Rainbow Smoothies

Hi everyone!! Spring is already here (at least in Barcelona)!!! I'm so happy to go back to my spring clothes, I don't like to wear layers of clothes in winter, but in spring I just use one or two and that's it hehe. Well clothed things aside, what about the spring foods?? I love all seasons when it comes to food, but the good things is that I can go back to eat smoothies, yaaayy!! That's why I made 5 different recipes of smoothies all of them with different colours and different ingredients, I hope you like these 6 colourful smoothies.

Before the list of ingredients I'd like to explain some of the ingredients I'm using in this recipes.

Flaxseeds

Flaxseeds are one of the best foods you can eat, they have a ton of fibre (2.3 gr) which is good for digestions and to feel satisfied after a meal. It also has a good amount of good fats 28.7 grams of the total 42.2 grams of fat that flaxseeds contain are polyunsaturated, and that's really good. These polyunsaturated fats are the omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids, since western culture eat too much oil which is full of omega-6 fatty acids we need to compensate eating more omega-3 fatty acids, and flaxseeds are awesome for that, they have 22813 mg of omega-3 and 5911 mg of omega-6 and that's awesome :) they also have a good amount of proteins (18.3 gr). All the data is per 100 grams of flaxseeds.

Turmeric powder

In theory this one has a lot of benefits and all of them come pretty much thanks to the antioxidants in it. I don't know a lot about antioxidants, and the studies seem to not be 100% sure about their benefits, I don't think that this is a cure for everything, because on the internet they say it's like the holy grail and can treat even cancer... that's a very foolish thing to say in mi opinion. I think antioxidants are good, but not that good.

Purple sweet potato or ube

Ube is a great source of vitamin A, and vitamin C, magnesium and potassium. It also have fibre which can help with digestion. As all purple coloured foods ube has anthocyanin, which is an antioxidant and therefore it has all the good benefits from them. Again I won't go all crazy about the antioxidants because we don't know their benefits for sure, but at least berries and ube taste great :)

Raspberry Smoothie (I couldn't get vibrant red, so hot pink it is)

1/2 Cup coconut milk (unsweetened)
1 Orange
1/2 Banana
1 Cup raspberries
1/4 Cup rolled oats
1 Tbsp flaxseeds
2 Tbsp dry shredded coconut
Sweetener

Energy: 421.6 Kcal

Carrot Smoothie (Orange)

4 Medium size carrot cut into chunks
1 Cup almond milk
1/2 banana
5 Walnuts
1/4 Cup rolled oats
1/2 Tsp Vanilla extract
1/2 Tsp Cinnamon powder
Sweetener if you like

Energy: 346 Kcal

Mango Smoothie (Yellow)

1 Cup coconut milk (unsweetened)
1 Mango cut into chunks
1/2 Banana
1 Tsp turmeric powder
1 Tsp flaxseeds
2 Tbsp dry shredded coconut
1/4 Cup rolled oats

Energy: 369,5 Kcal

Pear Smoothie (Green)

3/4 Cup almond milk
2 Small pears (the juicy kind)
1/2 Banana
10 Pistachios
1 Tbsp flaxseeds
1 Tsp matcha powder
A handful of spinach
Sweetener

Energy: 375 Kcal

Chocolate Smoothie (Brown)

1 Cup of coconut milk (unsweetened)
2 Tbsp cocoa powder (defatted if possible)
1 Orange
1 Banana
90 grams silken tofu
1/4 Tsp vanilla extract
1/4 Tsp ground coffee
Sweetener

Energy: 330 Kcal

Purple Sweet Potato Smoothie (Purple)

100 gr Purple sweet potato
1/2 Banana
3/4 Cup cooked quinoa
1 Cup coconut milk (unsweetened)

Energy: 376.6 Kcal

Process

Toss all the ingredients into a blender and process everything together, enjoy!!