3 Michigan-made Smoothies from Malamiah Juice Bar
What are your go-to snacks at the office, and after school with the kids? It can be easy to reach for the pretzels and snack crackers, but Malamiah Juice Bar in Grand Rapids challenges you to try another simple staple: fruit and vegetable juice blends.
Getting the family to appreciate healthy eating starts with cooking together in the kitchen. Toss your favorite produce into a blender to get a delicious, vitamin-packed mix in minutes. Along the way, kids learn basic cooking skills like chopping and measurement. Try sneaking in other greens that are in-season to remix any of the below #MIKidsCan recipes.
For more smoothie recipes, check out these posts:
- Expert Juicing and Smoothie-Making Tips from Malamiah Juice Bar
- Drink Your Way to Good Health at Local Juice Bars
- Green Juices and Smoothies to Kick Off St. Patrick’s Day
Photo credit: A Healthier Michigan
Ingredients
Spinach (small handful)
Kale (1 leaf)
Banana (1/2)
Orange (1/2, peeled)
Ice (1/2 cup)
**add 1 tablespoon of flax seed or chia seed for additional nutrition
Spinach-Kale Fruit Juice
Instructions
Blend all ingredients together in a blender and serve.
Nutritional information per juice::
1 Serving = the entire recipe (no flax or chia seeds)
Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 99.5
• Total Fat: 0.5 g
• Saturated Fat: 0.1 g
• Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2 g
• Monounsaturated Fat: 0.0 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 32.0 mg
• Potassium: 571.3 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 24.1 g
• Dietary Fiber: 4.4 g
• Sugars: 13.9 g
• Protein: 2.7 g
• Vitamin A: 148.4 %
• Vitamin B-12: 0.0 %
• Vitamin B-6: 24.2 %
• Vitamin C: 103.3 %
• Vitamin D: 0.0 %
• Vitamin E: 5.8 %
• Calcium: 8.3 %
• Copper: 9.1 %
• Folate: 23.3 %
• Iron: 7.5 %
• Magnesium: 13.4 %
• Manganese: 25.6 %
• Niacin: 4.4 %
• Pantothenic Acid: 3.5 %
• Phosphorus: 4.5 %
• Riboflavin: 9.7 %
• Selenium: 2.2 %
• Thiamin: 8.2 %
• Zinc: 2.5 %
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Malamiah Juice Bar
Ingredients
Strawberry (4)
Banana (1/2)
Coconut Milk (optional) (1/8 cup)
Yogurt (optional) (1/8 cup)
Ice (1/2 cup)
**add 1 tablespoon of flax seed or chia seed for additional nutrition
Strawberry Banana Smoothie
Instructions
Blend all of the ingredients together until smooth consistency. Voila!
Nutritional information per juice::
1 Serving = the entire recipe (with coconut milk, no flax or chia seeds)
Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 96.4
• Total Fat: 1.5 g
• Saturated Fat: 1.0 g
• Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2 g
• Monounsaturated Fat: 0.4 g
• Cholesterol: 1.9 mg
• Sodium: 26.4 mg
• Potassium: 367.5 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 19.9 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.6 g
• Sugars: 12.5 g
• Protein: 2.6 g
• Vitamin A: 2.8 %
• Vitamin B-12: 9.1 %
• Vitamin B-6: 19.2 %
• Vitamin C: 54.7 %
• Vitamin D: 0.0 %
• Vitamin E: 1.2 %
• Calcium: 12.2 %
• Copper: 4.4 %
• Folate: 5.7 %
• Iron: 2.7 %
• Magnesium: 6.8 %
• Manganese: 11.5 %
• Niacin: 2.3 %
• Pantothenic Acid: 5.0 %
• Phosphorus: 6.5 %
• Riboflavin: 9.2 %
• Selenium: 2.8 %
• Thiamin: 3.3 %
• Zinc: 2.9 %
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Malamiah Juice Bar
Ingredients
Avocado (1/4)
Spinach (sm handful)
Pineapple (1/4 cup)
Coconut Milk (optional) (1/4 cup)
Ice (1/2 cup)
**add 1 tablespoon of flax seed or chia seed for additional nutrition
Avocado Pineapple Blend
Instructions
Use your blender to get a good blend. Enjoy!
Nutritional information per juice::
1 Serving = the entire recipe (with coconut milk, no flax or chia seeds)
Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 118.1
• Total Fat: 8.2 g
• Saturated Fat: 2.2 g
• Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.0 g
• Monounsaturated Fat: 4.8 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 34.8 mg
• Potassium: 440.5 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 11.4 g
• Dietary Fiber: 4.1 g
• Sugars: 5.6 g
• Protein: 2.1 g
• Vitamin A: 60.2 %
• Vitamin B-12: 12.5 %
• Vitamin B-6: 10.8 %
• Vitamin C: 30.3 %
• Vitamin D: 0.0 %
• Vitamin E: 5.9 %
• Calcium: 15.1 %
• Copper: 7.8 %
• Folate: 25.3 %
• Iron: 7.8 %
• Magnesium: 10.4 %
• Manganese: 48.6 %
• Niacin: 6.0 %
• Pantothenic Acid: 7.1 %
• Phosphorus: 4.1 %
• Riboflavin: 7.8 %
• Selenium: 1.0 %
• Thiamin: 6.1 %
• Zinc: 3.2 %
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Malamiah Juice Bar
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