Pineapple, Arugula, Macadamia Nut

Vegetarian
Vegan
Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Health score
45%
Pineapple, Arugula, Macadamia Nut
45 min.
2
258kcal

Suggestions

Ingredients

  • cup apple juice 
  • tbsp flaxseeds 
  • tbsp macadamia nuts raw roughly chopped
  • 0.8 cup mint leaves fresh packed
  • 1.5 cups pineapple fresh chilled chopped
  • 0.8 cup arugula packed
  • pinch sea salt 
  • 0.8 cup water filtered

Equipment

  • blender

Directions

  1. Combine the water, apple juice, pineapple, arugula/rocket, mint, macadamia nuts, chia seeds, and salt in a blender. Blend until smooth.
  2. Chia seeds create a physical barrier between carbohydrates and the digestive enzymes that break them down, thus slowing the conversion of carbohydrates into sugar.
  3. From Super-Charged Smoothies: More Than 60 Recipes for Energizing Smoothies by Mary Corpening Barber and Sara Corpening Whiteford. Text copyright © 2010 by Mary Corpening Barber and Sara Corpening Whiteford; photographs copyright © 2010 by Jenifer Altman. Published by Chronicle Books LLC.

Nutrition Facts

Calories258kcal
Protein6.12%
Fat40.02%
Carbs53.86%

Properties

Glycemic Index
86.71
Glycemic Load
14.26
Inflammation Score
-8
Nutrition Score
18.398260894029%

Flavonoids

Cyanidin
0.02mg
Catechin
1.55mg
Epicatechin
5.84mg
Eriodictyol
5.22mg
Hesperetin
1.71mg
Apigenin
0.91mg
Luteolin
2.15mg
Isorhamnetin
0.32mg
Kaempferol
2.62mg
Myricetin
0.02mg
Quercetin
1.49mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:257.8kcal
12.89%
Fat:12.31g
18.95%
Saturated Fat:1.66g
10.37%
Carbohydrates:37.28g
12.43%
Net Carbohydrates:30.24g
11%
Sugar:24.88g
27.65%
Cholesterol:0mg
0%
Sodium:40.77mg
1.77%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:4.24g
8.48%
Manganese:2.12mg
106.14%
Vitamin C:66.94mg
81.14%
Vitamin B1:0.42mg
28.3%
Fiber:7.04g
28.16%
Magnesium:91.16mg
22.79%
Copper:0.42mg
21.2%
Vitamin A:967.84IU
19.36%
Folate:58.59µg
14.65%
Potassium:501.93mg
14.34%
Iron:2.42mg
13.43%
Vitamin B6:0.26mg
13.15%
Phosphorus:117.8mg
11.78%
Calcium:115.69mg
11.57%
Vitamin K:9.47µg
9.02%
Vitamin B2:0.14mg
8.49%
Vitamin B3:1.58mg
7.88%
Zinc:0.97mg
6.46%
Vitamin B5:0.59mg
5.88%
Selenium:3.17µg
4.53%
Vitamin E:0.15mg
1.03%
Source:Epicurious