megan Mitchell. Its vivid hue comes from a superfood trifecta of strawberries, raspberries, and beetroot powder. Coconut milk, a scoop of LADDER Vanilla Whey or Plant Protein, and blended cauliflower add rich flavor, creamy texture, and plenty of nutrients.
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Pink Power Smoothie Ingredients
- 2½ cups water
- 1 cup cauliflower florets
- 1 cup ice
- ½ cup canned lite coconut milk
- ½ cup frozen strawberries
- ¼ cup frozen raspberries
- 1 scoop LADDER Whey or Plant Protein – Vanilla
- 1 tsp. beet root powder
A combination of frozen strawberries and raspberries plus a teaspoon of beetroot powder provide antioxidants and turn this smoothie a bright shade of pink.
While berries are no stranger to smoothie recipes, beetroot powder may be a new addition to your pantry. The hot pink powder — made from peeled, dried beets — provides some vitamin C, potassium, betaine, magnesium, and folate. Beetroot also contains nitrate, which research suggests may have a positive effect on sports performance.
Cauliflower already gets plenty of love as a stand-in for starches like rice and bread, but it can also be used to thicken smoothies! A cup of steamed and cooled cauliflower adds even more vitamin C and folate to this energizing smoothie.
Canned coconut milk provides a rich, creamy flavor and texture. Look for the “lite” or “light” version, which means it has a lower ratio of coconut cream to coconut water (and thus, less fat and fewer calories).
This smoothie gets most of its protein from LADDER Vanilla Whey and Plant Protein. One scoop provides 26 and 21 grams of muscle-building protein, respectively, and includes tart cherry, which helps reduce exercise-induced muscle soreness.
Pink Power Smoothie
This bright and tasty smoothie gets its sweet flavor, vivid hue, and plenty of nutrients from a mix of raspberries, strawberries, and beet root powder.
Ingredients
- 2½ cups water divided use
- 1 cup cauliflower florets
- 1 cup ice
- ½ cup canned lite coconut milk
- ½ cup frozen strawberries
- ¼ cup frozen raspberries
- 1 scoop LADDER Whey or Plant Protein - Vanilla
- 1 tsp. beet root powder
Instructions
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Bring 2 cups water to a gentle boil in a small pot with a steamer basket over medium-high heat; add cauliflower to steamer basket. Steam for 10 minutes, or until tender. Drain; place cauliflower in refrigerator. Chill for 10 minutes, or until cool.
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Place cauliflower, ice, coconut milk, strawberries, remaining ½ cup water, raspberries, protein powder, and beet root powder in blender; cover. Blend until smooth. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
The Nutrition Facts box below provides estimated nutritional information for this recipe.
Photography by Anguel Dimov, AB Creative
Recipe by Megan Mitchell
