I wanted to start my day off with a flavorful and nutritious breakfast, as we all should. I had made my wife a bowl of Coco Wheats, with an addition of coconut flakes and a small amount of coconut oil. It was a very well rounded blend of macro nutrients. Oh yeah, and it tastes just like a Mounds bar. (She loves this and requested it!)
For my pineapple coconut smoothie I used a farm fresh, raw egg. Disclaimer: I am aware of the dangers and risks of salmonella and am not advising that anyone takes my choice to do so, as a prescription to do the same. That being said, I also added;
8 oz plain Greek yogurt 1 c fresh pineapple 2 Tbsp coconut flakes 1 Tbsp honey
All ingredients were put into the blender and swam together happily for about 30 seconds. This made approximately 20 oz of deliciousness.
According to MyFitnessPal, which is an app that I use to monitor my calorie intake, this smoothie came out to be 394 calories; with 54 g carbs, 32 g protein, and 10 g fat. This is a good blend! I typically stay on the high side of the recommended protein intake, due to my exercise and martial arts routine. You could easily add 1/4 of a banana to this and increase the carbohydrate ratio. A sprinkling of cinnamon in your smoothie wouldn’t hurt to keep insulin spikes down as well.
In fitness, Bob
Very nice!
I typically use frozen pinapple or mango chunks in with bananas.
My cue to make smoothies is normally when my bananas are over recipe and start to turn brown.
But cinnamon…now we’re onto something..
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I put the brown ones, if they make it that far, in the freezer for smoothies. Cinnamon does help to control insulin spikes. The flavor of the cinnamon makes it just that much more exotic. Leave the rum out of it though Dana. Lol! I was going to title it Pina’ Colada Smoothie, but… Anyhow; I use pineapple for bruise healing. That and Arnica. Good stuff that works.
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Lol, ok ok ok, no rum.
Dammit Bob!!
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Mmmmm pineapple smoothie…. Sounds divine!
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