Cherry-Chia Limeade Smoothie: Cherries, Pineapple, Lime, Chard & Chia Seeds

When I was a kid I used to be obsessed with cherry lime aid fountain drinks from Sonic Burger. Yes, that super sugary, refreshing drink!  I probably wouldn't drink them now, but I absolutely used to  love them as a kid. I remember getting one every day after my volleyball practice. I'm not quite sure how those sugary drinks  made me hydrated back then, Lol! But I somehow convinced my mom  that they  did. 

Today,  I would substitute that sugary drink for some coconut water or this alternative-my new Cherry Chia Limeade Smoothie to fulfill that sweet cherry-limeade craving. Cherries are really great for you and high in antioxidants. Sweet cherries contain fiber, vitamin C, carotenoids, and anthocyanins, each of which may help play a role in cancer prevention.

For this recipe, I used fresh cherries, pineapple, lemon, and lime and added some chia seeds at the end. I did try to pit most of the cherries, but got tired! So some cherries had seeds,  but my blend tech did a good job of blending all of the seeds very finely and couldn't taste them at all! #goteamblendtec

Cherry-Chia Limeade Smoothie: Cherries, Pineapple, Lime, Chard & Chia Seeds

• 1 1/2 cups of cherries, pitted
  
• 1/2 lemon, peeled 
  
• 1 whole lime,  peeled (the skin makes bit bitter so i like to take it out) 
  
• 1/4 cup of pineapple
  
• 1 1/2 cups of Swiss chard
  
• Half a cucumber or one small Persian cucumber
  
• 8 ounces of almond  milk or coconut water **The almond Milk makes the drink a little bit sweeter. So pick whatever works best for you.
• 1 to 2 tablespoons of Chia seeds to add at the end
  

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