Vega Recipe: Pear, Mint and Cucumber Smoothie

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Posted on December 3rd, 2012

Vega Recipe: Pear, Mint and Cucumber Smoothie

A pear, mint and cucumber smoothie is a fantastic way to rebalance the system post yoga class. You’ve just released stress from the body, so continue the pattern with subtle flavors and soothing ingredients. Cucumber helps rehydrate, while pears re-energize. For a fruit, the pear is lower on the glycemic index; it has a steady enough release of energy to replenish the body after a lower impact activity, without giving too much energy all at once.  Pair that with fresh mint (pun intended), and you get a smoothie that is soothing on the digestive system, encouraging a stress-free body.

Pear, Mint & Cucumber Smoothie

As seen in Clean Routine Recipe Book by Vega.

Ingredients:

1 pear

1-2 inch cubes of cucumber

3-5 leaves of mint

1 Scoop of Vega Natural Energizing Smoothie

1 Cup of unsweetened almond milk

1/3 cup ice

Directions:

Toss into the blender and blend until smooth, adding more water to achieve your desired consistency. Serve!

Nutritional benefits:

  • Two servings of veggies
  • 11 g of complete, plant-based protein
  • 10 g of fiber- 40% of RDI
  • 1 g of Omega-3 from whole flax meal In Energizing Smoothie. Almond milk also adds heart healthy unsaturated fat.
  • 45 % DV for Calcium (make sure you are using fortified Almond milk)
  • Nothing you don’t need- no added sugar, artificial flavors, colors, sweeteners, gluten, dairy or soy!

References

To get the nutrition information for the smoothie, we used USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference. Almond milk nutrition information came from Silk Pure Almond MIlk Products (we calculated this with unsweetened almond milk) and of course Vega Energizing Smoothie nutrition facts at www.myvega.com. DV we are listing are referenced here. 

Author: Kreg Weiss

Kreg Weiss is a certified yoga teacher, kinesiologist, and content contributor to My Yoga Online, exploring the world with a vegan, eco, and nurturing intention. He is also a Vega Ambassador. Committed to creating easily-digestible, nutrient-dense recipes that are equally delicious as they are functional, Vega has it fastened. Good for your body and the planet, Vega is the clean, plant-based choice to fuel your healthy, active lifestyle—without compromise. 


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