High Calcium Smoothie

Jill Harris, LPN, CHC

August 18, 2020

Use this smoothie as your template and as a way to get added calcium into your diet.

If you are a diabetic or are on a low carb diet, you may not want to use bananas as your fruit. Remember, your lifestyle, your choice. Use any other low oxalate fruit(s) you like. I choose bananas because the kefir is tart and the bananas really sweeten it up.

I also like a lot of ice as it makes for a thick smoothie. If you don’t, use less!

I’m lactose intolerant and use Trader Joe’s non-fat, plain, kefir or Lifeway plain, non-fat, kefir. Both taste great and this smoothie never bothers my stomach. You can use any brand you have available but look for the higher calcium option.

If you don’t do dairy, use a non-dairy, high calcium fluid.

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Ingredients

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1 cup of plain nonfat Kefir
1 whole medium frozen banana
Ice

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Instructions

Pour kefir in a blender
Add frozen banana
Add ice (as much as you like)
Blend and enjoy!

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1
Calories: 224
Sugar: 26g
Sodium: 121mg
Fat: .4g
Trans Fat: 0g
Carbohydrates: 39
Fiber: 3g
Protein: 9g
Cholesterol: 10mg

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This website is written and produced for informational purposes only. I am not a certified nutritionist and the nutritional data on this site has not been evaluated or approved by a nutritionist or the Food and Drug Administration. Nutritional information is offered as a courtesy and should not be construed as a guarantee. The data is calculated through an online nutritional calculator, Edamam.com. Although I do my best to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures should be considered estimates only. Varying factors such as product types or brands purchased, natural fluctuations in fresh produce, and the way ingredients are processed change the effective nutritional information in any given recipe. Furthermore, different online calculators provide different results depending on their own nutrition fact sources and algorithms. To obtain the most accurate nutritional information in a given recipe, you should calculate the nutritional information with the actual ingredients used in your recipe, using your preferred nutrition calculator.

About the Author

Jill Harris is a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) who specializes in kidney stone prevention. Her goal is to teach you what you need to know and, more importantly, how to put that knowledge to work so you can stop forming stones. For good.

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