{"id":5974,"date":"2015-06-30T12:06:33","date_gmt":"2015-06-30T18:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/?p=5974"},"modified":"2015-06-30T12:07:29","modified_gmt":"2015-06-30T18:07:29","slug":"spirulina-pina-colada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/?p=5974","title":{"rendered":"Spirulina Pina Colada"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I know I said that my <a title=\"Strawberry Milkshake Low Carb\" href=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/2015\/06\/29\/the-most-decadent-strawberry-milkshake\/\" target=\"_blank\">Most Decadent Strawberry Milkshake<\/a> was going to be my last smoothie of the challenge, but then I realized I hadn&#8217;t posted this recipe.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5977\" alt=\"Spirulina Pina Colado Recipe\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Spirulina-Pina-Colado-Recipe-510x362.jpg\" width=\"510\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Spirulina-Pina-Colado-Recipe-510x362.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Spirulina-Pina-Colado-Recipe-1024x728.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A month of smoothies is not complete until I feature a recipe with my favourite superfood&#8230;<a title=\"Spirulina\" href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1LACHW0\" target=\"_blank\">spirulina<\/a>. I&#8217;ve posted about it a lot, but spirulina is one of my favourite superhero foods.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It\u2019s very high in chlorophyll \u2013 which builds healthy blood, promotes better circulation, and helps reduce inflammation \u2013 so basically it helps everything\u2026I think of chlorophyll as liquid energy<\/li>\n<li>Boosts energy<\/li>\n<li>Heals (and detoxes) your body<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5980\" alt=\"What Supplements I Take Every Day\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/What-Supplements-I-Take-Every-Day-510x340.jpg\" width=\"510\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/What-Supplements-I-Take-Every-Day-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/What-Supplements-I-Take-Every-Day-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s like my daily multivitamin and the brand that I adore, is <a title=\"Nutrex\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nutrex-hawaii.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nutrex<\/a> (one of the sponsors for this smoothie challenge and a FABULOUS customer-caring company!). I take these with <a title=\"Why I drink lemon water\" href=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/2015\/04\/16\/10-top-reasons-to-drink-lemon-water\/\" target=\"_blank\">my daily lemon water<\/a> every morning.<\/p>\n<p>Also, isn&#8217;t my glass straw from <a title=\"Strawesome\" href=\"http:\/\/www.strawesome.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Strawesome<\/a> so fun?!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5978\" alt=\"Spirulina Pina Colado Smoothie\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Spirulina-Pina-Colado-Smoothie-400x600.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Spirulina-Pina-Colado-Smoothie-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Spirulina-Pina-Colado-Smoothie-800x1200.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Anyway, back to the recipe!<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"recipeTitle\">\u00a0Spirulina Pina Coloada<\/h2>\n<ol class=\"recipe\">\n<li>\u00a02 cups fresh pineapple<\/li>\n<li>1 cup coconut milk<\/li>\n<li>1-2 tsp. spirulina*<\/li>\n<li>stevia, to taste**<\/li>\n<li>6+ ice cubes<\/li>\n<li>coconut flakes and pineapple slices, to garnish<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>*Or use Nutrex&#8217;s wonderful new superfood blend, the <a title=\"Complete Green\" href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1GMFju8\" target=\"_blank\">Complete Green<\/a> (which is what I did).<br \/>\n**I used NuNaturals <a title=\"Orange Stevia\" href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1LT9BPu\" target=\"_blank\">orange stevia<\/a> drops for more of a fruity flavour<\/p>\n<p>Blend everything into submission. Adding banana is a great idea too, but I felt like the pineapple was high enough sugar for one meal (for me).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5979\" alt=\"Spirulina Recipe Book and Green Complete Superfood by Nutrex\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Spirulina-Recipe-Book-and-Green-Complete-Superfood-by-Nutrex-510x255.jpg\" width=\"510\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Spirulina-Recipe-Book-and-Green-Complete-Superfood-by-Nutrex-510x255.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Spirulina-Recipe-Book-and-Green-Complete-Superfood-by-Nutrex-1024x512.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Love this Spirulina recipe book with some creative ways to try it (Superfood pizza? Or the spinach spirulina pancakes? Whaaaa!)! Also, if you like the idea of taking spirulina but don&#8217;t love the taste, here&#8217;s <a title=\"How to Take Spirulina\" href=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/2013\/01\/31\/how-to-take-spirulina\/\" target=\"_blank\">an easy way to take it<\/a> that won&#8217;t make you feel like you&#8217;re committing tastebud suicide.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5976\" alt=\"Pineapple used in a Superfood Spirulina Pina Colado\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Pineapple-used-in-a-Superfood-Spirulina-Pina-Colado-510x346.jpg\" width=\"510\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Pineapple-used-in-a-Superfood-Spirulina-Pina-Colado-510x346.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Pineapple-used-in-a-Superfood-Spirulina-Pina-Colado-1024x696.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To me, nothing says summer more than pineapple!<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll see you tomorrow with the winners of the <a title=\"Colourful Smoothie Challenge 2015\" href=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/2015\/05\/25\/announcing-the-2015-colourful-smoothie-challenge\/\" target=\"_blank\">Colourful Smoothie Challenge<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Also, this is the last day to get some discounts for some of the sponsors (Strawesome has extended their coupon another month!).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"NuNaturals\" href=\"https:\/\/nunaturals.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">NuNaturals<\/a>: 15% discount on entire order, just use this code: BLG0615 This discount remains effective until June 30, 2015.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Station Stickers\" href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/ca\/shop\/StationStickers\" target=\"_blank\">StationStickers<\/a>: 15% discount. Use coupon code: COLOURFULPALATE<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Strawesome\" href=\"http:\/\/www.strawesome.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Strawesome<\/a>: 15% any order through the end of July. Coupon code:\u00a0SMOOTHIE15<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Much love! xo<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Have you jumped on the spirulina band wagon yet? What fruit spells summer for you?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<address>Disclaimer: Occasionally, I may have affiliate links or sponsored posts that allow me to continue blogging and pay for my long list of smoothie ingredients. Thank you for your support! xo<\/address>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I know I said that my Most Decadent Strawberry Milkshake was going to be my last smoothie of the challenge, but then I realized I hadn&#8217;t posted this recipe. A month of smoothies is not complete until I feature a recipe with my favourite superfood&#8230;spirulina. I&#8217;ve posted about it a lot, but spirulina is one of my favourite superhero foods. It\u2019s very high in chlorophyll&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/?p=5974\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5975,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5974"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5974"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5974\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5982,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5974\/revisions\/5982"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5975"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5974"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5974"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5974"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}