Smoothies
Dragonfruit Daydream
Dragonfruit Daydream brings the juice-bar color without making breakfast a project. Plain frozen red dragonfruit gives this protein smoothie its vivid pink look, while lemonade and mango juice bring the bright, tropical flavor. Vanilla protein rounds out the blend and gives that familiar tub in your kitchen a much more colorful job. It’s cold, fruity, easy to put together, and a fun change from your usual berry smoothie.
- Prep
- 5 min
- Makes
- 1 servings
- Prep Time
- 5 mins
- Total Time
- 5 mins
Equipment
- 1 Blender
Ingredients
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Ingredients
Instructions
6 fl oz lemonade, 2 fl oz mango juice
1 ½ cup frozen dragonfruit, 44 g vanilla protein powder
Notes
Nutrition estimates use the listed amounts and the site’s reference ingredients. Your protein powder and juice selections may change the values.
Nutrition
Per servingEstimates for one serving. Changing the recipe yield scales the ingredients and keeps these per-serving amounts the same.
- Calories
- 399 kcal
- Carbohydrates
- 61.3 g
- Protein
- 31.6 g
- Fat
- 3.8 g
- Saturated Fat
- 2.51 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat
- 0.19 g
- Monounsaturated Fat
- 0.49 g
- Trans Fat
- 0 g
- Cholesterol
- 105 mg
- Sodium
- 203 mg
- Potassium
- 600 mg
- Fiber
- 6.1 g
- Sugar
- 44.3 g
- Added Sugar
- 23.7 g
- Vitamin A
- 37 mcg RAE
- Vitamin C
- 113.39 mg
- Vitamin D
- 25 mcg
- Calcium
- 153 mg
- Iron
- 2.01 mg
Estimated ingredient cost
$5.13 per serving · $5.13 for this batch
Estimated US grocery prices for the amounts used, including purchase waste and discarded marinade. Your store, brands, and package sizes may cost differently. Buying full packages can cost more. Price sources and methodology.
Ingredient costs and assumptions
Quantities without exact weights use the nutrition library’s portion estimates. Purchase yields are estimates. Separate citrus ingredients are costed independently; reusing the same fruit for juice and zest can lower your cost. Labor, utilities, and delivery are excluded.
- lemonade: $0.18
185.4 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 fl oz = 30.9 g Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Great Value Original Lemonade, 96 fl oz · Price checked 2026-09-21
- mango juice: $0.12
60 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
8 fl oz = 240 g; These three product labels define 8 fl oz as 240 mL. Approximate 1 g/mL only for internal mass normalization. Paired with label values per 240 g, one authored 8-fl-oz serving reproduces the label. Not a measured package density. Owner-approved branded drink formulation; prior dated price observations retained.
Walmart: Simply Mango Juice Drink · Price checked 2026-10-02
- frozen dragonfruit: $3.16
210 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 cup = 140 g Pure frozen fruit or 100% juice; brand nutrition and prices vary.
Walmart: Pitaya Foods Frozen Dragon Fruit Pieces, 12 oz · Price checked 2026-10-04
- vanilla protein powder: $1.67
44 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
Authored ingredient weight. Selected vanilla whey formula; historical price observations retained.
Walmart: Body Fortress Super Advanced Whey Protein Powder - Vanilla · Price checked 2026-10-02
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Macro breakdown
- Protein31.6g31%
- Carbs61.3g60%
- Fat3.8g9%
Per serving · Share of calories from macros
Calculated using 4 calories per gram of protein and carbs, and 9 for fat. Rounding and fiber can affect the listed calorie total.Triple B's Meal Prep Notes
The color gets your attention, but the ingredient list is what makes this dragonfruit protein smoothie easy to repeat. Frozen dragonfruit supplies the fruit texture, lemonade brings a bright citrus base, and a smaller amount of mango juice adds tropical sweetness. Vanilla protein ties it together. You can get a glass that looks right at home on a smoothie-shop menu with just a few things from the freezer and fridge.
Look for plain frozen red dragonfruit pieces, sometimes labeled pitaya, when you shop. Check the ingredients on the bag because some dragonfruit products include mango, pineapple, or other fruit. Those can make a good smoothie of their own, but the amounts here are written for plain dragonfruit. Red-fleshed fruit is what produces the vivid color in the photo; white dragonfruit will give you a different-looking drink.
Measure the frozen pieces into individual containers ahead of time, then add the lemonade, mango juice, and protein powder when you’re ready to blend. There’s only one frozen fruit to portion, which keeps this prep job short. Dragonfruit can be one of the pricier bags in the freezer aisle, so compare price per ounce and buy a size you’ll use. The recipe’s cost estimate is a useful starting point when deciding how often to put it in your breakfast rotation.
Start with the listed liquids and taste the finished blend before adding anything sweeter. Lemonade and vanilla powders vary quite a bit, so a powder you already enjoy makes a helpful constant. Browse the tropical smoothie recipes for more bright fruit combinations, or explore the vanilla protein smoothies to make the most of the same tub. Add your choices to the Meaningful Macros Method and give breakfast a little space in the week’s plan.
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